The Bump's top pick from 15 spoons tested by families: soft silicone tips with long handles for parent feeding, and cheap enough to keep one in the diaper bag.
- Soft on gums
- Long handle for parent feeding
- Discolors with use
- Shallow bowl slows feeding
We scored 5 spoons on what they're made of, what parents and testers report, and value. Our top pick is WeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack), with a Cradle Score of 86.

Highest Cradle Score of the 5 we scored. The Bump's top pick from 15 spoons tested by families: soft silicone tips with long…
Materials & safety score of 86. Chunky silicone spoon and fork with bumpy textures that double as teethers, so they're…
Parent consensus score of 84. Comfortable to hold for parent and baby, with a soft tip that's gentle on gums.
Value & longevity score of 90. Double-ended textured silicone dippers with a guard that stops them going too far into…
| # | Product and Cradle Score | Materials & safety | Parents | Value | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86WeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack)About $10 for 3 | 86 | 84 | 90 | Low |
| 2 | 84Bumkins Silicone ChewtensilsAbout $8 | 86 | 80 | 86 | Low |
| 3 | 84Nuby Dipeez Self-Feeding SpoonsAbout $6-9 | 84 | 80 | 90 | Low |
| 4 | 83Olababy Training SpoonAbout $15 | 86 | 82 | 78 | Low |
| 5 | 82Béaba Easy-Grip 1st Stage Silicone Spoons (4-pack)About $25 for 4 | 86 | 84 | 70 | Low |
Scores out of 100. Materials & safety and Parents each count 40%, Value 20%.
Later Soft-tipped spoons for purées and early self-feeding from around 6 months.
Secondhand: Buy new. Cheap enough to buy new.
Typical use: about 12 months.
Tip: Give baby their own spoon to hold while you feed with another.
Soft silicone tips are gentle on gums. Long handles suit parent feeding, while short, chunky spoons and dippers with a choke guard suit self-feeding from about 6 months.
The Bump's top pick from 15 spoons tested by families: soft silicone tips with long handles for parent feeding, and cheap enough to keep one in the diaper bag.
Chunky silicone spoon and fork with bumpy textures that double as teethers, so they're good for early self-feeding and sore gums.
Double-ended textured silicone dippers with a guard that stops them going too far into baby's mouth. Cheap and simple for early self-feeding from about 7 months.
A flat, open silicone spoon babies can dip and scoop at any angle, so it's built for self-feeding from about 6 months. The base suctions to the table between bites.
Comfortable to hold for parent and baby, with a soft tip that's gentle on gums. Pricier than most and stains easily.
WeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack) has the highest Cradle Score of the 5 spoons we scored, at 86 out of 100 (Excellent). The Bump's top pick from 15 spoons tested by families: soft silicone tips with long handles for parent feeding, and cheap enough to keep one in the diaper bag.
Bumkins Silicone Chewtensils scores highest on materials and safety among the spoons we scored.
WeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack) has the strongest parent and tester consensus, based on the praise and complaints that keep coming up in hands-on reviews and parent communities.
WeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack) (About $10 for 3) scores highest on value and longevity among spoons with a Good or Excellent score.
None of the 5 spoons on this page has an open recall in our latest check. Always check the CPSC recall database (or NHTSA for car seats) before you buy or use a product.
There's no legal definition of "non-toxic", so we score specific things: materials, certifications, ingredients and independent test results. Of the 5 spoons we scored, WeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack) has the highest materials and safety score, at 86 out of 100. Each product page lists exactly what we checked.
Each score is 40% materials and safety, 40% parent and tester consensus, and 20% value and longevity. Every product page lists its sources and when we last checked it, and brands cannot pay for placement.
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