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Spoons

Olababy Training Spoon

About $15Checked Oct 17, 20262 sources

Our take

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.

SiliconeSelf-feeding6-18 months

Consider instead: Nuby Dipeez for a double-ended dipper.

Before you buy

Do you need it?Later Soft-tipped spoons for purées and early self-feeding from around 6 months.
Cost per monthAbout $1.25 a month over a typical 12 months of use. Our estimate; your use may be shorter or longer.
Cheaper optionWeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack): About $10 for 3, scored 86 (Excellent).
Secondhand?Buy new. Cheap enough to buy new.
TipGive baby their own spoon to hold while you feed with another.

What parents and testers say

Recurring praise

  • Easy for babies to load themselves
  • Less mess
  • Suctions to the table

Recurring complaints

  • Some parents find it too floppy

Our summary of patterns across the reviews and threads linked below, not quotes.

Materials & safety check

2 of 2 checks clear.

MaterialFood-grade silicone
RecallsNone found in CPSC spoon recalls since 2020

When to buy it

Registry

Optional; many arrive as gifts

~6 months

When solids start

~12-18 months

Move to toddler sets

Other spoons we scored

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86+3 pts

WeeSprout Silicone Baby Spoons (3-pack)

About $10 for 3 · Excellent

84+1 pts

Bumkins Silicone Chewtensils

About $8 · Good

84+1 pts

Nuby Dipeez Self-Feeding Spoons

About $6-9 · Good

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Common questions

Is the Olababy Training Spoon non-toxic?

There's no legal definition of "non-toxic" for baby products, so here's what we checked. Material: Food-grade silicone. Recalls: None found in CPSC spoon recalls since 2020. It scores 86 out of 100 on materials and safety, and 83 overall.

Not sure what a label means? See baby product labels, explained.

Sources

  1. The Bump: Best baby spoons and forks, tested by families (Mar 2026)thebump.com
  2. CPSC recall database: "spoon" recalls since 2020saferproducts.gov
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