Laken water bottles:  Aluminum/Steel/ Insulated  BPA free

Pro:  great black spout that does not stain and has great flow; fun and spicy designs from a graffiti artist but you can buy plain colors; solid spout cover that did not break, love the sizes.  My go to bottle.

Con: lining could absorb juices and make me nervous with a warm beverage, if you put a fizzy drink in it, it sprays you slightly; gets dings; could not separate the sprout for great cleaning (only my daughter could seperate the spout for cleaning with her teeth); spills easily if spout left open.

Aqua Bottle by I sun play:  BPA free plastic bottle with straw spout.

Pro:  Straw to drink out of; good strong cover for spout that would be hard to break; cute color and light weight; my daughter loves it; leaks slowly if left open.

Cons:  Straw hard to clean if you use anything but water; measuring and picture fades of it after just a few hand washings; can’t really be drank from while lying down (spills a little bit and flow is low)  for children only; my  2 ½ year old can only open it and close it with her teeth.  Straw can be shewed and pulled off.  This happened twice, which means replacing the straw and watching your child while they use the cup, a small shewed up straw in a kids mouth is not the safest.

Green Sprouts:  BPA and PVC Free aluminum bottle

Pro:  Simple spout design and look, no fuss or glam water bottle, economical, simple spout design very easy to clean and I can’t see how it would break.

Con:  spout does not flow very well; white so will start to look dirty.

Sigg:  Aluminum bottle, Free of BPA, not lined

Pro:  Millions of design to choose from; can be bought everywhere; no lining.

Con:  Paint chips; spout cover breaks; spout is white so gets stained and looks dirty even if clean; spout gets rough with teeth mark; gets dings, fizzy drinks squirts out; can only be open by small children with their teeth; spills easily if spout left open.

Aladdin “Clean & Pure Water Bottle”: Plastic, BPA Free, screw top.

Pro:  Stylish and light weight; you feel like an adult when you drink from this bottle and that you are drinking designer water.  Clear so you can see the goodness you are drinking.

Con: for parents only since the screw top is not really practical for children; scratched easily and quickly looked like a used disposable bottle.

Plastic information:  Link to article about plastic 

Great information about BPA brought to you by Laken: Click link

Heidi

Remember to sign up for our monthly newsletter and to share your stories on this site.  You run the chance of winning some great giveaways!