A Safer Sippy for Your Little Green Angels
by Jenna Watson, Barcelona on 01.25.08
A little expectant mother bird sent us this website yesterday for The Safe Sippy by Kid Basix. This is a great new and greener approach for kids that are starting to drink on their own. It keeps contact between water and plastic to a minimum and all their plastics are certified free of Bisphenol A, phthalates and DEHA. The bottle itself is stainless steel and pretty sleek looking.
The straw shaped spout is said to be better for little growing mouths and speech development while also being spill safe. The wee handle has nubs on it for little hands and can be taken off when no longer needed. This feature also extends the life cycle of the product and subsequently helps reduce its overall impacts. This sippy cup looks like it was made with lots of heart and a green conscience.
We also took into consideration the fun stuff, like hands - little hands, messy hands, hands that can't quite hold onto big things yet; the developing mouths and speech abilities of growing infants; children's desire to look at bright, colorful objects; children's propensity for turning food delivery systems into projectiles...and other stuff as well.
Check out their site for a complete run down of all the safer features on this modern version of the cup for kids or bookmark it for your next green baby shower. Check out our TH Guide on :How to Green Your Baby. Image Copyright Kid Basix.
This looks great...but here's the real question:
Is it spill proof?
I'd love to hear from anyone who has tested it!
Are there any drinking bottles like this for adults??
BPA Free Safe Sippy Cups Part 2. Part one is linked inside the post.
There are similar devices for adults but they cost a pretty penny. The brand I use is SIGG by Swiss Army.
http://www.swissmade.com/en/web/index.php?identifier=show_search_result&searchstring=SIGG
Mine is a fashion bottle...because I am vain when it comes to my water bottle. Hehe.
Your readers were asking about the SAFESippy cup. We are a Canadian reseller of this product and can tell you that it doesn't leak.
Parents who have tried this product love it. It addresses the concerns people are having with plastics, bisphenol-A and antimony leaching, etc.
There's more information including a ton of links to health and environmental concerns with plastic bottles on the site.
You can reach it by going to PlasticFreeBottles.com.
Sorry, this cup is far from wonderful. The first cup rusted after the first day (!), so we took it back. The store quickly gave us another and it sounded like they had issues with the cup because one of the managers said if it came back again to just give us our money back.
The second cup hasn't rusted, but the design leaves much to be desired. Ours does leak, and the whole thing seems cheaply made. You'll never really screw the cap on with confidence - it always seems crooked. And don't get me started on the rubber sleeve. That is the one truly amazing part about the Safe Sippy though - the rubber sleeve will fall off instantly whenever it gets wet, yet it is nearly impossible to get back on. My wife's friend likened it to "putting on a wet swimsuit." I'd avoid if I were you.