With my daughter, and now with my son, it seemed we tried every cup under the sun, with every state-of-the-art valve system designed to make it 'non-spill'. Unfortunately, this seems to be entirely for the parents' benefit: yes, the carpets stayed dry, but neither of my children could actually get liquid out of these valved wonders. I even resorted to trying them myself, and the experience was - well, like trying to get water out of that proverbial stone. Enter Tommee Tippee, and a baby cup that - astonishingly - allows liquid to flow freely through the spout. Yes, baby gets wet when he starts using it to mash his banana or conduct Beethoven. But honestly, most of it ends up inside him, and I'm not dodging 'sippy' cups flung across the kitchen in frustration. Surely that's worth five stars? Now I'm off to order ten more...
