Fitting a water bottle in a lunchbox

[Nenibay]

DO your kids fit their water bottle in their lunchbox? DD starts kindergarten this fall and her lunchbox doesn't seem big enough to fit her water bottle and a bento box.  Anyone have a good option? I don't want her to forget to take it to lunch if she leaves it in her book bag.  Am I way over thinking this?

[pierogigirl]

Ours does not fit in the lunchbox. It goes on a pocket on the outside of the backpack. I'd see if her forgetting is an actual problem before I worried about a solution.

[cjeanette]

The ones I have found that do just seem too small for the day. They keep water out on their desks. I send her with a milk box for lunch.

[DarcyLongfellow]

That was the only thing I didn't like about the Planetbox (DD hated it, so we only used it for 6 months or so).

Some bento box style bags have a pocket on the front that will fit a water bottle.

[Deleted]

We just use bigger lunch boxes to fit the drink with a bento type container.

Last year DD2 had an embark lunch bag from target that had a water bottle pocket on the outside.

This year both my girls chose BYO brand lunch bags from target. They will fit both the divided rectangle type bento box and their thermos.

[savan]

No. I either put in the side pocket of their backpack or I've clipped it to the lunch box. They take nalgene bottle where the lid also acts like a handle.

[anna7602]

DD has access to her water bottle all day in the classroom, so there's no need to out it in her lunch box. It goes in a pocket of her backpack to get to school and her lunch box clips onto the backpack as well. This has been our system through all of K and all of first grade. She starts 2nd grade next month.

[af1212]

I use the Rubbermaid litter less box for water in my kids' lunches. It fits right next to their laptop lunch bento box inside the lunchbox.

[Nenibay]

Thank you all for the responses. I didn't even consider that they would have water with them all day. Her book bag does have a holder on the outside so ill try that and see if she's ok with remembering.

[namasteak]

I just bought DS a planetbox and lunch bag and the water bottle that fits in the front pocket.

[whitepicketfence]

Nope. There's a pocket on the side of the girls' lunch boxes specifically for the water bottle. It didn't fit in the preschool cubbies with the water bottle so they usually just kept them in a side pocket of their backpack.

[meltoine]

We're not allowed to send water bottles to school. They get water with their snacks and from the fountain at bathroom breaks, and they get a milk carton with lunch.

[madisen]

My kids have neoprene lunch bags I bought on amazon. They're a great size, come in lots of different design choices, and easy to clean. A thermos and/or bottle of water easily fits in them.