Very stretchable, plastic covered these weakens as the bites of the child, creating real lacerations on the hedged portion. Difficult to wash after that because scratches can deep ones and leave residues. In addition, the white parts "grip" handle end stain in contact with food such as carrots, spinach, tomato. Attention to the range: the plastic is very flexible, a "dent" of the range can go. Cheap, but not great.