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Designed for use with purees and other food blends, a NumNum GOOtensil™ is a pre-spoon that makes self-feeding easier for little ones just starting utensils. Unlike a spoon, the head is flat, so there's no scooping, no balancing, and no wrong way to hold it!
The Power of Saying to Your Little One.
Most parents are reluctant to hand over the spoon when a child first shows an interest. We get it. But nurturing that curiosity creates new neural pathways that prepare your child for a lifetime of learning. Plus, letting them explore self-feeding on their own builds self-confidence and independence. NumNum, Indeed!
What the Experts Say:
“Giving a child the right tools to begin their self-feeding journey is vital to their feeding development. Ease frustration and create independent feeding skills with GOOtensils!” - Feeding Specialist Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLPand Author of Adventures in Veggieland
“These spoons have changed our lives! With our first three children we used traditional baby spoons. I'm so thrilled we discovered these NumNum spoons this time around.”
Please send me a pack for my baby, we are visiting from the USA for Christmas and left the NumNums in the dishwasher. Need replacements and are so glad you stock them in New Zealand. They worked so well for our 3 year old too
“All by himself with his new bowl! NumNum, I was skeptical but the bowl is a hit!”
“The perfect self-feeding teaching tool!
I loved this for my independent feeder, who now feeds herself.”
When to use
To safely use a utensil, a child must be able to sit unassisted and hold their head up. After which, experts recommend introducing a utensil when the child expresses an interest. This can happen as early as 6 months, but most kids are truly ready to tackle utensils somewhere between 10 and 14 months.
Ideal foods
GOOtensils can be used with a range of foods, including baby food, home blends, oatmeal, yogurt, mashed solids and more. We share recipes on our social media often!
How to use
Introduce stage one pre-spoon (with raised textures) first so child can soothe their sore gums as they are getting acclimated to holding the utensil. Once the child has learned the basic food-to-mouth motion, the stage two pre-spoon, which holds more food, can be used interchangeably for thicker foods.
When to transition to a spoon
Most children get wrist rotation around their second birthday. Wrist rotation unlocks scooping and balancing, allowing the child to properly use a spoon. Some signs that wrist rotation has set in include scooping around the corners of the bowl and successfully maneuvering the spoon to the mouth with more food. If these signs are present, congratulations, your child is ready to graduate to the spoon!
Pre-Spoon Specification
Set Includes: Features: Textured surface soothes sore gums. Thicker handle designed to comfortably and securely fit a child’s hand. Flat design is easier to use than a spoon because there’s no wrong way to hold it. Stage Two pre-spoon with channels captures and holds food. Dishwasher safe! | Design Specs: Item Weight Product Dimensions Materials Safety: |
*$19.00 each pack of both spoons Stage 1 and Stage 2 (GST included). Courier fee or postage not included, however maximum for one NumNum pre-spoon pack is $10.00 |