ezpz Happy Mat vs Bumkins Silicone Grip Dish

The Happy Mat wins because it treats suction as a design problem rather than an accessory, sealing a whole placemat to the table instead of a ring under a plate. The Bumkins Grip Dish gets you most of the way for less, in a highchair-friendly size, with a clearer material disclosure.

ezpz Happy Mat

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An all-in-one silicone placemat and plate whose suction is the whole underside, not a cup glued to the bottom.

• Plate and placemat are one moulded piece, so there is no seam where food gets trapped and no ring to lose.
• ezpz states the mats are microwave, dishwasher and oven safe up to 350 degrees, which is unusual breadth for a feeding item.
• ezpz names the surfaces the seal works on, listing wood, laminate, stone and glass, and says the mat cannot be released by pulling on the plate.

• At 14 inches wide by 9 inches tall, ezpz says it does not fit most highchair trays and recommends pulling the chair up to the table instead.
• The seal releases when you peel the outer edge, and a toddler who works that out can peel it too.
• ezpz does not publicly state whether its silicone is platinum cured or peroxide cured, and cites FDA and CPSC compliance rather than LFGB.

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Bumkins Silicone Grip Dish

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A one-piece divided silicone plate sized for a highchair tray, from the only brand here that publishes its curing method.

• Bumkins states plainly that it uses platinum curing and that the process creates no by-products, and that its silicone contains no fillers.
• Rated by Bumkins as oven safe to 400 degrees F or 204 C and dishwasher safe on the top rack, with the maker describing fridge and freezer to oven or microwave use.
• At roughly 8 inches across by 7 inches by 1 inch deep it fits a highchair tray, and a straight side lets a child sit close to the food.

• The Grip Dish page specifies FDA-grade silicone, not the LFGB grade Bumkins uses on some of its spoons, and Bumkins tells you to check grade per product.
• Bumkins claims the base holds against the most aggressive toddler and does not publish any list of surfaces where the suction fails.
• Three fixed sections in a small footprint means small portions, and there is no lid on the plain plate.

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The bottom line

Our overall pick is the ezpz Happy Mat - An all-in-one silicone placemat and plate whose suction is the whole underside, not a cup glued to the bottom. Choose the Bumkins Silicone Grip Dish instead if highchair feeding on a budget, for a parent who wants the material disclosure spelled out.

Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Toddler Plates: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).