What cup should a three year old be using now?

[DarlingCoffee]

Apologies if I'm in the wrong section, hoping someone can offer me some advice. My DD (nearly four) still has a drink of milk in the mornings when she gets up and I wondering what kind of cup I should be using now for her as I think she's getting too old for the sippy cup! Can I ask you what you use at home? And while we are at it what do you use for your three - four year olds when you're out and about? Thank you in advance wise mumsnetters!

At 3 my DS was just using a normal cup or a bottle with inbuilt straw depending on which he wanted at the time. No reason not to use normal cup at 3

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Normal (plastic) beaker. IKEA do good ones that are easy to hold. Or yes, a beaker with an inbuilt straw when you're out and about.

We have a conglomeration of random plastic cups from Ikea, supermarkets, given as presents etc. They just accumulate somehow .

Out and about we use a Sistema screw cap if I take anything. you can get them anywhere. They are more leak proof than most other bottles I have found.

Thank you strawberry! I did think it was probably time for a normal cup just wondered if there was a further in between cup to go for!

Thank you everyone! I need to get some ikea cups I think and a sistema bottle, thank you for the tip. I knew I could rely on Mumsnet to provide the answers

My dd has a little tin mug that she uses for her 'tea' (warm milk, tiny splash of tea out of the pot) with her breakfast. She uses a plastic beaker the rest of the day for water.

At this age I would think she could use a normal beaker (I.e. one without a lid)? Does she drink all drinks from the sippy cup, or just the milk?
I just take water for dd (just 4) out with us in a normal plastic bottle, as I do for myself. I did have a couple of those sports type bottles, but lost them (lose everything).

We still use a cup with straw for DS (tommy tippee do an insulated one which is handy in hot weather). TBH it's mostly because the dog would drink it in a normal cup! At nursery and other people's houses he drinks out of a normal cup.

Hi lovely, no it's just her morning milk. The rest of the time she drinks water from a sports bottle beaker or bottle. I'm just thinking of the possible mess from a cup but I suspect I'm over thinking this! We now have a new DS so milk is all over our carpets anyway

At 3 kids are usually pouring their own drinks from a jug at pre-school!

We've been using normal plastic cups from 2, but still use tommee tippee if going on a car journey. Out and about she drinks from a normal bottle of water that I bring for myself, but needs help if it's heavy.

At 2.5 dd uses a mix of normal cups or sippy cups. It tends to be a normal (plastic) cup at mealtimes, and sippy cup for out and about.

They soon learn not to make a mess.

Our 2 year olds pour their own drinks from jugs at preschool.
They all use normal cups too

Our 2.5 yr old uses small normal (as in glass or ceramic) cups, or some times small plastic ones if there's one about. No mess or accidents.

My just 3yr old used this munchkin miracle trainer cup, as I wanted to 'wean' her off relying on straws and spouts but still wanted something spill proof for out & about. I really like it.
At home she has the plastic IKEA beakers mentioned up thread.

If it's just for morning milk I would let definitely let her choose a 'grown up' mug (non breakable). My dd loves hers. She loves being like me and she is so careful because she knows I sit down and don't spill she copies.

Milk we still do in a cup with a lid in case it gets spilt. All other drinks are in a normal cup.

Morning/evening milk we do in an open cup with 2 handles for almost 3 yo DD - it's like a soft silicone one but I think she would be happy with anything now. Took a while to get here though, 6 months or so ago I didn't think she would!

My nearly three year old tips it drinks and plays with it. He is getting more careful and hoping this stops when he goes to preschool. I still give him an occassional bottle at home.

Mine are 4 soon and use melamine cups.

Thank you everyone for all the great advice and helpful comments