Munchkin® Miracle® 360 Trainer Sippy Cup with Handles, Spill Proof, 7 Ounce, 2 Pack, Green/Blue

*SEE UPDATE REGARDING MOLD* Brilliant design! These cups were a Godsend.
*** See below for update ***Like many parents, we struggled to find the best way to teach our little girl to drink from a cup. We tried various forms of sippy cups, but she couldn’t seem to figure out how the mouthpiece worked. And we didn’t want to start with regular cups because the water would end up everywhere.Then I stumbled across these. I have to say, I’m VERY impressed by the ingenious simplicity of their design. There are three pieces: the cup itself, a white two-handled “lid” that has lots of tiny holes in it, and a silicone “cap” that snaps into the lid. When the cup is tilted, liquid inside it passes through the holes in the lid but is stopped by the silicone cap. Applying a bit of downward pressure on the edge of the cap creates a small opening which allows liquid to flow out from beneath the cap, but only where the pressure was applied. So when our little one raises the cup to drink from it, nothing actually flows from it until she puts it to her mouth and a little pressure from her teeth/gums creates an opening in the silicone cap.This cup has been indispensable for helping our daughter learn to drink small amounts of water.Some things I really like about this cup:1) It’s very sturdy. This cup has landed on the floor many times and shows no signs of damage.2) It’s about as leak-proof as you can get for an infant/child cup. Our little one waves it around in the air, knocks it over, and occasionally launches it onto the floor. If it hits the floor hard a drop or two may spill, but that’s it.3) The cup’s two handles make it easy for little hand to hold.4) Your little one can drink from anywhere along the rim.5) It is dishwasher safe.The only [very small] complaint I have is that the silicone top can be a little tricky to separate from the cap. You just have to get a really firm grip on the center circle and pull hard. Fortunately both pieces are tough enough that it would be tough to damage either one in the process.TIP: When we first tried this cup with our daughter, initially she couldn’t figure out how it “worked.” Unlike her bottle, it has no nipple, and of course she didn’t realize that she had to press her upper gums/teeth against the silicone to get water to come out. So we actually removed the silicone top and then, holding the top of the cup against her lower lip, tilted the cup slowly to allow a little water to flow into the cap and then into her mouth. A couple of weeks later, when she seemed to understand the concept, we put the silicone top back on and she learned to bite down on it gently to make water come out. When doing this technique, note that the more full the cup is, the easier it is to control how much water enters the cap when you tilt it, so make sure the cup is fairly full when you try it.Overall we couldn’t be happier with these cups! Highly recommended.————————–UPDATE 4/10/2019————————–We still love these cups, but after several months of use we noticed they were developing black mold beneath the silicone ring that sits at the top of the threads on the cap. At first we were dismayed and thought we would have to throw all of the cups away. However, I removed all of the silicone rings from the caps, soaked everything in a vinegar solution, then scrubbed and washed the rings and caps thoroughly, and they are as good as new!The point here is that even though these cups are dishwasher safe, you DO need to remove the silicone rings from time to time and wash them so mold doesn’t accumulate beneath them. At this point we remove the rings every time we wash the cups — they go into a small basket in our dishwasher along with the colored silicone tops — and we haven’t had any more problem with mold. It may be unnecessary to remove the rings every time you wash the cups, but for us it’s easier than trying to remember when we last did it.So, a small extra step to be sure these cups are mold-free. It doesn’t take away from how much we like these cups!

Wow!
Munchkin Miracle 360 Trainer CupWow, out of all the cups my boys have used this is the closest we’ve ever come to spill proof.You can turn it upside down and on its side and no liquid comes out. While this cup is believably spill proof, it isn’t splatter proof. So when my twin boys launch it full force across the livingroom milk does splat all over the floor on impact but I feel like that is acceptable for a cup that hasn’t oozed milk, water or juice all over my furniture. The lid is great, somehow it manages to maximize suction to allow my toddlers to easily drink from it all while stopping anything from pouring, bubbling or oozing from the lid like other cups.It is also surprisingly easy to clean. Like, mind blowingly easy. You just pop the rubber ring right out and pop it right back in after washing the cup.I have only hand washed this cup so far, so I’m not entirely sure how well it will hold up in a dish washer.I threw away all our other sippy cups so I haven’t had time to test out the dishwasher on it and honestly I dont think I will because I dont want to damage the ring accidentally.Before this 360 cup we tried the First Year 360 Training cup and it was not spill proof, not splatter proof and not easy to clean. I had to use a butter knife to pry the plastic ring out every time I washed it. My boys also didn’t love it. It had a minimal amount of holes in the top (under the ring) so they had to really suck to get anything out. After a few months of use the ring developed a big hole in a spot that was presumably meant to allow air flow, so then it really poured liquid everywhere. I threw those things in the trash the first second I could. I really hate wasting money like that but the damage was already done so, bye bye First Year cup!We have tried SOOOO many sippy cups. Cups with and without straws. For a while, if it said spill proof, I bought it. Let me tell you, none of those cups were even a little bit spill proof. My toddlers could destroy it within a day.The Munchkin Miracle 360 Trainer Cup has completely blown my mind. I had zero expectations for this cup. I was pretty sure I was wasting money but I am so completely and totally pleased with these cups. I will be buying more and recommended it to all my friends with destructive toddlers like mine.

I use this cup for my baby to practice. They love it since it just like mommy’s cup, they copy the action and mommy does not need to worry about spilling.

Die Trinkbecher kamen schnell u. gut verpackt zu Hause an. Diese riechen anfangs nach “neu” aber nicht streng. Nach dem ersten Waschen war der “Geruch” gleich verflogen. Die blaue habe ich in Reserve und noch original verpackt. Das blosse “Auslüften” hat dem Trinkbecher schon geholfen. Den Gummiaufsatz habe ich ganz einfach nach oben abgezogen zwecks Reinigung. Danach setzt sich der Aufsatz ohne große Mühe wieder an seinen Platz. Wie in der Beschreibung: kein Auslaufen, wenn die Tasse mal Schieflage hat oder mal auf den Boden fällt.Mein Sohn kannte bis dato nur die Schnabeltasse bzw. die Trinkflaschen mit Nuckel. Er (16 Monate alt) hatte den Dreh schnell raus, wie er mit dieser trinken muss. Wie in der Beschreibung: 360° Trinkrand.Ich kannte den Trinkbecher ohne Griffe; jedoch finde ich es für meinen Kleinen super, dass hier am Deckel die Griffe integriert sind. Super verarbeitet; keine scharfen Kanten zu befürchten. Gerne zu empfehlen!