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”.
My 3 year old would love this! Since she has started to realize she has a choice on what to eat first, she usually saves her veggies for last and then is âtoo full.â I would love to make this a game for her to enjoy eating a more colorful diet! She loves pickles, beans, strawberries and her absolute favorite thing is cheese. From Port Hadlock, wa
I’m a feeding therapist and I work with extremely picky eaters. I see the frustration and concern in parents faces on a daily basis when their child will not eat anything other than one specific food item. I think this food tray is a great idea!! I love that the portion sizes aren’t overwhelming and that there is a positive reinforcement at then of the tray! I would love to incorporate this food tray into therapy!!
My 5 yr old son loves pizza and cheeseburger..Reading from Redmond, Washington
I want it because my daughter of 4 years old and a half she likes to eat one food at a time and this would be perfect so she can eat more types of food at a time.Tolleson AZ
My 4yr old is super picky to where she doesnât even want to try her food specially when it comes to veggies. What I try to do is blend some veggies & pour it her favorite food, like her Mac & cheese. Blending raw veggies in her fruit smoothie also works like a charm. I know dinner would definitely be enjoyable with this type of tray đ
I have a feeling my 4 year old would love this! What a great idea!
My 3 year old would love this tray âşď¸. She takes a looooonnnnggg time to finish her meals and itâs pretty frustrating at times. She loves mazes so this would be perfect! I hope i can win just one of this. Thank you! – Mount Dora, Fl. Also, how do i see who wins in your blog? Thanks âşď¸
My sassy “three-nager” would absolutely love one of these Dinner Winnee trays! We are currently learning how to play board games and moving space by space. These dinner trays are similar… move piece by piece with your food. And there’s a prize at the end. That’s awesome!!!!
My daughter name is Sophia or i always call her Sophie 5y/o. Her favorite foods are mac and cheese, chow fun noodle, pot stickers, fried chicken and ramen noodle. If I want her to eat more veggies or fruits I always give her surprise at the end of her meal. Which is always works! I hope I will get one of these plate so she can have more adventures during her meal time… thanks
Maricel
My almost 3 year old son is an incredibly picky eater, especially when it comes to vegetables. He LOVED all veggies when he was learning to eat, so Iâm not sure how we got off track. He does love most fruits, which is amazing! Apples, blueberries, mandarin oranges, and peaches are among his top favorite. Iâd love to try to get him to eat more vegetables and this plate would most certainly help. Itâs such a great idea! I know he would love to âplay the gameâ to get to the treasure đ Thank you for giveaway! Itâs such a kind and generous thing!
Reading from Canton, Ohio