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”.
I have a 4 year old boy who never sits to eat lunch or dinner so we have to chase him around to get him to eat his food. I also want to introduce salads to him so this would be a great idea to get him to try something new especially because I saw they have a pirate themed plate and he is obsessed with pirates.
Hello, Iâm from Bakersfield, California. I have a 2 year old daughter and she is such a picky eater! Iâm a first time mom, Iâm 22 and still in college. It can get frustrating when she wonât touch her plate of food because thereâs fruits or veggies(which she hates) and I feel like this would be a great way to try to make her eat something different one day at a time. This would be a super fun and different way to make her eat her fruits and veggies. ! Hope I win!
Wish all you guys luck! Iâm sure our kids would benefit from these adventures plates! Thank you!
Iâm entering for my oldest very picky eater. Sheâd have pizza and noodles every night if I let her. This plate is adorable and I think it would really help motivate her to eat better. Not to mention my other 3 would have fun with it as well! Could be used as the special plate each night and rotate it between kiddos! Iâm reading from olivehurst, ca thanks!
I have a 4yr old diva and shes tried various fun plates to get through the meal. This would definitely get us through dinner with less fuss!!!! Fingers crossed
My 3 year old grandson is the pickiest eater I have ever seen.
Grilled cheese or ramen noodles
that is all he eats, ever!!
He would go for this 100% as he can be bribed and loves games mates esp.
Iâve got TWO picky eaters and mealtime is so stressful for us. I try my best to not stress but frequently find myself wanting to pull my hair out ââď¸
From North providence, RI
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Where do I start? lol my 3 year old survives on snacks, she will not eat any fruits, vegetables and everything that has those 2 things on it like a meal she will say âyuckyâ and turn away! I think she would love this, she is just learning the whole imagination thing! I would love to try this and see! Thanks for doing what u do!!
We r in vancouver, WA!
My 4 year old only wants mac and cheese and since she’s allergic to cheese, we have to be creative! Sometimes out works, sometimes it doesn’t!
I would be winning this for my little girl! Picky picky eater, but she favors BLUEBERRIES, popcorn, and chicken the most, I try to sneak veggies in all the time by adding some olive oil and garlic .
My 4 year old is so picky with textures of food, I can see this making it fun for him to try new things!
From gilroy, CA