# Coloring Cutlery Have Oodles of Fun Doodling at Dinner With the Peter Dalton Foodle Set By Meghan Young | Published 2009-10-05 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peter-dalton-foodle References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/10/05/foodle-is-oodles-of-fun/) & [pdid](http://www.pdid.co.uk/) You don’t have to play with your food to have fun at the dinner table anymore, just play with the Peter Dalton Foodle set! I love going to restaurants that arm you with crayons and paper to draw on, but now you can bring this novelty home. It’s a simple concept, but the interesting twist is that the [coloring utensils double as cutlery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-utensil-set) as well. The Peter Dalton Foodle set is equipped with [knife, fork and spoon heads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolving-spoon) which can fit perfectly over pencil crayons and paper placemats that are also doodle boards for both kids and kids-at-heart. Mealtime can now nourish those hungry bellies and creative souls simultaneously. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Multifunctional Tableware:** Creating cutlery that doubles as coloring utensils presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies in the tableware industry to bring interactive dining experiences to the home. - **Interactive Dining:** The Peter Dalton Foodle set highlights a trend towards interactive dining experiences that encourage creativity and engagement with food, providing a disruptive opportunity for the restaurant industry to enhance customer experiences. - **DIY Meal Kits:** The Foodle Set's paper placemats create an opportunity for meal kit companies to tap into the trend of at-home cooking by providing customers with interactive recipe guides that can be colored and customized. ### Who This Affects Most - **Tableware:** The Foodle Set offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for tableware companies to create multifunctional products, like cutlery that doubles as art supplies, to bring creativity and entertainment to mealtimes. - **Restaurant:** The trend towards interactive dining experiences, like the Foodle Set, presents an innovative opportunity for restaurants to enhance customer engagement and create memorable experiences that set them apart from competitors. - **Meal Kit Delivery:** Integrating interactive placemats into meal kit deliveries can help companies tap into the trend of at-home cooking by providing customers with an engaging, hands-on experience that increases their affinity for cooking from scratch. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Durable Sustainable Cutlery Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lollo.md) - [Magnetic Toy-Like Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetdabbles.md) - [Coordinated Children-Focused Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tableware-bundle-for-children.md) - [Color-In Hydrating Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oodles-of-doodles.md) - [Multi-Functional Pasta Spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multifunctional-pasta-spoon.md) - [Playful Restaurant Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restaurant-of-imagination.md) - [Edible Sugar Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chefdoodler.md) - [Table Manners-Teaching Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baby-tableware.md) - [Interactive Mealtime Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platoo-interactive-sensory-meal-plate.md)