PlayTray is a unique invention from Ania and Mateusz, young parents from Poland, who sought to create a clever food tray for kids that merges the task of eating with fun.
The proposed PlayTray designs that have been introduced to the world via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign include four styles: Picnic, Basketball, Flowers and Football. Each tray has seven "fields" for food, as well as an additional storage compartment that is to be kept concealed until a child reaches the end of their meal.
Each of the built-in tray compartments take the form of arrows, which are pointed towards the final closed-off compartment. Printed on the bottom of these fields are the names of colors, words and other educational prompts that have the potential to make mealtime more engaging and entertaining.
Playful Mealtime Trays
'PlayTray' is a Food Tray for Kids That Doubles as a Toy
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