Self feeding hints and tips

Spencer has just over the last couple of days finally shown and interest in using a spoon for himself. He's always been great with finger food but had no interest whatsoever in using a spoon, always wanted one, but only to fling about.

Anyway to encourage him I have moved feeding time to the kitchen so he can make as much mess as he likes. I'm making more food than he can eat and basically I shovel some into him so he eats a full meal and then he tries as well. Had some success with weetbix this morning, he scooped some onto his spoon and got it in his mouth (mostly). Dinner not so great as it didn't stick to the spoon so well. I mostly am just letting him do his thing but will try and encourage him with lots of praise and also try to get him to put the spoon end in the food rather than the handle
I let him play with the food if he wants to as well, so tonight after getting bored with the whole spoon thing he tipped the food out on his tray and then quite funnily was picking it up with his hands and putting it back in his bowl.

What did/do you do to encourage self feeding? or have I got it pretty much covered?

we always used to use two spoons here, one for me and one for them... and of course watching you eat too helps cause they want to copy.

yep i think you have it covered, its messy business & you just gotta go with it.
I second their own real cutlery set

yep have a metal fork and spoon set for him. He's very good if I put the food on the spoon or fork for him, its just the getting it on the spoon or fork himself and its that part he's only just started trying to do.
As for watching us eat, yep he does that all the time we try and eat with him as much as possible and if he's eaten and then we eat he is normally hanging off us wanting ours. He also finds me hiding in the kitchen eating....lol

Will try the yoghurt today, hopefully he doesn't waste too much, soy yoghurt is bloody expensive.