Children's Cutlery in 925 Silver

Children's cutlery in 925 silver: a place setting of their own for the children's table

At the children's table, often only one thing is missing: a place setting of their own. Here you will find children's cutlery in 925 silver, from the two-piece set with spoon and fork through the three-piece set with knife to dessert cutlery. Many sets carry enamel, some a gold-plated accent, others stay smooth. Selected pieces can be made personal with engraving. Silver cutlery for children comes down to three questions: How many pieces? Which finish? What should be on it?

Two-piece or three-piece: which set fits?

A set saves you from matching the pieces. The combinations here are suggestions. With Zaramella, you can also order single pieces separately, and with the other manufacturers you ask us briefly. You will find single spoons among the baby spoons and the children's spoons, and single forks among the children's forks.

Spoon and fork: the compact set

The two-piece set is enough for everyday life. The Prince set shows a coat of arms in blue enamel with a gold-plated crown at the end of the handle. The handle behind it stays smooth and carries the engraving on the back.

With knife: the three-piece set

The three-piece set usually adds a knife to spoon and fork. On the knife, the handle is made of 925 silver and the blade of stainless steel. The Stars set carries a yellow-orange enamel star beneath a gold-plated crown. The Honey Bear set shows a sitting bear in brown enamel, with a honey drop beneath its chin.

Dessert cutlery for children: cut larger

The dessert cutlery of dessert spoon, teaspoon and dessert fork is cut larger than classic children's cutlery. It is not baby cutlery but a place setting for the child who already sits at the big table. An ornament adorns the handles, and enamel and gold plating are missing. That way the silver stands alone. It suits the start of school as well as a christening as a piece to keep.

Enamel, gold plating or smooth silver: the finishes

The selection calls for a decision, and it depends on the family's taste. Three manufacturers shape the selection.

ArgentA: neatly set enamel and gold

ArgentA puts colour on the silver. The motifs range from stars and bears through prince and princess to the girl with a flower and the boy with a rocking horse. The gold-plated crown stands for something special in the Royal Childhood line. The star is regarded as a guide, the bear as a familiar animal from the nursery. On the relief motifs, the dark blackening in the recesses emphasises the figure. It is not a flaw.

Zaramella: form instead of colour

Zaramella from Italy relies on the form of the handle. The set with leaf ornament ends in curved flourishes, and the Imperator line carries a wave pattern. The smooth baby cutlery set has no pattern at all and leaves room for the name.

SevChern: the dark exception

The owl set by SevChern stands out from the series. The niello craft in Veliky Ustyug is documented since the late 17th century. The owl at the end of the handle is a niello hand engraving: fine dark lines that are bonded with the silver. With this set, we check after the order which surface is free for an engraving.

Children's cutlery with engraving: name, date or initials

Cutlery with a name belongs to exactly one child. The engraving usually sits on the back of the handle, so enamel and gold plating at the front stay untouched. On the leaf ornament set, it lies in the smooth oval at the front of the handle end. On selected sets, all pieces can be engraved the same way so that they visibly belong together. The product page tells you which surface is free on your set.

The smooth baby cutlery set has no pattern that crowds the name. On sets with a coat of arms or star, the text goes at the back so that the motif stays free at the front. A first name, a date or initials are suitable. A short dedication such as “From your godfather” also has room if the handle allows it. Ideas are collected in the guide Engraved silver spoons for a christening.

For each piece, you usually put one engraving flat fee into the cart. What is to go on the cutlery, you enter in the field “order note at checkout”. After the order, we check whether the wording can be done. If it cannot, you get the flat fee back. For engraved goods, the right of withdrawal does not apply, so a second look at the wording is worthwhile before you send. The page Engraving service explains the individual steps.

Do you want to give words instead of letters? Then the SilberVerse card fits, free of charge on request: a verse created individually for the occasion and name, as a photo card of 15 × 10 cm.

For the christening, the birth, for Christmas: who gives cutlery?

Every role has an occasion of its own. For all of them: cutlery is used, not just displayed.

Godparents and grandparents

Children's cutlery for a christening is an extension: there is often already something on the gift table beside the christening spoon, and christening cutlery turns it into a place setting. Whoever gives the spoon leaves fork and knife to the grandparents, or the other way round. Agree on that with the other givers. The whole selection for the christening day is shown by the christening gifts and the godparent gifts. The guide Children's cutlery with engraving goes into inscriptions.

Parents

Parents give it for a birth, for a first birthday or simply because the child gets a place at the table. At Christmas too, a place setting of their own gives the youngest guest his or her place. More ideas for the beginning are collected in the birth gifts.

Care: wash by hand, polish up with the cloth

After the meal, you rinse the cutlery briefly by hand and dry it softly. The dishwasher is out of the question. In our experience, the shine is best kept by a silver polishing cloth. Go gently over enamel and gold plating, and on bare silver you may polish as normal. On the knife, the cloth is for the silver handle, and you simply dry the stainless steel blade. The gift box or a soft cloth is suitable for storage. The care instructions and the guide Caring for silver: tips for children's silver provide more.

Children's cutlery in silver: questions and answers

What distinguishes 925 silver from silver-plated cutlery?
925 silver is an alloy with 92.5% fine silver, and the whole piece consists of it. With silver-plated cutlery, only a thin layer sits on another metal. On the knife, only the handle is silver, and the blade is stainless steel.

Why not pure silver?
Pure 999 fine silver is very soft. For cutlery that is used, adding other metals makes the silver firmer. That is why 925 is the usual choice for cutlery.

Can I add to a set later?
With Zaramella, single pieces are available for reordering. With the other sets, write to us briefly about which piece is missing. We will tell you what can be added.

Is a cutlery set a good christening gift alongside a spoon?
Yes, when several guests are giving. The spoon remains the classic.

Which set fits if I hardly know the child?
Go for calm motifs: stars, a bear or the smooth set that carries only the name. A children's cup can be added later.

How many engravings do I need for children's cutlery with engraving?
As a rule one flat fee per piece, so two for spoon and fork. The wording can be the same on all pieces. Anyone who engraves only one piece leaves the others smooth.

More on giving: Birth spoons with birth clock for the first day, children's spoons and children's forks as single pieces.