Abstract: A utensil holder for infants and toddlers is made up of a generally triangular handle having a hollow gripping area and a utensil-supporting portion at one side of the handle which converges forwardly and terminates in a socket end portion for insertion of a complementary shank end portion of a utensil. In another preferred form, an eating utensil is disposed with its eating surface facing in a direction substantially parallel to the longer dimension of the handle so that when the handle is grasped and held in a palmar, upright position by the infant, the eating surface can face upwardly for placement of food thereon and insertion into the infant's mouth. In the alternative, the utensil can form a permanent part of the supporting portion at one side of the handle but in either form the handle is longer in a direction transverse to the direction of entry of the utensil into the infant's mouth than the longest dimension across the infant's mouth to prevent lodging of the handle therein.

Abstract: A toothbrush having an elongated oval or loop shaped handle having a plurality of brushing projections mounted to a portion of the outer perimeter of the handle. The elongated handle may also be flattened on one end, forming an integral base or stand, or the handle may be bisected into two halves by a cross member. Alternatively, the brushing projections may be mounted to a brush head extending radially outward from the elongated handle.