Super straws

I have 3 little kids and kids like straws! I have never loved straws because they don't wash well and I feel it's such a waste of money buying something you just have to throw away. For anyone that feels the same, but still would like to reward their children for drinking their healthy vitamin shake with a cool straw then check this one out. My kids love these!

I ran across these super duper straws a couple months ago while working in northern Colorado. They are made by Zak designs, who also make some pretty cool dish-ware and things (if you have kids check out the kids plates, their fun).

These are reusable polycarbonate dot straws. In vibrant colors, that hold up. We have used them a lot with no wear so far. All you do is stick them in the dishwasher and voila, they are clean!

They have them on amazon.com as well as different cooking specialty stores around the country. They come in a nice PVC pouch and sell for $6.50-$9.00 for 10 straws. If you use many straws they will pay for themselves pretty quickly.