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That was fun,
now when's dinner?
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If you do an internet search for
this item, a messy mat, you'll come across a site that sells them both for dogs
and small children. That should tell you
something. The ones for the animal - the four legged animal - that is, is about
the size of a placemat and is obviously to catch the spills of water and bits
of dry food that a hungry pup is likely to miss. One such mat for the "little eater"
in the high chair boasted a dimension of 39 x 39 inches for the low low price
of $50, which was a better deal than the one made in Europe sold in mm
dimensions for $99.
I understand the practice of putting
down drop cloths when you plan to paint the ceiling, but it strikes me odd that
parents would go at feeding a child as if they expected a disaster from the get
go. When I was pregnant with my first,
the faculty of the school where I was a teacher gave me a sterling silver
infant spoon with a long handle that matched my silver pattern. There used to be an expectation that a mother
would spoon feed a child until he was able to manage utensils on his own, at
which time he'd be given a different silver spoon suitable for little hands. These were actually passed down in some
families from one generation to the next.
Some sets include a fork for
solid food that can be stuck with the tines and delivered to the mouth.
