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 son is the pickiest water ever! ââď¸ He just recently has gotten a little better. We tell him he has to try at least one bite and if he doesnât like it then he doesnât have to eat it. 80% of the time he will finish his dinner after he takes that first bite!!
I have a 3 yr. Old and a 1 yr. Old and they are both super picky eaters I have tried everything and nothing works. Sometimes I wish they came with a manual lol
Reno, Nevada!!
My son, who is three will pretty much eat anything, but some of his favorites are yogurt, bread and sandwiches. We would love to win!
This would be perfect for my 2.5 year old who only eats what she likes and leaves the rest for the trash. She’s not a picky eats per say, but definitely has her favorites.
I am trying to win this for my 4yr old daughter, named Sophia . She isn’t much if a picky eater but j think this would be so much fun for her during meal time! Her favorite food is chicken !
I would love this for my 4 year old! He used to eat a lot of veggies, but now is mostly into fruit. This would be really helpful!
This plate will be amazing for my 2 years old kid … he is very picky with the food he doesn’t like no veggies I im from new York
I’d like to win this for my little sister. She hardly ever eats everything and usually throws all her food away when youre distracted and not paying attention to her. I feel like this could help dramatically.
My 5 year old daughter would benefit from one of these! Her older brother and baby brothers will eat anything, but she cries just thinking about dinner time. She only ever wants chicken nuggets or grilled cheese and cries over vegetables. I bet this would entice her!
I would love for my Preschooler to have this fun plate for her meals. I’ve been looking into ways to make meals with her a little more fun with less fighting and frustration.