https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 01:14:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1944393 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:56:30 +0000 looch 1944393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hard surface placemats on our dining table...nothing on our kitchen table. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1944382 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:51:17 +0000 krispi 1944382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have vinyl placemats so they're easy to clean. I get tired of washing the fabric ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943375 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:22:32 +0000 shinymama 1943375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Placemats, but my mom {owner of nice, antique tables} has always ordered custom fit glass covers for her tables. They are an exact fit, obviously clear so you can still see the pretty table underneath, and they protect the table. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943358 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:19:35 +0000 Andrea 1943358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Placemats, but they do not protect the table, sadly. I guess we'll get a new table some day when the kids are older! We bought this one used and I am glad we did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943340 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:14:52 +0000 snowjewelz 1943340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Placemats.. I feel like it's just easier clean up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943325 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:09:21 +0000 JerricaBenton 1943325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Placemats! I'd love to switch on and off to table cloths but lo would pull it and everything else off the table. She already pulls the placemats so they're all pushed to the middle while not in use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943322 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:07:48 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1943322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up we used a padded protector that fit the exact size of the table. That was used more so to protect the table from scratches than spills, which can be cleaned right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943318 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:05:52 +0000 raspberries 1943318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Placemats - we just shake them off into the trash, then throw in the washing machine!</p> <p>ETA picture: </p> [attach=4236/14/nezuiq.600x358.376987_10100888151698813_514006827_n.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943316 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:05:00 +0000 MapleMoose 1943316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched from tablecloths to placemats a few months ago because LO kept grabbing the tablecloth and pulling on it. She's 13 months and we still have her eat in the highchair. Not sure when we will switch her to the table with a booster. Interested to read others responses to see what they do to protect their tables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943306 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:59:52 +0000 autumnlove 1943306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Placemats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943304 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:59:19 +0000 HappyBaker 1943304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsF: Ha love it! Yea our set isn't fancy or anything my daughter is just a terror! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943300 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:58:10 +0000 MrsF 1943300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just switched from placemats to a cloth when I noticed some little dings in between the mats. Not that our table is particularly fancy but I'd like to protect it. </p> <p>I let M help me pick out some tablecloths and now every time she sees it she says "TJ Maxx!". Yep :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-tablecloth-or-place-mats-on-your-kitchen-table#post-1943292 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:54:46 +0000 HappyBaker 1943292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just bought a new kitchen table and chairs, our first REAL furniture purchase ever, and now I am terrified we are going to ruin it. Previously we had a $20 thrift store set that we just let DD make a mess on.</p> <p>What's on your table to protect it from your kids' messy eating? Pics appreciated! </p>