Everything you need to know about baby thermoses

After the invention of the thermos, or rather after the improvement of the "Dewar vessel", the advantages of thermos very soon became obvious to the general consumer, which explains the constantly growing demand for them. Very soon, many design varieties appeared, including children's thermoses.

A children's thermos is a thing that is extremely necessary for a child for many years.... From birth, when your toddler needs a warm formula, to middle school, when children take a thermos of drinks or food to school. More precisely, the children's thermos is used for:

• first and second courses;
• water, hot and cold drinks.

Requirements for a children's thermos.

• Temperature regime - high-quality construction is obliged to keep the set temperature up to 12 hours, but for a children's model 6 hours are enough.
• Volume - children at school are constantly busy, therefore, as a rule, they have one snack, which means that 350-400 ml is enough.
• Appointment - the device is intended for various drinks or food.

Features of children's thermoses are in the design - products should be colorful and attractive. In all other respects, they are made using the same technology as the adult models. All of them are equipped with lids that act as cups. Each lid has double walls, which perfectly protects your hands from exposure to high and low temperatures.

Devices with a glass flask are not recommended for children, because the guys are extremely mobile, and will almost certainly break a fragile flask very quickly. Such a thing becomes not only unusable, it is dangerous. The child still does not know how to take care of his own safety and may inadvertently drink from a thermos with a broken flask. Steel structures are distinguished by their strength, safety and reliability.

Thanks to the widest circle of manufacturers, the tireless work of designers, today there are a sufficient number of varieties that can satisfy all the needs of a child. There are school thermoses on sale, which are designed to accommodate other types of water, tea and drinks. Children's food thermoses with containers for first and second courses have been developed, and manufacturers have taken care of mothers and newborns.

You can always buy a device for formula prepared for feeding on a walk, when visiting a clinic, on a trip. What's more, there are heated devices on the market where the nipple bottle case is connected to the battery using a USB cable. A thermos cup, better known as a thermo mug, is an indispensable construction for walks, at school, when kids have only 4-5 lessons, and for lunch they go to the school cafeteria. You can drink juice, tea at a small break.

• Thermos for bottles. The design is designed for baby food. All mothers face the problem of feeding during a long absence from home - during trips to the clinic and other events. A visit to a pediatrician can drag on for several hours, and then nutrition for newborns is simply necessary, especially if the child is bottle-fed. For such cases, you will need a thermos for bottles, especially with a heating option.

• Classic thermoses... This is a drinking option. In children's models, a glass bulb is not used, otherwise their technical characteristics are standard, except for large volumes. These are not found in models for children.

• Heat preserving dishes... Such devices are used for first and second courses. The thermos for food is a product with a wide mouth, which allows it to be used for full meals. A very convenient design when the child is at school for a long time, and sometimes almost all day - lessons, electives, sections. In this case, school lunch is not enough. A high-quality thermos with a higher price is necessarily equipped with a folding spoon, sometimes a fork.

• Thermoerator... Feeder equipped with handles and allowing the baby to use the device independently. Thermo drinking utensils are made of lightweight materials and have a tube. This solution allows the child to drink on the go - in a stroller, in a car. The only drawback of sippy cups is their low ability to retain heat, since they lack a bulb. But this drawback can be easily leveled with a thermal bag or simply wrapping it in a warm cloth.

• Plastic options. Least suitable for children. Fragile material breaks down quite easily, does not withstand stress and absorbs odors, that is, over time, such dishes become unpleasant to use. There is only one advantage - the low price, but is it worth saving on the child.
• Metallic... Children's models are made of food grade stainless steel. The steel thermos has increased strength, safety and reliability, perfectly keeps the temperature inside the flask. The vacuum between the two containers contributes to this.
• Glass flasks. Thermoses of this type are completely unsuitable for making children's models. They are distinguished by increased fragility.

The design of children's models is unusually diverse. You can easily choose a shape and color for every taste. Although there are much fewer types of forms than types of visual design.

• Thermos shape... Children's models are divided into just a few types - classic, sippy cups and thermo cups (for drinking), food (for food) and thermal bottles (for babies).
• Registration... There are no limits for the imagination of designers. Girls are very popular with beautiful thermoses depicting the heroes of the Disney cartoon "Frozen", for a boy a model with superheroes of the Marvel universe, for example, "Spiderman", will be an excellent gift. No less kids will love thermoses with a New Year's penguin, ladybug, Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters.

