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you should be able to find them at medical supply stores (gould's for one) or, if that doesn't work, just get a two handled sippy cup that has a snap on rather than a screw on top and use it topless.

here's a link to one:
http://www.amazon.com/No-Tip-Weighted-Pediatric-Spill-Proof/dp/B000NE2CSQ

These don't have handles and would take some searching to find but have worked perfect for us and their super cute. I bought a set of 6 of these hob knob juice glasses at an antique store before getting married thinking they would be great for little hands to grip(someday) and they have been. My daughter started using them around 16/17 months. They've been accidentally pushed off the table a few times but haven't broke. They're pretty solid cups.

http://www.nicolemanphotography.com/randomimages/hobnobcup.jpg

This is great! My daughter is 9 months, and has no interest in sippy cups at all, but loves to drink from our regular glasses and mugs (especially if there's coffee or beer in them...) Thanks for posting this!

We just used one of the two handed silver baby cups my daughter got as baby gift when she was born. It's now a bit dented and tarnished, but when she moves up to big cups, we'll just polish it off and put it back on display. What's the point of a cup that's never used, right?

Here's a nice one on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mikasa-Teddy-C0004-Baby-Child-Cup-Handled-Yellow-Blue_W0QQitemZ310024043256QQcmdZViewItem

we're Montessori parents too, and at our school they used heavy glasses; we found these to be similar:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60081734

they have a heavy bottom, and after having both our children (now 1.5 and 4.5) use them for a year (our youngest started at 8 months), they haven't broken one yet.

you really don't need something with handles, just something sturdy.

Monika1, the Pokals are terrific. We used shot glasses and sake glasses as well, once he was past 6-months and had better grasping skills.

This is so cool, my daughter been obsessed with drinking water of a glass since she is 4 months old. And since then I am making her drink from my glass. We bought her a sippy cup and she doesn't want anything to do with it. Anyway my husband theory is that baby that been breastfed doesn't like the feel of plastic. And it doesn't feel right to her. Anyway it's only a theory but I want to know how many other mother that experience the same thing with their children been breastfeding them.

My babies are breastfed and they're drinking out of IKEA KALAS plastic cups. No handles because the co-ordination required to grasp the handles without tipping the water out was just too complicated. I make sure the cups aren't more than half-filled to minimise the iimpact (although mopping up half a glass of water probably takes about the same effort as a full glass).

For my first child, I used the Heinz 3-step toddler training cup, which has a sipper lid (step 2). It screws onto the cup like a normal lid but with small holes near where the mouth goes so that a stream of water can get through. I used it for my first child. It reduced spillage although sometimes he would get frustrated by the slow flow of water.

Also from Ikea (though plastic, so perhaps not so appealing to the montessori types) is this frog set which we constantly buy to give to new parents:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40084861

The cup looks like a sippy, but the top comes off, as does the bottom "feet", which help keep it stable.

the bib is great and the bowl has a suction on the bottom, to help keep it from moving.

We use shot glasses from all the wedding favors. Not a lot of hard drinking going on in this house unless you count a one year old and his water. His favorite is one from Mexico. It is taller than a regular shot glass and is meant for sipping tequila I assume. Very thick glass, I have seen it bounce on more than one occasion.

Easy: Droog has a great looking one we could not resist getting for our son:

http://www.unicahome.com/p10843/dumbo-cups-by-richard-hutten.html

check this cup out: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0012AWRPI/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=AZ1ULQMJFUI4E&v=glance

IKEA Kalas cups are used in IKEA food court for kids menu...
My kids tip it over all the time and everytime they do that I wonder why IKEA made those...
My friend gave me a Macdonald's vintage glass mug by Fireking, they seem to love them for the kiddie size and heavy glass. It is hard to tip over and its smiley face makes them smile :)

we used the occasional plastic tumbler, and have to say that we found them really annoying -- as a rule (doesn't matter who makes them) they tip much easier than the heavy glass, which with their substantial base, right themselves when a toddler plunks them down.

the pokal shot glasses are really great for babies to handle -- great size, and a manageable amount of liquid

thanks everyone! right now we have been using the cap to a bottle the same shape as a shot glass. he totally prefers big people cups. thanks for all of your help!


sara, thor and baby henry!

sake cups work great! just leave out the sake.....

Our favorite cup is the Steady Cup http://store.babycenter.com/product/code/17074.do?scid=CJ:PRODCAT&srccode=cii_11138&cpncode=12-44893327-2
It only holds about 4oz and the base is much wider than the rest of the cup.

Where can you purchase a Heinz 3-Step in the US? Most of the sites are in the UK or Australia and shipping is ridiculous!