FUNtainers: The Best Water Bottles for Kids

Okay, to be honest, I never imagined I would be sitting down to write an article review about a water bottle. But, low and behold, here I am doing just that. Let me give you some background as to how I got to this point.

My children bring bottled water to school with them everyday. There are a few reasons for the this. First of all, the school is sometimes hot and they need a drink after recess and gym. Secondly, I don't like them drinking from the water fountains because of the germs. Too many kids put their mouths RIGHT on the spout. Yuck! Thirdly, water is just plain good for them.

I chose to purchase reusable water bottles instead of sending my kids to school with the plastic one-use water bottles since they provide safer drinking water for my children. Some of the plastic water bottles can leak harmful chemicals into the drinking water and stainless steel bottles are recommended. Also, reusable water bottles are better for the environment.

Therefore, over the past six years I have purchased countless water bottles for my kids to take to school with them. However, regardless of which water bottle I purchased, there were always problems. Some of the problems included:

1. Leakage. One of the biggest problems!

2. The inability of the water bottle to keep water cold past 10:00am.

3. The spout was too small to insert regular sized ice cubes, Yes, I even purchased one of those special ice cube trays one year to make narrow-sized cubes. What an absolute pain that was!

4. The straw would continually disconnect from the top piece.

5. The water bottle did not come in kid friendly designs.

So, this year I was determined to find the perfect water bottle for my kids. I was no longer going to write notes to my kid's teachers explaining that their textbooks were soggy because their water bottles leaked. I was no longer going to tolerate warm bottled water. I was ready to say good-bye to straw disconnect once and for all! My kids deserve better. I was a mom on a mission.

Did I succeed in finding the perfect water bottle for my kids? Find out the answer below!

The results are in! After much searching, I have found the perfect thermos for my children to take to school. These water bottles contain everything I was looking for.

1. 100% leak free

2. Hygienic push button lid with pop-up straw. And, straw stays attached!

3. Large opening to insert full size ice cubes

4. Keeps beverages cold for 12 hours.

5. BPA chemical free

6. Unbreakable stainless steel interior and exterior

7. Lots of fun kid's designs to chose from.

We'll, my kids have been taking their Funtainers to school for about a month now and they love them. And, it has been a problem-free month. No leaks, no warm water and no problems with the straw attachement.

These water bottles definately deliver what they promise. I fill them in the morning with refrigerated RO water and I put in one or two ice cubes. The bottles don't need ice cubes, but my kids like to put them in anyway. The other day, one of my daughter's bottles was on the counter in the evening. It was 8pm. I took a sip and would you believe it was STILL ice cold! This was filled at 6:30am that morning.

Funtainers are available in many designs including Batman, High School Musical, Hannah Montana, Hello Kitty, Barbie, Spiderman, Scooby Doo, Disney Princess, Star Wars, Funky Flowers, Bratz, Sports, Camo and many more! My girls have the Camo design Funtainer water bottles, one has pink and the other has purple. My son has Speed Racer.

I have successfully solved the water bottle dilema. I am now a happy mom. All is well.