Water

Staying hydrated is important, it helps keep us healthy. If your kids are like mine they try to talk me into soda as often as they can. For so many reasons I avoid this, the sugar is killer on their teeth, and body, not to mention my sanity. One thing that is nice about soda is it comes in a bottle with a lid, less mess. So I thought my answer to soda was bottled water, but that gets expensive. I don't know about your kids but mine would leave half empty bottles everywhere. No one would claim them so in the trash they went, it was like throwing away MY money!

So I found these way cute water bottles at my local craft store, for a buck WOO-HOO!! I'm sure you can find them other places like a local dollar store, or grocery store. The kids love them they just pick a new color each day, fill it and use it the whole day. An added bonus they fit in their bike drink holders. If they get lost or damaged I'm only out a dollar.