What are some simple things you do to make a family meal just a little more special?

[CafeMom Team]

With all the day to day hustle and bustle going on in our lives, mealtimes are a great way to have some special one on one time with your family. 

We gave 25 moms Vanity Fair Everyday Napkins, Vanity Fair Everyday Plates and a $50 American Express gift card.  We asked them to use the napkins, plates and gift card for their everyday family meal situations - breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, picnics, family bbq, etc. Then, we asked them to share their honest thoughts & opinions about Vanity Fair Everyday Napkins & Vanity Fair Everyday Plates with you. Check out this cool video and the comments on this post to see what they thought!

What are some simple things you do to make a family meal just a little more special?

>< The CafeMom Team

CafeMom gives moms an opportunity to try our advertisers' products. In return, we ask our moms to share their true experiences and honest opinions. To learn how you can be an influencer, click here.

[CafeMom Team]

Check out what our moms are saying about Vanity Fair Everyday Napkins & Plates:

“These napkins were super cute and durable. My daughter thought I handed her 2 because they are so thick. We genuinely loved them.” - OliviasMommy611

“The napkins are also sturdy and strong and do a great job of cleaning up messy hands and spills!” - thatgirl70

“The napkins are very durable and I used them to wipe up many messes. What normally would have taken 2-3 napkins took only 1. I can't believe how many napkins I still have left! ” - Charizma77

[OliviasMommy611]

I can't wait to receive my package! Look for my post soon! :-)

[Maries_Mom23]

I'm so excited to be chosen for this program!  Keeping my eyes open for the UPS truck! :)

[Kainalu55]

I loved the durability of both the napkins and plates.  The plates are the strongest paper plates I have ever used! The napkins are a great size and thick!  Vanity Fair makes such good, high quality products.  We used the plates and napkins for a Barbecue and they held up very well.  I liked how the sides on the Vanity Fair plates were higher than other plates we've used, it helped to keep the kids food on their plates!  I loved using these paper plates as I never enjoy doing dishes.

[thatgirl70]

Waiting for mine too, hope it comes soon! :)

[MichelleK41]

I am so excited to be a part of this campaign. Looking forward to trying these products out. =)

[Charizma77]

I'm editing this since I have gotten my plates and napkins and used them for the past 4 days.

First of all. My name is Carissa, I am a stay at home mom, married to my best friend Dan for 14 years and together we have 3 kids. Ashton is 7.5, Madelyn is 5.5 and Jackson is 6 mo. We live near Pittsburgh and are active in our church and enjoy spending time together as a family and supporting out Pittsburgh teams.

I want to thank Cafemom and Vanity fair for being chosen for this influencer. I go the package monday afternoon. Tuesday I went to my parents house to visit for a few days. I took my gift card and plates and napkins with me. My parents, kids and I used the plates and napkins for every breakfast, lunch and dinner. I used my $50 American Express card to buy groceries for us for the few days I was staying at my parents house. My mom made baked macaroni and cheese and a pot roast and we ate them on the plates which worked awesome even for a meal like that. We also had hotdogs one night and tacos another night. The plates are very durable and you can eat anything off of them but at the end of the day no clean up! The napkins are also very durable and I used them to wipe up many messes, including some mac and cheese my daughter dropped. What normally would have taken 2-3 napkins took only 1. i can't believe how many napkins I still have left! I go through a lot so this is a big deal to me. I will definitely be buying Vanity Fair plates and napkin again. These will work great for our picnics and BBQs we have this summer but also will use them at home when I don't feel like doing dishes.

I will post pics when I get home!

[tandie1977]

Waiting on mine I am so excited

[dusky_rose]

Also waiting to receive my package. Will post my review here once I have a chance, thank you Cafemom!

Edit:  Hi ladies, Sue here, aka dusky_rose. I received my Vanity Fair napkins and plates on Friday, so I apologize for not being able to give my review sooner. This Sunday we were throwing a party for my youngest son David's 5th birthday, so we used some of the Vanity Fair napkins with the cake and ice cream we were serving (after having lunch at McDonald's). This was perfect timing because I had forgotten to buy napkins for the party. Here is my son blowing out the candles on his cake.

I found the napkins to be large, soft and of good quality. Here is a picture of the napkins and plates together.

Then for dinner, we had decided to grill some steaks that we had picked up on Saturday. I would have used my American Express gift card to purchase them, but the butcher shop that we had stopped at was a mom and pop operation and did not accept my card. So I will be saving my gift card for later grocery purchases. With our steaks I decided to microwave some baked potatoes and since the plates are microwavable, I wanted to put them to the test. These are medium sized potatoes before I microwaved them for 8 minutes on each side.

And here they are after microwaving. I think the plates passed my test.

My husband Shawn wanted to cut his steak (all of which got sadly overcooked) on a regular plate, but I decided to see how the plates hold up when cutting meat on the plate. So this is what I had on my plate.

I was sitting in a recliner while eating and cutting my steak and I have to say that these plates hold up really well, as you can see from my next picture there are only a few knife marks on my plate (after I cleaned it off with a napkin). I zoomed in on where the knife marks were so you can see that they did not break the surface of the plate at all.

I found these paper plates to be very sturdy and so did my husband and he was impressed with the quality of the napkins as well. I am thinking about taking these Vanity Fair everyday plates on our next camping trip in our home state of Washington state. We have never used this brand before, only a less expensive brand that requires plate holders to keep from getting a mess in your lap and they hardly held up, especially when cutting. I think with Vanity Fair everyday plates that plate holders would not even be necessary at all. These plates are the right size to hold our meals and it was so nice not to worry about having dishes to wash in the morning. Thanks again for letting us try these Vanity Fair products out. I'm going to look in the store the next time I am there to see how they are priced. It was a treat to use these plates and napkins, thanks!

[Maries_Mom23]

Received mine Monday afternoon!  

I decided to immediately put the plates and napkins to the test by feeding my 8 year old and 5 year old girls spaghetti that night! :)

The plates held up great.  My 8 year old LOVES spaghetti, so, she had a full plate.  LOL...I sat a handful of the napkins in the middle of the table and believe me, they were used and they loved them as well.  My 5 year old said the napkins were "very soft and got all the sauce off of my face!"

Since Monday, the plates have held fresh fruit, a chicken dinner I made last night, pancakes, they are great! 

Thank you CafeMom and Vanity Fair!