Nuby Dipeez™ Self-Feeding Spoon

A clever first utensil that lets little hands practise self-feeding—without needing to master the perfect scoop.

Learning to feed yourself is a big job. There’s grasping the utensil, finding the food, loading it up, turning it towards your mouth and somehow keeping the food on there long enough to actually eat it!

The Nuby Dipeez™ makes those early attempts a little easier.

One end features a textured silicone dipper that helps soft foods and purées cling to the surface. Rather than needing to successfully scoop food onto a traditional spoon, your little one can simply dip it into their food and bring it towards their mouth.

Flip it around and there’s a more traditional spoon on the other end, perfect for assisted feeding or as your little one’s spoon skills begin to develop.

Why we love it

It makes independent feeding achievable before babies have mastered scooping.

This is exactly what we like in an early self-feeding utensil.

The textured dipper gives food somewhere to cling, so babies can practise the important part – grasping, dipping and bringing the utensil to their own mouth – without needing all the coordination required to successfully load and balance food on a traditional spoon.

We also love the double-ended design. The dipper is there for those early independent attempts, while the spoon end gives you the option to help when needed.

Simple, practical and a lovely way to give little ones more opportunity to participate in their own mealtimes.

Great for

• Babies beginning their self-feeding journey
• Early utensil exploration from around 4 months+
• Babies who are keen to take control at mealtimes
• Practising grasping and bringing a utensil towards the mouth
• Developing early hand-to-mouth coordination
• Soft foods, mashed foods and purées that can cling to the textured dipper
• Babies who haven’t yet developed the coordination needed to scoop with a traditional spoon
• Combining independent self-feeding with parent-assisted feeding

A feeding therapist’s note

Before babies can become proficient spoon users, there’s a whole sequence of skills they need to figure out.

One of the first is simply learning: “I can pick this up, bring it to my mouth and get food from it”.

That’s why I like dippers for early self-feeding.

Rather than expecting a baby to successfully scoop food and keep it balanced on a spoon all the way to their mouth, we can load the dipper – or let them dip it themselves – and the textured surface helps hold onto some of the food.

That gives little ones lots of opportunities to practise the movement of self-feeding and experience some independence at mealtimes.

And don’t worry about how much actually makes it into their mouth at first. Exploring, practising and making a mess are all part of learning to eat independently.

Product details

• Double-ended design
• Textured silicone dipper helps grip soft foods and purées
• Traditional spoon at the opposite end for assisted feeding
• Easy for little hands to grasp
• Built-in guards help limit how far the utensil can enter the mouth
• Made from soft silicone
• Suitable from approximately 4 months+
• Dishwasher safe

Important

Always supervise your baby while eating and ensure they are seated appropriately for mealtimes.

Inspect the utensil before each use and discontinue use at the first sign of damage or weakness. Babies develop feeding skills at different rates, so readiness for self-feeding should be considered alongside age.

We send Australia-wide. Delivery costs and timings, and how to arrange a return, are set out on our shipping & returns page.

If something isn’t right for you, get in touch and we’ll sort it out.