5 Best Water Bottles You And Your Kids Will Love For Back To School

Can you believe summer break is already coming to a close, and we’re in full back to school shopping mode already? The sales are everywhere, enticing you to buy clothes, backpacks, school supplies, and lunch boxes. But while you’re out shopping for the necessities, don’t forget one of the most important things your kids need throughout the day… water!

When you’re shopping for a water bottle, don’t grab the first bottle with a cute design. Your child may love it, but will you? Be sure to look at the following important criteria that I look for in my water bottles:

EASY TO CLEAN: We parents have enough to do every day. Let’s not add a “hand-wash only” item to our busy list. A lot of water bottles are not dishwasher safe, and some have multiple parts to take apart and clean. Our bottle picks are easy and top-rack dishwasher safe.

LEAK PROOF: No child wants to open their backpack to find the bottom soaked through from a leaky bottle. Or worse, their lunch soggy and ruined. Yuck!

SAFE: Everyone, parent or not, should be passionate about avoiding plastic products that contain chemicals that could cause cancer. We’ve been hearing it for years. BPA-free plastic has become a normal and necessary stamp of approval to see before we purchase. The other safe options are using water bottles made of stainless steel or glass. Glass may not be practical (or safe) for your kids to carry, so our 6 water bottles are all either BPA-free or stainless steel.

This is one of those water bottles that is too adorable to pass up and you don’t have to! The stainless steel body is sturdy, safe, and dishwasher friendly. It has a unique curvy design made for small hands and can stand up to the abuse of a rough school day. Plus, Greens Steel backs it with a 100% satisfaction lifetime guarantee.

This is a great water bottle for all ages! Chillout Life makes this double wall insulated cola shaped bottle that says it can keep your drinks cold for 24 hours. So, it should surely make it through the school day. It has a narrow mouth size that’s perfect for drinking but can still fit a standard size ice cube. Chillout Life has beautiful colors to choose from and also offers a lifetime warranty.

CamelBak is one of the innovators in portable hydration, and they’re coming up on their 30th anniversary. Both of my kids (now teens) used the CamelBak Eddy bottles when they were younger, so I can tell you that they are super durable and stand the test of time. The Big Bite Valve is removable and easy to clean, and all parts are dishwasher safe on the top rack. Stain-resistant and taste-free Tritan is 100% Free of BPA, BPS and BPF. Plus, they have more kid friendly colors and designs to choose from than any other bottle out there.

I love the color options for the Thinksport water bottles! With more than 10 colors to choose from, they are all vibrant and fun. Here’s my favorite feature of their bottle… they have a removable mesh filter to keep ice cubes from falling out or even better — fruit for infused water! They have a nice contoured shape for easy holding, double wall insulated, and don’t sweat. Plus, they contain no toxic chemicals.

Do your kids love juice boxes? Juice boxes go in millions of school lunches every year. Let’s just say I should have taken stock in Juicy Juice 18 years ago. How smart was Asobu to create a reusable drink box that can be filled with water or any drink over and over again? It’s actually the size and style of a juice box, so at only 10 oz., it’s a bit small. But for the younger kids, it’s perfect in their lunch. Plus, they say it’s 100% BPA free, dishwasher safe, freezable, scratch resistant, and “virtually indestructible”.

Okay, so there are my 5 best finds for awesome, safe, and user-friendly water bottles for back to school. But finding the perfect water bottle might just be the easy part. Now getting them to drink 2–3 bottles during the day, that’s the hard part.

What are your kids’ favorite water bottles and why do they work well? Let me know in the comments below!

Water often for health and happiness. xx

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