A rating of the most popular brands that produce children's thermos models and pay great attention to this is presented to the attention of parents.

A small thermos with a capacity of 0.58 liters, designed for young travelers. The manufacturer offers kids three colors:

• pink;
• white and pink;
• blue-blue.

All three options are extremely attractive to children, the images on them are taken from cartoons.... A cup lid with a waterproof flap and a bright case have comfortable handles. The product weighs 0.44 kg. The disadvantages include the ability to keep the temperature for only 6 hours and difficult opening.

The small 0.4L model has a convenient sealed lid with wing-shaped decorative elements and a carrying handle. The manufacturer produces the product in 2 colors:

• lilac;
• turquoise.

The model is made of high quality stainless steel, has a fairly wide mouth and light weight - 0.32 kg. The product has a stylish appearance, an ergonomic streamlined shape, multi-layer walls and an optimal cost.

This children's thermos is made in a classic style, has excellent temperature retention and two colors:

• blue with a dragon for boys;
• pink with a giraffe for girls.

The weight of the product is 0.315 kg, which allows the smallest schoolchildren to use it. The model is made of high quality stainless steel, multilayer walls and a vacuum between them are a guarantee of long-term temperature retention. The outside of the model is covered with a soft coating, the sealed lid is equipped with a valve.

Very nice model, made using 8-layer technology and high quality raw materials - food grade stainless steel. The lid-cup is supplemented with a straw, which makes it possible to use the thermos even in transport. The manufacturer offers products in two colors:

• blue with a snowman;
• pink with a kitten.

The thermos is equipped with an additional accessory - a carrying case.

The elegant children's model is based on vacuum technology, has a volume of 0.47 liters, is made of safe material, in two colors:

• mint;
• purple.

The sealed cup lid has an ergonomic shape. The thermos is completed with a soft silicone drinking straw. This solution allows you to drink liquid in two ways - from a cup and through a straw. The vacuum lid is designed for the versatility of working hands (for right-handed and left-handed people), this moment is adjusted by turning the lid up to 180º. Of the shortcomings, only one parameter can be named - high cost.

The thermos has a personal name "Kid", which immediately focuses on its age audience, two handles on the sides for the convenience of the little owner. The thermos is designed for a liquid volume of 0.26 liters, it resembles a mug. The manufacturer has provided several colors:

• yellow with a monkey;
• pink with a teddy bear;
• blue with a panda.

The product is made of food grade stainless steel, the model is equipped with a silicone tube, which will allow the baby to drink even on a trip.

The universal thermos is designed for food and drinks, the inner plastic removable container allows you to reheat food in the microwave. The volume of the container is 0.65 ml. The body of the product is made of stainless steel, retains heat for a long time, provides the product with high strength and safety. It keeps the temperature perfectly for a long time. The disadvantage is the high price. The listed models of popular brands are in high demand among buyers.

Buying a thermos for children is a responsible business, where you need to take into account many points, because we are talking about the safety of babies, their health... At the same time, you need to remember the age category, since a model for a toddler is unlikely to be suitable for a 10-year-old schoolchild. If you need a school thermos for lunch, then you need to purchase a food model with a wide neck. If the product is needed for a small child, then it is best to take a small thermos with handles so that the baby can hold it, because they are always - "I myself!"

Options for selection.

• Frame... It is desirable that it be multi-layer made of stainless steel for foodstuffs. The outer surface should be made of plastic, which greatly lightens the overall weight.
• Lid... It should be airtight, with a silicone seal, possibly a valve.
• Comfort in use. The child should easily cope with the structure - open and close it.
• Volume... It is desirable that it does not exceed 0.5 liters. This is quite enough for a student. If we are talking about babies, then the volume will be enough from 0.3 liters.
• Design... The product is intended for children, and therefore the colors should be pleasant to them. It is most correct if these are drawings suitable for age.

A children's thermos should be lightweight, fit in a bag or backpack, in extreme cases, have a carabiner for fastening. If it is assumed that the model is needed only for drinks, then preference is given to the classic types, if it is planned to provide the child with a full meal in advance, then attention is paid to food models with the ability to pour soup or put a second course.