The First Years Squeeze & Sip Toddler Straw Cups - Squeezable Transition Sippy Cup with Silicone Straw - Toddler Feeding Supplies - Pink/Purple/Blue - 7 Oz - 3 Count - Ages 6 Months and Up

As a parent navigating the transition from bottle to straw drinking, I found The First Years Straw Cups to be an outstanding training tool that made the learning process surprisingly smooth. What Makes These Cups Effective: Innovative Squeeze Feature: The genius of this cup is the ability to gently squeeze it to push liquid up through the straw, teaching your baby the mechanics of straw drinking. Within days of consistent use, my child understood the concept and began drinking independently without any prompting. This hands-on teaching method is far more effective than just hoping they figure it out. Safety-Conscious Design: The soft, flexible straw tip is gentle on tender gums and emerging teeth. I appreciate that there’s no hard plastic poking around in my baby’s mouth during this oral development stage. Easy Maintenance: Dishwasher safe components make cleanup effortless—a must-have feature for busy parents dealing with multiple cups throughout the day. Value: At this price point, you’re getting excellent quality without the premium cost of some competitor brands. I felt comfortable buying multiple cups to keep in different locations. One Design Consideration: Due to the straw configuration, liquid remains in the upper portion of the straw after drinking rather than draining back down. This means minor spills can occur when the cup is tipped or opened, especially in diaper bags. However, this is a small trade-off for the effective learning mechanism. I simply ensure the cup is upright when transporting or keep it in a sealed pocket. Bottom Line: These cups successfully bridged the gap between bottle and independent straw drinking for my child. The squeeze-to-teach feature is invaluable, and the minor spill issue is manageable with basic precautions. Highly recommend for the 6-12 month transition period.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This toddler straw cup is easy to clean, durable, and has held up well without breaking, even after regular use and washing. The simple design with a soft silicone straw makes it great for everyday feeding and transitioning to straw drinking. It is mostly leak-proof for daily handling but best for supervised use, works well as a travel mug on the go without much spilling, and the overall build shows good durability for toddler roughhousing.

As a graduate student in Speech Pathology, I absolutely love using this with my little one. The ability to squeeze the cup and move the water toward the top of the straw makes it easier for babies to learn how to suck through a straw. It’s leak-proof for when my little one inevitably turns the cup completely upside down (which happens a lot!), and it’s also throw-proof (he loves to test the durability of everything). This is a great introductory straw cup for introducing water!

These are much easier to drink out of than the lil munchkins straw cups, which had straws that were far too narrow, and they are much easier to clean. My toddler uses them for water and for yogurt. He hates anything with a slower drink flow, but these are so easy that he loves them. These helped him to transition away from yogurt pouches which he loved. They are a great alternative, especially since he can squeeze them, but they are so easy to sip that he never needs to squeeze them. He also wastes far less yogurt with these because it is easier to get all the yogurt out than with pouches. They hold just enough for one sitting before needing to be refilled. They are mostly leak proof, and seem to be holding up well so far. Brilliant design.

Awesome trainer straw cup. Whole thing comes apart and goes in the dishwasher. BUT, they leak from where the straw connects to the lid (not the straw itself) when tipped over. All babies throw and drop cups. I wish expected age would account for this in the design.

These aren’t leak proof but a great training cup! My son loves these cups for meal time. The ability to squeeze the cup taught him how to drink from a straw. Also the fact there is three of them is amazing too!

Very light weight and easy to use. Love how you can gently squeeze the sides to get the water to come out. Its been thrown on the floor and a few droplets came out but no major spills. It’s a great size for learning to use a straw, it’s also nice that it comes in a 3 pack.

These are the only sippys by kiddo will drink out of! They are pretty dang good at not leaking! Easy to clean. I love that I can squeeze it to help teach out to drink out of a straw. The straw is durable even with my kiddo biting it and carrying it around by his teeth. It is small and fits in any cup holder. The inner part to the straw sometimes pops off if the sippy is thrown but it’s easy to pop back in.