https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:18:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887220 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:21:26 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2887220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@missyoori: this is the one i bought. it's a little tricky to screw on straight/tight but then it's great leakage-wise. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYTPTVQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYTPTVQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887217 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:19:36 +0000 missyoori 2887217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pajamas: Ohhh I didn't even know that was a thing! Thank you for the tip, I'm definitely going to do that for my toddler! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887216 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:16:46 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2887216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@missyoori: I just bought a generic straw top that fits my swell. i really like it and am thinking of buying one for my 2 year old because I'd never trust her without a straw top that clamps down. She chews through other plastic straws like the camelbak eddy. I know gross! this one is hard plastic. there are bit marks on it from her but no damage (so far) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887212 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:07:30 +0000 missyoori 2887212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids weren't fans of the Camelbaks either--didn't keep their drinks cold, the valves kept ripping, the straws would leak, blah blah blah. All the kids at OD's school had S'well stainless steel bottles, so after a lot of begging from my OD I did splurge on a couple S'well bottles for my girls. They do keep their drinks very cold, and I do love that they're easier to wash. But my girls are 9 and 5, I don't know if I could trust younger ones to not make constant spills with the S'well bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887170 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:43:55 +0000 Beebeeholiday 2887170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hydroflask kids, hands down. I have 0 complaints.</p> <p>When one of the seals broke on ours, Hydroflask sent us an entirely new water bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887138 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 10:05:39 +0000 peachykeen 2887138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're not particular about insulation or handles, then THESE hands down:<br /> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MVODNCU/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_FYN-CbPQJW5MY" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MVODNCU/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_FYN-CbPQJW5MY</a></p> <p>They are the easiest to just throw in the dishwasher and come in a pack of 2, so I washed one ever day after school and had another to stick in her backpack for the next day. </p> <p>They're so easy that I already bought a 2nd set and am training 22m DD2 to use them too :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887133 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 10:00:56 +0000 graceandjoy 2887133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: @Petitduck: I'm keeping whatever size we have now, probably 12oz. Knowing my kid she probably won't need a re-fill anyway... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887079 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 22:12:17 +0000 jhd 2887079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: we have a contigo bottle but without a straw because I hate cleaning them. It’s the autoseal gizmo sip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887076 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:53:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2887076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have and LOVE these. Found them at a Neighborhood Walmart and they're the best water bottles we've ever had.</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ello-BPA-Free-Tritan-Bottle-Silicone/dp/B07DHY12G7/ref=asc_df_B07DHY12G7/?tag=hyprod-20&#038;linkCode=df0&#038;hvadid=312069285529&#038;hvpos=1o5&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=12968609585117212794&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=m&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9027711&#038;hvtargid=pla-570969541615&#038;psc=1&#038;tag=&#038;ref=&#038;adgrpid=63785930562&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvadid=312069285529&#038;hvpos=1o5&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=12968609585117212794&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=m&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9027711&#038;hvtargid=pla-570969541615" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Ello-BPA-Free-Tritan-Bottle-Silicone/dp/B07DHY12G7/ref=asc_df_B07DHY12G7/?tag=hyprod-20&#038;linkCode=df0&#038;hvadid=312069285529&#038;hvpos=1o5&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=12968609585117212794&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=m&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9027711&#038;hvtargid=pla-570969541615&#038;psc=1&#038;tag=&#038;ref=&#038;adgrpid=63785930562&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvadid=312069285529&#038;hvpos=1o5&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=12968609585117212794&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=m&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9027711&#038;hvtargid=pla-570969541615</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887060 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:26:20 +0000 HappyBaker 2887060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks so much everyone! Looks like we'll try the funtainer! @PurplePeony: And I agree we stick with 12 oz because it gets so heavy when full and carrying with their lunch and backpack, and at both my kids schools they can fill them up throughout the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887059 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:22:18 +0000 Petitduck 2887059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: my kid is just entering kindergarten, but I’m keeping the smaller 12oz bottle because it’s lighter when full. They can refill it when necessary. That’s my logic anyway. So much stuff to carry and they’re so little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887058 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:13:19 +0000 PurplePeony 2887058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have a recommendation for what size water bottle is best for a kindergartener? 