Pretty paper plates and cups that feed America's hungry families

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only mom who races to my kids' school party volunteer signups to be sure I can claim "plates and forks." Honestly, the holidays are busy enough without having to bake eight dozen cookies. (And bless you parent…

Modern paper plates and more! Cheeky dinnerware at Target
I'm pretty sure I'm not the only mom who races to my kids' school party volunteer signups to be sure I can claim "plates and forks." Honestly, the holidays are busy enough without having to bake eight dozen cookies. (And bless you parents who do sign up for cookie duty!) Whether it's for the classroom or my own parties and holiday entertaining, I still prefer something more festive than boring white paper plates, so I was excited to discover the new line of modern paper plates and other dinnerware items from Cheeky Home. Cheeky launched just last week with these bright, cheerful designs exclusively at Target. But in case the great designs alone aren't enough to make you feel good, the brand is doing great things for people in need; they donate enough money for every item sold to feed one hungry family through Feeding America. Their goal: Donating a lofty 10 million meals. How great is that?   Those lovely striped cups filled with cider are perfect for holiday parties, and without the traditional snowflakes and snowmen, I don't have to wait a whole year to use them again. Use them on the kids' table at Thanksgiving. Or hey, just keep them around for whatever. I know they'll make me feel like I've done something a little extra special on even our pizza-and-a-movie nights. And considering the good they do, I kind of have. You can find Cheeky's dinnerware line exclusively in Target stores. Every pack in their line is just $3.99. 

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