My daughter starts K next month and I need a lunch box that:
Been seeing the Bentgo boxes everywhere but wondering if they're worth the hype or just Instagram marketing. Thoughts?
Yeti makes a smaller cooler that's actually kindergarten-sized. Pricier but it lasts forever. We've had ours for 3 kids now and it still looks new. Worth the investment if you can swing it.
Rubbermaid Brilliance all day. Keeps cold for hours, clips actually work, and they're like $15. My daughter's had the same one since K and it's still going. Simple design = less to break.
The 'small enough for 5yo to open' thing is clutch. So many lunch boxes have latches that are impossible for little hands. Rubbermaid clips are actually doable for kindergarteners.
OmieBox is mid - looks nice but the ice pack thing doesn't actually keep food that cold. Went back to plain Rubbermaid with a separate ice pack and honestly it's better.
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Skip the 'cool' lunch boxes with cartoon characters - they fall apart after one year guaranteed. Rubbermaid or OmieBox if you want something slightly nicer but still reliable.