Snack/break routine

[jacquiharbinson]

We have been advised to try and get children to become more independent in break/snack routine. This involves pouring own milk/water and spreading butter on bread/toast. Have got jugs sorted and am now looking at knives what would you advise I use as ordinary ones could cut if run up the finger on tongue when we are not looking. Would picnic plastic work? Don't want children's knives as they are not real enough I think.

[SamHill]

Ikea do children's plastic cutlery where the knives spread pretty well. Personally would avoid regular disposable plastic knives as they can be really sharp and can break easily or else butter knives might do the trick. Found some on Amazon that might do the trick!

[tutu]

children are more than capable of using dinner knives and do in many good nurseries, the snack table is always staffed so it shouldn't be an issue at all as that is your risk assessment, it is supervised. if a child has a knife then the staff would be monitoring.