Spoon facts for kids
A spoon is a tool for eating. It is usually used for eating foods that are like liquids (like soup and yogurt), and it can also be used for stirring. Humans use spoons every day. Spoons are mostly useful for eating liquids, such as soup, although some solids (like cereal and ice cream) are also usually eaten with spoons. A ladle is a type of serving spoon used for soup, stew, or other foods.
There are many different types of spoons. There are dessert spoons, soup spoons, baby spoons, teaspoons, tablespoons and others. There are also spoons that are collector items and are worth a lot of money. Some musicians even use two spoons as a musical instrument like a castanet.
Spoons have been used as tools for eating since Paleolithic times. Prehistoric peoples probably used shells, or small pieces of wood as spoons. Both the Greek and Latin words for spoon come from the word cochlea, which is a spiral-shaped snail shell. The Anglo-Saxon word spoon, means a chip or splinter of wood.
Images for kids
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Wooden spoons, Betsileo people, Madagascar, 19th century
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Sasanian spoon and fork (4th century)
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A Crusade-era spoon from 1017 that was found on archaeological excavation of Tursiannotko in Pirkkala, Finland
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A selection of Georgian-Victorian English sterling silver tableware spoons (c. 1790 – c. 1850)
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Spoon-feeding
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The stages of the handforging process
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Wooden spoon carving steps
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Spoon engraved in reindeer antler, Magdalenian c. 17,000 – c. 12,000 BCE
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Bronze spoon, Shang dynasty
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Roman spoons from the Hoxne hoard, c. 4-5th century CE
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Wooden spoon found on board the 16th century carrack Mary Rose
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Native American Yurok spoons, 19th century
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Achaemenid spoon (400 BC)
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Spoon with special tip for kiwifruits or melons
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Spoons for salad
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Cold breakfast cereal held in a dessert spoon
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See also
In Spanish: Cuchara para niños
