Sippy Cup Flashcard for Toddlers
Ages 1+Mealtime
The blue cup with the green lid and two handles — the sippy cup is the bridge between bottle and open cup, and it belongs to the toddler in a way no bottle ever quite did.
Say it together
“Sippy cup! Here is YOUR cup. Two hands… lift… sip sip sip. Put it down. All done — good drinking!”
Say it naturally, then wait. Whatever comes back — the word, the sound, a point, a giggle — is the right answer.
Try this
Offer the cup at every meal with the same two-hand script, then park it in its spot when the meal ends — the cup has a home too. When the toddler masters two-hand sipping, the open-cup practice can begin with a thimble-sized splash, because the sippy cup did the heavy lifting first.
Quick parent note
Drinking from a cup is grip, coordination and swallowing control — a genuine skill with a genuine training arc. Naming the cup also marks ownership: MY cup, MY spot, MY job. Independence drinks from exactly this cup.
Teach it, step by step
Want the full walkthrough? Open the Sippy Cup lesson on the Learning Path.
From the The Toddler Room (Extra Class) room — with every lesson one tap away.
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