My family loves to eat out. After twelve years of taking kids to restaurants, there’s one thing I can say for sure-paper placemats DO NOT WORK for kids.  Even the ones with the puzzles and coloring section on them will eventually get soaked with water after the toddler tries to drink their ice water with a spoon, or the whole placemat will end up flying through the air after it is swept aside by flying kid arms.

Which then leaves Mom and Dad to figure out how to dole out bits of crackers or whatever they’ve brought to keep the kid occupied for the 20 minutes it takes for the food to come to the table, and THEN figure out how to keep either the food on the plate or the plate itself on the table. It’s exhausting!

BeBe ChaCha Sticker Placemats are the answer to your dining out prayers, people. You get twelve really big (11′ by 14′)  sheets with adhesive backing and fun geometric prints on the front in four colors, packaged in a zip-shut bag that fits in your diaper bag or purse. You just unfold one, peel off half the backing, place it where you want it, then peel off the other half and stick it down. The surface meets safety standards so your child can eat their food right on the mat. It’s designed to be easy to remove, you just peel it right off.

And the best part? The price is $7.59 for a pack of twelve. Seriously! For $7.59 you can get one sandwich with chips and a drink for lunch, OR you can buy TWELVE reusable placemats right from the BeBe ChaCha site! Pretty nifty.  I’d like to thank BeBe ChaCha for sending me a pack of placemats to use in exchange for this review, they have sure come in handy!