Child cup holder

Abstract

A child cup holder is disclosed that includes a cup portion; an attachment bar for attaching the cup portion to another object; plastic fingers disposed within the inner layer of the cup portion for holding a cup or bottle in place; an extruded polystyrene insulating foam disposed between the inner layer and the cover of the cup; a sound apparatus disposed between the inner layer of the cup and the cover of the cup; a power source disposed between the inner layer and the cover of the cup portion; a speaker disposed upon the cover of the cup portion; wires disposed between the inner layer and the cover, wherein the wires connect the power source and the sound apparatus and the sound apparatus to the speaker; a pressure activation button disposed upon the bottom portion of the cup portion and between the inner layer and the cover of the cup portion; and an activation button housing ring disposed around the activation button. Also disclosed is a method and system for teaching a child to replace a cup in a cup holder that includes the steps of providing a cup holder that plays a message when a bottle or child cup is removed from a cup holder, and providing a cup holder that plays a message when the bottle or child cup is replaced in the cup holder.

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