My daughter is 5 and has a hard time opening the thermos we have for her warm food at lunch. Would this be easier?
60050
It is difficult to say for sure, it depends on how big her hands are, because the lid is almost five inches. Maybe try to see if you can find a container with a lid around that size and see if she can open it. I hope this helps you.
60051
Gosh, that's a hard question to answer. I guess it depends on how big her hands are. I'm an adult male, and my hands are average size ("Large" work glove size). I can grip the lid okay. But for a child's hands? I don't know. The lid is almost five inches in diameter. Plus, you have to screw it on tight to really keep the heat in and prevent leaking. I hope this helps you.
60052
My 4 year old could not open this at all, the lid is pretty tight compared to other thermoses. He can open his tall thermos, though.
60053
My son is 10. The opening is larger than most but easy to open as long as you don't close it pass the indicated point. I love it.
768140
My kids are age 6 and 7 so it's been awhile since I've had a baby around but I would have to say yes I mean the little compartments click shut but are very easy to open (I often flip the lids one handed) so definitely NOT child proof in that way you would have to keep it out of reach of the child.
64967
Yes, you lift it to open it, but you have to slide the spring-loaded latch sideways with your thumb to retract a pin before you can lift it. That takes a fairly strong thumb. My guess is a 5 year old wouldn't have strong enough hands, but I don't know for sure.
1628825
Opening is not too easy. My kids ask adults to help them. Eating directly out of the container is easy: that's what my kids do.
614399
That's happened a few times with mine. I solved it by A: not being too rough with the lunch box once it's loaded, making sure the lid is on and locked properly. If this doesn't take care of it, do what I do and just take a folded table napkin, (fabric). Place it on the very top of the tray lid before you place your thermos in the trough. This closes the space between the thermos and the handle so it really can't fall out. You must be off roading or something though. Hope this helps.
1817988
Yes. As long as the liquid is not too hot. Then a teacher can help once in awhile.My 5 yo can do it.
1401691
It should open vary easily by grasping crossways with your fingers, pulling one section down and one section up. It comes apart when my two year old grabs it so maybe your has a defect and it is stuck, if you can't get it apart.
1258113
I think so. The button to open.it is fairly easy. She may just need help opening and closing when adding liquids. Twistng the cap on and off.
1413690
Even though it is small, it is quite roomy. The lunch boxes would easily fit but it depends on the size and shape of thermos. A bottle of water should fit with the lunch boxes.
937595
My kids have had that happen on occasion when they put them into their backpacks.....I have never had that problem with mine, but I just put it into my cup holder in my car. Love Thermos products, but my new favorite for my kids is the Contigo Scout stainless steel, insulated 12 oz. it can't pop open unintenionally.
1258115
My 6 year old daughter uses it every day. She has no trouble opening and closing it. The lock keeps it from opening and spilling in her lunch box (as long as she remembers to lock it when she is done).
164253
Yes, your son shouldn't have trouble to open it. It just has a latch you can flip back if you want to open it. Hope it answers your question
905670
No, my six year old has a lot of trouble opening it up. You have to press down pretty hard to get it to open up.
1817989
Yes, if you teach them how and don't screw the cap on too tightly. This is an amazing thermos that keeps food warm for hours. I have a four everyone for whom I use this thermos for her school lunch every day.
2175652
It depends on your 4 year olds attitude and strength and how tight you close it. Usually there are adults around to help them though during lunch. It does keep things hot you do need to follow the directions though.
64965
It's been a long time since I had a 5 year old, but I think they could learn to open it. The gate closed with a lever-type piece of plastic at the top of the gate that you lift up to disengage the latch. You can lock it by pressing down on the lever firmly after closing, which causes a red piece of plastic to fit over the end. To open after locking takes two hands - one to push the plastic piece to release the lever, and one to lift the lever to open the gate. I think a 5 year old could probably figure it out but I'm not sure if they would be strong enough to unlock and open the gate. But then, kids are clever!
2175654
Your childs hand would be too small - This screwon lid once the thermos is filled with food needs tobe tightened down to prevent leaking - PC LA .