Mealtime Fun with FunBites {A Back to School Review}

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I love making meal time fun for the children. In fact, my journey toward homeschooling started with fun meals focused on specific subjects or letters I was trying to teach Tabitha, way back when she was just a toddler. A couple of years ago I was introduced to FunBites and discovered a new way to make the children's meals a blast to eat. You can check out my review of the Squares Cutter here.  Since then we have also received the Hearts Cutter and just recently their newest addition, the Triangle Cutter.

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So, what exactly are FunBites? 

FunBites cutters are the brainchild of Bobbie Rhoads, a mom of two girls who was looking for a way to encourage her youngest daughter to eat different foods.  If you have picky eaters, you can probably relate to Bobbie's struggles. She would cut food into small pieces for her daughter, but that of course can be very time consuming. Perhaps one could use small cookie cutters to cut the food, but have you ever tried that and had the food stuck in the cutter? I have. That is the ingenious nature of the FunBites cutter. 

As you can see, there are two parts to each cutter, the curved cutter and the popper top.

In just a few simple steps you can use these two parts to cut out fun shapes for your child's meals and snacks.

Just place the curved cutter on the food you are preparing, hold onto the handles and push down while rocking side to side several times, and then place the popper top into the cutter and POP the food out.

I love using our FunBites cutters to create muffin tin meals for the children.  

This was our Tornado muffin tin.

FunBites cutters can be used on a variety of foods. I primarily use them to cut sandwiches, cheese and melon (watermelon and cantaloupe are favorites in our home). 

However, they can also be used to cut pancakes, pizza, omelette...just use your imagination and see what you can cut into fun shapes for your child's meal.

This was our Madeline/France Muffin Tin.

I also gave them a fun cantaloupe flower and sun for dessert the other day.

I cut up watermelon in triangles and squares for them to create patterns.

There are so many fun ways that FunBites can be used, and now they have gone a step further and created this awesome packaging. What a cute gift this could be for a child and a wonderful way to encourage your child to help out in the kitchen. 

I guess it is obvious that we love these FunBites cutters. They are simple to use and spark the imagination. Food time doesn't need to be boring and better yet, picky eaters can be encouraged to eat a variety of healthy foods. Though it looks like there may be food wasted as you cut the shapes out, let me tell you my secret. The food scraps from cutting out food become my lunch. I've also been known to cut out shapes for myself. I love having watermelon pieces in a bowl to grab to eat, instead of having messy slices. I know, I know, part of the fun of summer is getting all messy from watermelon slices. That is great if you are outdoors. I would much rather have my kiddos eating pieces of melon at the table. 

Are there any concerns? Well, I am not sure if you noticed, but cutting out peanut butter and jelly/apple butter can be a bit messy as the filling occasionally wants to ooze out. This has has not been a big concern though. You will also want to make sure to wash your cutter right away or put it in soak, so food does not harden in the crevices. Here's some more wonderful news, FunBites cutters are dishwasher safe!

I absolutely love these award winning FunBites cutters. I am so thankful that I was given a chance to review and share the newest cutter and new packaging. Here, would you like a peek at all the members of the FunBites Gang?

Eddie the Explorer, Jackie the Dreamer, Harry the Hungry, Dylan the Chef, Peter the Picky and Lola the Princess

You can check out all the products they offer at the website. 

Each individual cutter sells for $12.99, but there are special savings if you purchase different bundles or sets. 

 One of these great FunBites cutters can be yours!

FunBites has generously offered to include a FunBites cutter in my Back to School/5 Year Blogiversary Celebration.

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How would you like some extra entries into this giveaway before it even starts? 

Head on over to FunBites Website and tell me something about the awards they have won or where FunBites have been featured. Leave the answer here in the comments with your email and when the giveaway is live I will email you the secret code to place in the Rafflecopter for a bonus 10 points. 

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