13 Best Sippy Cups, According to Parents and Toddlers

Hands down the favorite sippy cup of many of the parents I spoke with, the Munchkin Miracle 360 is a spoutless sippy cup with a slower flow rate, allowing the fluids to be accessible without overwhelming the new cup learner.

Made with BPA-free plastics and sturdy handles, your little ones can drink from any part of the edge of the cup, giving them a lot of freedom. One of our editors here at Best Products says that this is one of the only sippy cups her kids tolerate using.

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“You’ve got to get the Walmart brand” was echoed to me by legions of parents. Having no Walmarts near me, I was unfamiliar with this cup. Now, having seen it myself, I can tell you that for under $2, you’re not going to find anything better. The spout is soft but durable, the body is easy-to-clean, and it doesn’t spill easily,

One mom told me that these are her “inexpensive, tried-and-true sippy cups” for her kids. I am also a fan as I used these with my daughter. They’re hard to destroy, they can really take the dishwasher like no other, and their leakage is reasonably minimal given the low price point.

These came highly recommended to me by many parents and the toddler teachers at my synagogue. They're stretchy rubber sippy cup lids that turn any cup into a sippy cup. They make life so much easier for everyone, but especially for whoever is doing the dishes because they're just one piece.

Designed with older kids in mind, this leak-resistant insulated sippy cup has a lot going for it. The first cool thing I must mention is that the mouthpiece is not only gentle on gums and durable enough for toothy toddlers, but it’s also made of bacteria-resistant materials that help keep the ick out.

The Tommee Tippee “intellivalve” helps prevent a ton of leakage, though it’s not entirely leakproof. That said, you really have to have a go at this one to make it leak. Bonus: Even with the sealed spout, it’s still easy to clean.

The double-walled BPA-free plastic keeps beverages warm or cool for hours, but the bottom isn’t completely flat, which irks some parents.

You're helping both your sanity and the environment when you buy this spillproof cup from Re-Play. They're made of recycled milk jugs and are dishwasher and microwave safe. The lid can get a bit funky according to our tester, but that's only if you're not paying attention to nooks and crannies.

Kids love this silicone cup! On the smaller side at 4 ounces, this straw cup is the best “first straw” cup for many reasons. First, the straw itself is really strong, making it far less likely that your little one bites through it when they get teeth (though you should still watch out for that). Also, the handles are super easy to grip for fumbly hands thanks to the texture.

It does leak but not that quickly, and there are only 4 ounces in the cup, so it’s not a huge amount of anything.

So you have a biter — you need a hard-spout sippy cup. And to that, Dr. Brown’s hard spout insulated sippy cup is easily the best. Decently spillproof and medium flow, it’s a kid favorite.

The handles really lock under the lid so gripping the cup isn’t a problem, even for smaller hands — it won’t spin around as they’re trying to drink. When you’re out and about, you won’t have to worry about drinks getting gross, because the double-wall construction keeps beverages cold for a long time.

I get that many parents simply don't want a plastic container. The Munchkin 360 is aluminum and has all the benefits of the regular spoutless 360. It's easy to clean, can be drunk around the entire lip, and comes with a handy-dandy lid.

It's on the heavier side, and like all aluminum cups, it's not great if it falls on your foot, but the same thing that makes it a pain in the foot gives it a ton of durability.

Nuk made this cup for the youngest of sippers. It has a soft spout, can be gripped by either the arms or the body, is reasonably leak-resistant, and the flow is slow, but not hard to drink.

Your 4-month-old can easily drink from it because of the “natural flow” design of the mouthpiece. It is a bit harder to clean than some others on the list, but parents note that it really is worth it.

Very much a “love it or hate it” sippy cup, the learner cup from Nuk requires a bit of suction to get the liquids out, and not all kids love that. However, the soft spout, size options, and how easy it is to clean make it a big hit for parents.

It’s pretty durable, too. One mom told me, “My kid literally threw this at our tree, and it was fine — just dirty.”

My nephews use these cups when they go out. My sister-in-law told me, “It’s the only one that doesn’t get broken by your brother because the top is all one piece.” Reader, my brother gets so frustrated with sippy cups that he’s been known to simply toss them out.

The downside of the straw and lid being all one piece is that it's trickier to get it clean. There are nooks and crannies that need attention.

The open-rim Reflow smart cup is really one of a kind. It's basically a regular cup, but it has flow control on the inside that slows down liquids for eager little drinkers.

Yes, this cup can get messy, but it really does teach little ones how to drink out of a cup. It's more of a training cup than a sippy cup, but parents I spoke with used this with children as young as 6 months, but only at mealtimes at the table because of the spilling issue.