Play. Explore. Connect. · Ages 2–7
Design a Buddy for tonight’s dinner.
Your child dreams up a character. We turn it into a printable Buddy that sits under their plate — and turns dinner into an adventure.
Free to try. 30 seconds. No account needed. Love it? Download the printable pack for $5.
How it works
Create → Print → Plate.
1. Free Buddy
Describe your Buddy. We draw it in 30 seconds — no card needed.
2. Print at home
Love it? $5 unlocks the color card + coloring page as instant PDFs.
3. Dinner has a friend
Slide the print under a clear plate. Serve dinner on top. Kids notice.
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Meet the Buddies real families made this week.
Every one of these was dreamed up by a kid. Yours will be one-of-a-kind too.
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Curtis Curry
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Sandy Chickie
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Jelly Penelope
Paparoonie
Sparkles
The Flying Sandwich
Dragon of the Green
Terry Aki
Curtis Curry
Broc Cheesy
Kale Hero Tacos
Sandy Chickie
Fajita Frankenstein
Greek Greg
Burrito Bandito
Meatloaf Matt
Jelly Penelope
How it works
Design. Print. Play. In under a minute.
Design
Give us a name and a few words about the food. We draw your one-of-a-kind Buddy in about 30 seconds.
Two PDFs land in your inbox — a full-color character card and a ready-to-color coloring page.
Play
Slip it under a clear plate at dinner. The plate becomes a little theatre — and the food has a stage.
Your Buddy
Give us a name and a doodle-in-words.
Free to design. If you love how it turned out, the PDFs are $5.
Files in your inbox
PDFs land in your inbox the moment checkout closes. Refresh, print, done.
Made for real dinners
Built for kids ages 2–7 — the classic ‘won’t eat what’s on the plate’ years.
$5 back if it flops
30-day happiness guarantee. Email hi@platebuddies.com and we’ll make it right.
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