Busy Mommy Trick #2: The Munchkin Snack Container

I love you, Munchkin Snack Container.

Does a product count as a BMT?

It does when it’s as BRILLIANT as the Munchkin Snack Container! (See BMT #1, the Weekday Clothes Organizer, if you're curious as to what BMTs are.)

Our good friend Chrystal, a busy (and incredibly talented) floral designer and mum of a toddler and a newborn, recommended this handy little device, back when Charlotte was a wee little 11-month-old. We took her word for it, bought the containers, and they really are every bit as fantastic as she said they were.

The rubbery, flexible tops are genius—GENIUS. They hold snack foods IN while active toddlers (or older children too, I’d imagine) run around and flail their arms. No spills! Added bonus: If you have an ambitious eater (as we do and Chrystal does) who grabs giant handfuls of something at a time and tries to stuff it ALL into her mouth all at once, those tops limit how much a kid can pull back through the opening, drastically reducing your terror that your child will choke.

Of course, a particularly bright and determined child will figure out how to hold the top parts open in just the right way to maximize her handful grab, but the important thing is that it significantly slows her down to the point where she will SWALLOW before inhaling another mouthful.

Target sells these snazzy containers for about $4 for a pack of two. Buy them, and bask in the delight of no longer finding goldfish crackers in every possible crevice of your house or car.