At what age can children use mugs?

A question about : At what age can children use mugs?

Really random question, but not having any kids I'm completely clueless. At what age can children start using mugs?

Basically thinking of buying some nice Christmas mugs with some snowman soup cones for my friend's kids. Boys are aged 3 and 6. Can I get china or would plastic be better?

Thanks so much for your knowledge!

Best answers:

• Six year old should definitely be able to use a mug. Three year old may need a little help, but should get there. Either plastic or china!!
• Thanks so much, Owl! I'll see what I can find!
• DD's been using a China mug since about 9 months old.
• Would these be too small for the 6 year old?: https://www.bakerross.co.uk/snow-pals-mugs
• In that case I'm going to go for china and opt for some Santa and polar bear mugs I've seen in Matalan. Thanks all!
• 6 year old definitely - 3 year old also quite likely if sitting still and not trying to carry it themselves from kitchen to table etc.
• I would think by the age of 3-4 most children would be able to pour their own drink with a little help, and drink from an unlidded cup/mug or beaker.
  I am surprised though, working in a school how many children of 5= can't do the above, I guess that's because most parents use sippy cups and sports bottles for drinks?
• Depends on the child - my 2 1/2 year old struggles with an open topped beaker still but motor-skill related stuff isn't her strongest point (it's the one area of development she hasn't 100% caught up from being premature and I'm not worried - it'll come in time and we just keep practicing with stuff that doesn't stain if it's spilt).
  I'd just get them china ones - even if the parents keep them for "best" or "be careful with that one" use for a while it won't be some massive no-no to do so.
• My five-year-old is fine with a mug but if she's going to be carrying drinks around the house I prefer her to have a plastic cup. And she's been pouring her own drinks and making her own cereal for about a year now - in fact she's better at it than her big brother
• This reminds me of the trouble I had with my daughter (now 3). When she was coming up to a year she was still using a bottle and I was getting a bit of grief from the health visitor that she really should have been using a beaker by that age. Being a first time parent (and slightly clueless) I dutifully followed the HV advice and spent ages trying to get little one to use a beaker, to no avail. In the end the stress wasn't worth it (think I lost a lot of hair in the process!) and I just gave up and tried her with a cup/mug with no lid and one handle and whaddya know, she was only 15 months old but she loved the cup/mug and despite having a few spillages she was brilliant with it. Having seen the trouble friends have had getting their (older) children to use a cup/mug I feel very lucky now.