Baby Utensils Set – Elephant

Trunk up — for luck, the story goes.

A learning utensils set in Elephant — gray elephant with raised trunk. Spoon and fork pair in single-piece silicone, sized for tiny hands. Soft tip on the spoon, silicone tine on the fork. For the self-feeding transition between 6 and 18 months. Recognized by Mothers Always Right as Best Silicone Baby Tableware (2026).

The set in detail

Two pieces, both single-molded silicone. The fork tines are stiff enough to spear a soft food (banana, sweet potato, pasta) but not sharp enough to hurt anything. The spoon has a soft tip and an angled scoop. Both handles are curved at the grip — easier for a 9-month-old's palm to wrap.

Single-piece construction

The whole utensil is one molded piece. Most learning utensils in the premium category use a silicone tip joined to a separate handle — the joint is the failure point. A single-piece design has nothing to come apart.

When to use the learning set

Roughly 6 to 18 months — the window between "wants the spoon" and "ready for real cutlery." After 18 months, most families graduate to the kids utensil set with stainless steel.

Material & care

• Food-grade platinum-cured silicone
• OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified
• BPA, PVC, phthalate, and lead free
• Dishwasher safe (top rack)
• Microwave safe

Frequently asked

Will the silicone fork tines pick up food? Yes — stiff enough for cooked vegetables, pasta, tender meats. Not stiff enough for raw apple slices, but no 9-month-old is biting through raw apple anyway.

When to upgrade to real utensils? Most families switch around 18 months when fine motor coordination supports stainless steel. The kids set is the next step.

How many sets should we own? Two if you do daily laundry. Three if you don't.

Are the handles comfortable for tiny hands? The curve at the grip is designed for the 9-12 month palm — narrower than adult utensils, with a defined ridge that hands grip naturally.

The spoon and fork in detail

The learning spoon has a slightly cupped bowl that holds food without flipping it sideways during the wobbly transit from plate to mouth. The handle curves at the grip — easier for a 9-month-old palm to wrap than a straight handle. The whole spoon is one molded piece of food-grade silicone.

The learning fork has short, stiff silicone tines — stiff enough to spear soft foods (cooked pasta, banana coins, sweet potato cubes, soft meatballs), short enough not to cause mouth injuries during the inevitable "stab the cheek instead of the food" learning moments. Three tines, not four, to make the spear-target larger.

The Learning Utensils Set Elephant sculpt

The character is integral to the handle — molded into the silicone, not stamped on. The Learning Utensils Set Elephant learning set pairs with the Learning Utensils Set Elephant silicone bib, snack plate, and (in the feeding bundle) all three the individual price.

When to upgrade to stainless utensils

Around 18 months, most kids are ready for stainless-steel fork and spoon mechanics. The kids utensil set is the next step — stainless heads with silicone-coated grip handles. The cues: kid is consistently using the learning set as a tool (not a toy), kid is mimicking adult cutlery motion, kid is getting frustrated with silicone tines not picking up food fast enough.

Other products in this character

Eddie Elephant is also available as a snack plate, snack box, kids utensils set, and feeding bundle. For the same theme in a print, see the Safari Jungle silicone bib.

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For Ages: 18 months and up