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Tiny Cup 100% Silicone Training Cup

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A first open cup in food-grade silicone, sized for a baby learning to drink — soft enough not to hurt teeth, and no plastic against the mouth.

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One piece of siliconeNo valve, no plastic spout.

Teaches open-cup drinkingThe skill sippy cups delay.

Soft against teethSurvives the learning stage.

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Why it's safe for your family

It is a single piece of food-grade silicone, so there is no plastic cup, no valve and no plastic spout in the mouth.
Open-cup drinking is what speech and feeding specialists recommend teaching early, and a valved sippy cup delays it — this is a tool for that skill rather than a container that prevents spills.
Silicone is soft, so a cup that hits teeth during a wobbly first attempt does not chip them, which is the practical argument over a glass or hard plastic first cup.
It is sized deliberately small so a baby can hold it and so a spill is a teaspoon rather than a cupful.

Quick specs

Material

One-piece food-grade silicone

Type

Open cup — no valve, no spout

Size

Small, sized for first drinking

Care

Dishwasher safe

What to avoid instead

Avoid valved sippy cups if you can tolerate the mess — they require sucking rather than sipping and delay the open-cup skill. Understand what this is: an open cup, so it spills. That is the point of it, and it belongs at the table with a cloth nearby rather than in a bag.

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What we check

What the product is made of, from the maker's own specs and product listing.
Whether any part that touches you or your food uses PTFE, PFAS, plastic, or a coating that can degrade.
Peer-reviewed research on how that material behaves when heated, scratched, washed, or worn.
Known failure modes — how the product actually breaks down in a real home.

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Common questions

Will it spill?

Yes, constantly at first. It is an open cup, and learning to drink from one is a messy skill. Fill it a third full for the first weeks and treat the spills as part of the teaching.

When do we start?

Around six months, alongside first foods, is when most feeding guidance suggests introducing an open cup. Start with a few sips at mealtimes rather than expecting it to replace a bottle.

Why silicone rather than glass or steel?

Softness. A first cup gets knocked into teeth, dropped and chewed. Silicone survives that and does not chip a new tooth. Steel and glass make more sense once drinking is established.