Your Starting Solids Starter Kit
Every tool Colleen recommends in her starting solids guide, in one place. Grouped by category so you can jump straight to what you need.
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🥄Spoons & Forks
NumNum Pre-Spoon GOOtensils: my top pick — comes in a 3-pack, perfect for the self-feeding method in the guide.
Nuby 3-Stage Baby's First Spoons: another 3-pack set of self-feeder spoons.
ezpz Tiny Spoons: can double as a self-feeder spoon and a parent-feeding spoon.
First Years Take & Toss Infant Spoons: a solid parent-feeding spoon option.
PandaEar Stainless Set: easy-to-hold handle fork and spoon set for ~9+ months
doddl Toddler Set: ergonomic handles to promote self-feeding with forks and spoons around 9+ months
🥤Cups
ezpz Tiny Cup: perfect for tiny hands, with a small volume so baby doesn't get too much.
Olababy First Cup: another good first open-cup option.
Olababy Silicone Training Cup with Straw Lid: fits all the criteria and can be used as an open cup, too!
ezpz Mini Cup & Straw Training System: another favorite — a slightly wider straw diameter than the Olababy; can also be used as an open cup as baby gets older.
Thermos Baby: best for on-the-go! Spill-proof when closed, keeps drinks cold, and a thin free-flowing straw.
Honey Bear Straw Cup: my favorite for teaching straw drinking. I like the ones with a cap so you can bring it on the go while baby is still learning.
🥣Bowls
ezpz Tiny Bowl: great early on with soft-smashable sticks to help baby grasp foods with their raking grasp (so it doesn’t just slide off the tray), as well as for purées/mashed foods.
NumNum Suction Bowls: a nice size for soupier foods, with a suction bottom. Bonus - it comes with 2 NumNum spoons!
doddl 2-in-1 Baby & Toddler Suction Bowl: a non-silicone option with a removable suction base and a unique low-high edge
🍽️Plates
ezpz Mini Mat: the smiley face makes it so cute, with 3 compartments for 3 food groups.
Moonkie Suction Plates: sturdy silicone divided into 3 sections, and comes with a top to save leftovers.
Elk and Friends Kids Stainless Steel Divided Plates: a stainless steel option with removable silicone suction-sleeve and tops for leftovers.
ezpz Tiny Plate: an open plate option.
doddl Toddler Plate: another open, non-silicone plate option with a non-slip grip.
PandaEar Silicone Bibs: the perfect size, with a catch pouch.
Bibs & Mess Mats
Tiny Twinkle Mess-Proof Bibs: my on-the-go favorite — wipeable, and easy to fold up and throw in your diaper bag.
CATCHY Food Catcher: different versions are compatible with a variety of popular high chairs.
Blissful Dairy Baby Splash Mat: makes clean-up a little easier under the high chair.
🪑High Chairs
Stokke Tripp Trapp: my personal favorite and the one we use at home. Fully adjustable seat and footrest, and it grows with your child. Pro-tip: get one of the “wipeable” cushions vs regular fabric. You can buy the base chair + baby seat and buy off-brand tray and cushion to save some money.
Pro-tip: suction cup bowls/plates stick better to this off-brand tray!
Abiie Beyond: more budget-friendly but still highly adjustable (footrest and seat height, no tools needed).
Stokke Steps High Chair: all pieces included to adapt from 6 months to 10+ years old and more budget friendly.
🪑Bonus Secondary High Chair
Lalo Hook-on: one of the only clip-on chairs with a footrest! Great for the counter or travel with removable, wipeable, tray.
Hiccapop OmniBoost: a simple, foldable travel booster — great for beach days and visiting family.
🛠️Extra Feeding Tools
Babyganics fragrance-free dish soap: To keep your silicone plates, bowls, and cups from getting a soapy-taste.
🧼Soap
🪄Stick-shaped Teethers
Nuby NanaNubs Banana: easy to hold, narrow enough to move side-to-side, the “peels” act as a block so baby isn’t putting it too far into their mouth.
ezpz Oral Development Tools: a 3-pack including a stick-shaped teether with an easy to hold handle
NumNum Pre-Spoon GOOtensils: use these self-feeding spoons as teethers so baby knows exactly what to do with them when food is added!
Comotomo Silicone Baby Teether: easy to hold with 4 “finger-like” protuberances for baby to munch on
🥑Baby-safe Feeders
ezpz Gumline Feeder: this one stands apart because it's actually the right shape for your baby to place to the side of their mouth and munch with their side-gums, and it has an easy-to-grip handle
Silicone baby-safe feeder: if you get this one, make sure to use the smallest size in the pack so baby can actually move it side-to-side in their mouth (the biggest size is too large and just encourages sucking, which isn't what we want!)