My eldest is a chewer. The psychology teacher is me believes this is because he got stuck at the oral stage in his infancy, the parent in me thinks this is because he wants to drive me over the edge! Whatever the reason, he chews and for those that don’t know my eldest isn’t 3 he is in fact 8 but like I said he still chews. He chews the necklines on his jumpers, he chews his non existent fingernails and he has even manged to chew straight through the sleeve of his coat. I don’t even think he knows he is doing it half the time but the habit drives me mad and costs me a bloody fortune.
Over the past 4 years of schooling we must have gone through countless water bottles because he either chews through the straw so it literally comes off and renders the bottle useless or he chews the “sucky” bit at the top so that the dam thing leaks all over his school bag – although I am sure he thinks a wet school book will excuse him from homework. Not on my watch kid not on my watch!
So, when we were asked to review the S’ip by S’well water bottles in the run up to yet another school year I was delighted, not overly optimistic but delighted all the same at the prospect of not actually having to buy more bottles.
What are S’ip by S’well water bottles?
The S’ip by S’well water bottles are made of metal and you (as the name suggests) sip from them. They are perfect for my little chewer as there is literally nothing to chew but they are also perfect for the whole family and come in a range of sizes with the recent addition of a s’ip by s’well travel mug too.
What makes the s’ip by s’well water bottles so good?
- They are available in cool colours and designs, including a strawberry one that I have my eye on.
- They can be used for both hot and cold drinks, keeping your hot drinks hot for an impressive 12 hours and cold drinks cold for 24.
- They are condensation free
- They are double walled meaning they are even less likely to be broken by accident prone children (or parents)
- They are leak free, another bonus for when using them in the school bags
- There is nothing to chew!
Our review of the s’ip by s’well water bottles
The first thing I noticed about the s’ip by s’well water bottles was the weight. They weren’t too heavy but they were heavier than your normal plastic bottle which actually made them feel well made and less flimsy which was a good start.
We were sent a purple bottle to review which I loved the colour of but there are so many s=colours and styles to choose from and although being stylish wasn’t my main concern, (or even a consideration for an 8 year old boy if I’m honest) it is worth noting that they are pretty stylish and I will happily be using them for work too!
After only a few days I can already confirm that the s’well bottles are the answer to our chewing issue and would recommend them to all parents of chewers! I would also recommend them to anyone who works, walks, gyms, travels or basically leaves the house and wats to take a drink with them as these are great. They do in fact keep cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot for a considerable amount of time.
For me it was all about the functionality of the s’well bottles but having done some research I must admit that I love the fact that by using the S’ip by S’well range you are actually doing something for the environment too and being eco friendly and sustainable as using these prevents the use of unnecessary plastic bottles and the rate we were going through them this is definitely a bonus.
I also love that S’ip by S’well are a company that actively support a charity too and are a partner of the UNICEF USA where they actively support water programs and help improve access to clean water for those that often go with out, so yeah a pretty top notch company that offer top notch products, not to mention solutions for chewers!
Would highly recommend the s’well bottles.
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