12 or 16 ounce? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887050 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:21:19 +0000 Sams Mom 2887050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is just a cheapie (ish) ZAK! from Target that has held up well so far. It's been through the dish washer at least a dozen times on sanitary cycle, and I don't let him have milk in it because I don't think they ever get clean from that. </p> [attach=8928/19/pspczk.450x600.IMG_20190606_191927.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887042 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:26:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 2887042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hitchhiker: contigo has a lifetime warrantee so if it breaks or gets moldy or whatever you can email the company and they’ll send you a new one. I have actually gotten a few replacements from them- it takes a while but they do respond. But I won’t buy more of them because it’s really annoying to have to bother with that.<br /> Our camelback eddy ones always leak after a few weeks with a new replacement spout. It’s very annoying. </p> <p>So I vote thermos funtainer as well. They aren’t perfect and I get annoyed pulling the pieces apart to clean (but I get annoyed easily...) but I throw everything in the dishwasher and it’s fine. And it’s the only one that hasn’t leaked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887037 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:50:38 +0000 bhbee 2887037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have thermos stainless funtainers and I'm pretty happy with them. my son's design is half worn off but it takes pretty heavy abuse. I love that they never sweat and they stay cold, I've had no leaking once they're closed and I find it easy to clean the straws. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2887035 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:45:30 +0000 Petitduck 2887035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@graceandjoy: same over here. I love them. My youngest just broke one of the lids of one his older sibling had for two years before him. Sigh. Now it leaks because it tips over in the car seat or stroller all the time and I have to outfit changes. So frustrating that it’s just a tiny piece of plastic and is unfixable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2886995 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:42:41 +0000 SweetCaroline 2886995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the HydroFlask kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2886976 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:35:29 +0000 hitchhiker 2886976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually really prefer the Camelbak Edy kids to the Contigo ones. I've found that the Contigo mouthpieces get moldy and can't be cleaned or replaced, but you can buy replacement bite valves for the Camelbaks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2886974 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:23:47 +0000 graceandjoy 2886974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thermos hands down. Either the stainless or there is a clear plastic one. Granted, my younger one chucked one of them so much that the lid lock mechanism eventually broke, but I will still buy this again and again b/c it's literally 4 parts, you can see/clean everything, so no way for mold to develop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2886973 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:22:37 +0000 LadyDi 2886973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second the contigo one that @Autumnmama79: posted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2886967 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:28:26 +0000 Mommy Finger 2886967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the Thermos Funtainer. It keeps the drinks cold and doesn't drip or sweat. I only use water in them for now so keeping them clean hasn't been an issue.</p> <p>They usually run around $15 or so. I went on Amazon and bought a bunch that were on sale. Luckily they happened to be the Batman and Cars ones so my kids still liked them. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2886965 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:22:25 +0000 Autumnmama79 2886965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Contigo kids has been a great one for us! Year 2 at daycare and in great shape.</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Contigo-AutoSpout-Spill-Proof-Bottle-Purple/dp/B07MPTF7Y6/ref=asc_df_B07MPTF7Y6/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&#038;linkCode=df0&#038;hvadid=323583900182&#038;hvpos=1o7&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=5706419854289871097&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=c&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9001570&#038;hvtargid=pla-617929883430&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.ca/Contigo-AutoSpout-Spill-Proof-Bottle-Purple/dp/B07MPTF7Y6/ref=asc_df_B07MPTF7Y6/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&#038;linkCode=df0&#038;hvadid=323583900182&#038;hvpos=1o7&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=5706419854289871097&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=c&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9001570&#038;hvtargid=pla-617929883430&#038;psc=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-kids-water-bottles#post-2886963 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:04:06 +0000 HappyBaker 2886963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you recommend one that you love? We switched daycares and now my kids need to bring water bottles everyday, and so far the ones we’ve bought either leak like crazy or the paint chips super fast! We’ve also tried the CamelBack kids ones but they don’t like biting on the straw, I’d prefer bottles with an open spout or just opening and no straw! </p>