Boon Benders

These are a good size as far as length and handle circumference. I also like that the ends are bendable to adjust to children who tend to eat with their left or right hand. Now for the flaws that make them a poor product, in my opinion...The size of the spoon and fork ends renders them almost unusable. The spoon scoop is so small and shallow that food doesn't stay in the spoon. The fork has been designed down to be 'safe' so that it can't actually stab anything. My son enjoyed carrying these around (they fit nicely in his hands). But he rarely was successful in eating with the assistance of these that they really didn't do anything to advance his skills. We ditched them after just a few uses. Also, the soft rubber (silicone?) piece around the outer part of the utensils is peeling away. I don't know if my son picked at it, but they weren't used many times and are already showing signs of damage. For reference my son was using these when he was about 14-15 months old and really just starting to try to use utensils.

If your baby is big enough to be using utensils himself/ herself, then these are too small. These were great for my baby before age one when I was feeding him and he was just playing with the utensils, but after he was attempting to use them to feed himself, the heads of these were too frustratingly small. He wanted more on the spoon/fork than these will hold. They're about the size of a dime.

I'd say it's useful if you're trying to get your 8-12 month old to hold a spoon/fork himself, but after that, it's not useful.

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In the picture they look bigger, but the surface area is MAYBE the size of a nickel..and it's really shallow. So by the time my lil one brings the food to his mouth..it's fallen off.

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I bought a whole bunch of toddler-sized utensils for learning purposes. These are the favorite so far.

size: people complain they're small, but let me tell you... my toddler can get a huge, messy bite onto this spoon and, slowly but surely, is successfully getting that bite to her mouth. The spoon is shallow, but we're still working mostly with foods that stick to the spoon a little, like yogurt, applesauce and the like.

safety: she can explore fork function without any risk of actually stabbing things or herself. Mostly she places bits of fruit onto the fork part.

bendability: these not only bend left/right but up/down so they've been great for helping her figure out how to feed herself.

quality/durability: despite the low cost, they're very nicely made and are holding up well. Once she figured out she could bend them herself, there were a few days when the spoon got very abused but it's no worse for wear.

She will grow out of them quickly, yes, because they are so small. But for a real beginner set these were worth the money.

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Great concept but like some others reviews say, they're simply too small. You can barely put any food in the spoon cuz it's very shallow. It's probably only good for eating very sticky/condensed things like mashed potatoes. And the spork is more like a spoon with slits in it. I wouldn't buy this for my child to learn to eat with because it will just cause a lot of frustration...