Believe it or not, there are quite a few choices when it comes to BPA-free sippy cups for your kidlet. The trick, as it turns out, is finding a BPA-free sippy cup that doesn’t leak. Like their BPA-infested counterparts, the “safe” sippy cups have their fair share of leakage problems, too. And while I’m all about keeping nasty chemicals out of the kidlet, I’m not thrilled about it being at the expense of our brand-new carpet.

After reading up on various reviews (there are precious few when it comes to leakage), we narrowed it down to three BPA-free choices:

Kleen Kanteen

I was most excited about this one, just because I liked the sleek look of it and the interchangable adapters. You can order it with the sippy cup adapter and then later, as the kidlet grows into it, switch to a regular water bottle adapter. As far a leakage goes, it’s not 100% reliable. Shaking it upside down will produce some liquid, but it passes the “laying on it’s side test” pretty well. You need to make absolutely certain that the adapter is put back together well after washing it or you will have Niagra Falls on your hands. Another little quirk I wasn’t expecting was how cold the outside of the container gets…it certainly keeps the drink cold for a long time, but if your kidlet is sensitive to cold temperatures on their hands, there are no handles on this cup and it gets pretty chilly to hold. They hold 12 oz and run in the $16-19 dollar range. As usual, Amazon tends to have the best prices (but keep an eye on the shipping charges).

Sigg

I ordered the small version and love the designs this comes in (ours glows in the dark). Bottom line on this one is that unless your kidlet is adept at drinking out of a sports bottle spigot, it’s going to leak a lot. You can “lock” the spigot, but that means you’ll have to keep locking and unlocking it each time kidlet wants a sip. I do like the Sigg products (especially the adult water bottles), though, so I’m saving this one for when kidlet becomes more reliable with a sports bottle. It’s a bit smaller than the Kleen Kanteen, at only 10 oz. Prices run about $16 - $18.

Foggo

Ding, Ding, Ding….we have a winner! Made by Thermos, this little beauty passed all of our leak tests in this house. The only liquid I’ve managed to get out of it was when I purposely shook the heck out of it upside down. (Caution: don’t let your kidlet see you do this test….monkey see, monkey do). It can lay on it’s side for hours and not leak and as a bonus, this one has handles to keep little hands from freezing when they touch it. They are widely available online and if you’re lucky, there are a few Target stores who keep these on their shelves. They only hold 7 oz, so I find myself refilling it more often throughout the day and they certainly aren’t as trendy as the others, but it’s the one we most often use in this household since I don’t have to worry about it leaking everywhere. Cost? Around $15.

For a complete list of safe sippy cups, head on over to Safe Mama where you’ll find a great cheat-sheet for safe sippy cups and bottles!