UPDATE: This Giveaway is now over! Winner announcement has been posted on my homepage. See more Giveaways being dropped on my blog here.
My son Ryan is kind of a picky eater (he takes after my husband, Mr FSF ). While my daughter Sophie isn’t a picky eater, she would start to mimic her brother’s behaviors (and verbal complaints), and before you know it, meal times can turn into a battle of wills. Me vs them. And it usually ends in tears.
Then last year I discovered these plates made by Fred & Friends called “Dinner Winner“. They are designed to encourage kids to finish their food. If you follow me on SnapChat, you may have seen me use these plates when preparing meals for my kids.
I LOVE these trays! They are so fun and colorful. Each tray is set up like a little board game, where you follow a “map” of food to a ” hidden treasure”. When you finish the trail of food, the last placement is a covered spot for a hidden treat.  This is your “bait”. #Genius!
The first day I brought these plates out, they were an instant hit! And they really did motivate both my kiddos to finish their food, including things they didn’t like. I’ve since gotten these trays in pretty much every pattern . They really do make mealtime more fun, and can motivate and encourage picky eaters to finish their meals (and even try new things). I typically put a little piece of chocolate in the treat spot and that does the trick.
Anyway, it’s been a lot of fun preparing their meals and watching them use these trays. If you have a fussy eater, or you just want to add some fun into meal time, I recommend checking these plates out. They come in 5 different patterns.
(This is a new series of articles on Fridays called “Favorite Things Friday” where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things, products & life tips, in hopes that you might find it useful in some way for your family. Join me back here every Friday. Plus, every Favorite Things Friday article will have a giveaway on it!)
Giveaway Time! Â Win a Dinner Winner Tray
As usual, I will include a Giveaway to go with each of these Favorite Things Friday articles each week. âşď¸Â Check back every Friday for more of my Favorite Things (and if you have some of your favorite things you are open to sharing, send me an email. See end of this article for details).
For today’s giveaway, I’m giving away a FREE Dinner Winner Tray of your choice to 5 Readers! This giveaway starts on Friday September 7th and will end on Monday September 10th.  Winners will be announced on this blog only on Tuesday 9/11 before 12pm PST. Youâll have 48 hours to claim your prize.
To enter in this giveaway: leave a comment below and tell me about the kiddo you want to win this for. What are some of their favorite foods? Or you can tell me a useful tip you use at home or something you recently learned. Or you can tell me about some of your frustrations that you would love help with. And tell me where you’re reading from (city and state). Let me know by leaving a comment on this post.
This post is NOT sponsored. I just really love this product and wanted to share my experience. All prizes are paid for by myself.
 Do You Have a Favorite Product or Life Tip? Want to be published in a future “Favorite Things Friday”? Shoot me an email with your write up and pictures. If I accept your submission and publish your tip, I’ll also send you a $50 Gift Card to the store of your choice. Send an email to tina@FreeStuffFinder.com with subject “Favorite Things Friday Tip”.
Pizza, Julia, marysville,Washington.
Hi Iâm from New York, I have 5 year old twin girls and one of has a food sensory preblem and she barley eats. and itâs hard to get her to eat unless itâs separate and making a game out of it. The other twin sheâs a picky eater.
I will love to win this amazing tray for my girls.
– Rosalina
Hi. My name is Melissa. I would love to win this for my son James. He is 6yrs old. He has a 3yr old little brother named Liam. Liam has Cerebral Palsy and is still on formula. The reason this would be fun to win for James, is because we have feeding therapy for Liam and James always sits so patiently and watches his little brother struggle to eat. I would like dinner time to be fun for James since most of the time its all about what we can get Liam to eat. James never complains and is his brothers big helper. It would be a fun reward for him. We live in Apple Valley, Mn. On tuesday James started 1st grade!! Because Liam is very hands on I stay home and take care of all his therapy appointments (4 a week) and only get paid through a county grant. Part time. We struggle, but we are a team.
I would like one of these trays for my 1 yr old granddaughter. She will NOT eat many foods especially meat. Last time at the Drs she had to endure medical testing because she was showing low iron. The then had to hold her down for more blood testing and it was a horrible experience. She is so fearful now of the Dr. I feel that having this tray will make eating a much happier experience and help monitor her iron intake so she doesn’t have to endure blood test after blood testing. Thank YOU
Wow this is fantastic wish my daughter was younger again would be great for my nephews thank you
I teach a 1st-3rd grade special education class and I have a few picky eaters. This would be a great way to encourage my students to try new food items and they love games! I make everything into a game in my classroom and this would be amazing to have in my classroom
This would be perfect for my 6 year old Olivia. I’m so tired of dinner battles with her. Usually letting her help make dinner gets her a little more excited to eat!
I would so love this for my two boys! 1 of them is such a picky eater & 2nd just loves any veggie & fruits ! This so far is my favorite give away you have posted !
Phoenix, Az
I would love this for my 5 year old daughter. She doesnât like to eat very much. I have to force her to eat just about every meal. She loves fruits and veggies but just doesnât eat very much. She almost seems to get bored with eating and takes forever to finish. I think this would be great motivator and would keep her focused on finishing. Iâm writing from Los Angeles, CA
I would like to win this awesome plate for my niece kaydence! Sheâs 2 years old and letâs just say sheâs going through her terrible 2âs! this would definitely get her to settle down and eat her food instead of playing with it because she sure loves a prize after dinner!