subject: Types of Cutlery [print this page] Plastic or rubber Usually not suitable for the dinner table, however very popular among children and for use at events or even picnics. Rubber and plastic cutlery can come in a fantastic range of colours and designs and are exceptionally cheap to produce making them ideal for large-scale events such as a sporting event, where using expensive cutlery would not be an option. Rubber cutlery is especially good for small babies as they can safely be chewed and will not fragment and cause harm to the child.