Is it easy for kids to 1) open the container and 2) eat directly out of it? I have a Foogo and would prefer something that is more like a bowl.
1628825
Opening is not too easy. My kids ask adults to help them. Eating directly out of the container is easy: that's what my kids do.
1628826
It's not as open as a bowl, but my daughter has no problem eating out of it.
1628827
Children can open the container very easily, requires a teaspoon to eat from due to lid size
1628828
This really isn't bowl like. Depending on the age of the kid, I probably wouldn't consider this a great option, but it is easy to open!
1628829
I use it to bring my oatmeal to work. I eat out of it directly. It is pretty easy to open for me, I am not sure how old the kids are maybe not below 6/7 years old? I keep it closed tight so there is no spill and didn't have problems opening it after. Hope it helps.
1628830
1) depends on a kid, I suppose. My 5-year old needed help. 2) I sipplied a small plate or bowl to put the food in.
1536339
My daughter has a holland lop and he has no trouble getting up to his food! (Or trying to tear down the upper part of the second story because it collapses easily!:)
892504
It is small!! A regular fish bowl would be much better!!!! Ours is setting on the kids book shelf right now in a regular bowl.
1346605
There is small pockets at the base of the feet. Put 1 finger in each food and pull on the hands and let go. Works like a rubber band. Have you ever shot a rubber band? Hope that helps!!
941631
I wouldn't recommend for one that young. The hotdogs could be easily choked on. While it was good for my nephew, the pieces feel like they could easily be crushed if they got chewed on.
903107
Putting them on is easy. Place them on top of the bowl and push down with your palm or fist and they'll slide right on. Taking the lids off, with arthritis, is doable, but I wouldn't say easy nor would I belittle you by saying a child could open them. You may struggle a bit to get them off. That being said, I cannot think of another type of bowl that would be easier and still seal. The lids may be easier to work with if you keep them out of the dishwasher and definitely if you keep them out of the microwave. The extreme temps in both make the lids stiff and brittle, especially the microwave.
1857425
Kids do throw food into the net bag ... and dogs try to eat it out of the bottom, lol. It is easy enough to keep it clean though. Once, when our net bag got too sticky, I took the table outside and sprayed it with the hose, then dried the table immediately. It is pressboard so you don't want it to get too wet or have it stay wet for too long. We've had ours now for over a year and it's still looking good.
1111693
Yes I've done it with ours, but it soaks pretty quickly. The food is fairly light/runny so my daughter isn't too thrilled with how it soaks up more with the cloth.
1373595
The bowl is a little to big for feeding an infant that is just starting to eat. The handle is definitely way to long to leave with a child that is trying to feed itself. One thing that is not mentioned here is that it will not be long before the infant is teething. There will be times that the infant is more interested in using the spoon for teething than for eating.
122090
You have to pour the peanuts in from one of the top openings. We use a cup to do it, pretty easy.
1760772
I don't believe this is the right container for taking soup. The bottom container that looks like pants is the largest section, the middle container acts as a top to the bottom and when you put the rubber band thing on, it holds it together well enough that it won't spill, although I think runny liquids could still make it out. The middle container (the face) has a plastic cover making it the best choice for any liquids, but it is very small so it's best for things like grapes or nuts. The bowl on top has no plastic cover and you do turn it upside down to put it on, so there's no way you could put liquids in there. Somebody explained to me how you use bento containers: the top bowl is for rice, and what you do is take the middle and top portions off together, holding them tight with your hand and then flip it over and remove the middle part, then eat out of it like a regular bowl. This thing is very cute, but not as useful for the typical american lunch, like soup, salad, sandwiches. It's more for nuts and fruit, chips and dip, or small portions of rice and meat. However it's very unique and cute, and for the purposes of the types of food I mentioned, it works great. What I did was just buy a separate sandwich container and I pack that with this bento guy.
18192
There is a rubber ring on the bottom of the bowl to prevent movement, as well you could place the bowl on top of a conventional bowl. Although, I am not certain of how stable it would be. If she doesn't typically push her bowl around when she eats...it should be ok. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
1092963
Personally, I don't use a plastic container. I use a glass container. The hot plate gets hot enough that the glass with scorch my fingers a little bit, if I remove it while still hot. As a result, I usually just, unplug, open the top, and eat out of my dish while it is sitting in the case. Usually takes 30-45 minutes to heat your food to piping hot.
681998
The container is not easy to open. There are four tabs around the top that you need to get the cover around in order to access the pods. They catch very easily, so when you open one and go to the next, sometimes the first one closes again. It's slightly frustrating, but I understand the reasoning behind it. That being said, if I handed the container to a toddler, there is no guarantee they wouldn't eventually get it open. I would recommend keeping them on a high shelf.
1726501
Maybe start with the lid and base in two separate pieces and put some food inside the lid and on the base so she can nose around and eat them from the lid and base so she will associate the Kong with treats/food. Then use really small treats that will fall out of the hole really easily. I took my Kong and shook it like a salt shaker in front of my dog to show him where the food was coming from and then would knock it over so food would come out. I've got hardwood floors so it rolls really easily but some dogs might like carpet so it is a little more stable.
350438
Sorry, I haven't had that problem, probably for two reasons: We use these for feeding, not for letting the kids feed themselves; and our bowls are large enough in diameter that the last inch or so of the spoon's handle comes to rest on the edge of it, with the spoon part well inside the bottom of the bowl (even if it's shallow, that tends to be a safe angle); that way, the fulcrum or the balance tipping point is never far enough over to chuck the spoon out. (You can have the same problem with normal teaspoons and small-diameter fruit or jello or shallow jogurt cups. The size and the relative weight really matter.) Sorry, I haven't had that problem, probably for two reasons: We use these for feeding, not for letting the kids feed themselves; and our bowls are large enough in diameter that the last inch or so of the spoon's handle comes to rest on the edge of it, with the spoon part well inside the bottom of the bowl (even if it's shallow, that tends to be a safe angle); that way, the fulcrum or the balance tipping point is never far enough over to chuck the spoon out. (You can have the same problem with normal teaspoons and small-diameter fruit or jello or shallow jogurt cups. The size and the... » Read More Sorry, I haven't had that problem, probably for two reasons: We use these for feeding, not for letting the kids feed themselves; and our bowls are large enough in diameter that the last inch or so of the spoon's handle comes to rest on the edge of it, with the spoon part well inside the bottom of the bowl (even if it's shallow, that tends to be a safe angle); that way, the fulcrum or the balance tipping point is never far enough over to chuck the spoon out. (You can have the same problem with normal teaspoons and small-diameter fruit or jello or shallow jogurt cups. The size and the relative weight really matter.) « Show Less
73625
I would think you could put them in kid's lunch box but I would use yogurt...maybe freeze and then put it in the lunch box just as they are heading out the door.