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Home > Things We Love > All I want for Christmas is a Soda Stream!

All I want for Christmas is a Soda Stream!

Last Updated: March 2, 2023

I think I was having the same thoughts as a ten year old. I remember having a Sodastream as a child, the sound of it, the luxury of bubbly water all the time. Did you know that the Sodastream has actually been around since 1903 and despite changing its look and design it remains focused on its very cool singular purpose which is creating sparkling bubbly water in a machine you can have in your home.

I use the Sodastream I currently have every single day for sparkling water and just as often for weekend drinks and for experimenting with different flavours. A US water study conducted in 2014 found that adults drank 40% more water and water based drinks when owning a Sodastream. With kids, the novelty heightens the use so one can only imagine how much more water I get my 8 year old to drink. Priced at RRP $199 these are a cool family gift idea especially if you like the idea of gifting outside the realm of toys and novelties. The Sodastream is useful for everyone.

sodastream

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU BUY A SODASTREAM

  • You get yourself a world famous Sodastream
  • You get access to sparkling water using water from your tap!
  • You get a BPA reusable bottle
  • You also get a gas cylinder full, (about 60L worth of bubbles), so your Sodastream is ready to use (there are heaps of locations to swap them over for a small fee when you run out (which you can find on their website))
  • There are over 40 better-for-you flavours
  • Easy to follow instructions

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT HAVING A SODASTREAM

  • We drink more water as a family and more water based drinks
  • It saves you money. It costs less to use a Sodastream than it does buying sparkling water. 40c per 1.5 litres which is about half as much as buying soda water from a supermarket.
  • We use less plastic as a family which means less landfill
  • The Sodastream looks stylish and doesn’t take up a lot of room in my kitchen
  • It is really easy to use

MY KIDS’ 3 FAVOURITE SODASTREAM RECIPES

  1. Plain soda water
  2. Plain soda water with some pieces of lime (true story!)
  3. Depending on the child these are the other 2 flavours we sometimes have on weekend

soda stream flavours

MY FAVOURITE SODASTREAM RECIPE

My favourite Sodastream recipe is a vodka, lime and soda followed very closely by a Mojito. The point of the Sodastream for me is to replace something that was costing me a lot of money, creating a lot of plastic byproduct and by default encouraging me to drink more water.

vodka lime and soda

 

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About the author, Ngaire Stirling

Owner and Founder of Brisbane Kids, Ngaire grew up in Brisbane and lives with her husband, 3 kids and many animals. She has marketing and teaching qualifications and spends her spare time growing vegetables and advocating for wildlife including koalas. She loves long summer days, bright starry nights and working on Brisbane Kids. Read more about us

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  1. Debbie Carruth

    We would call him Whiz Fizz, Master of Bubbles

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  2. Charl Lowther

    Carbon the Great, (or Carbon for short) making fizzy carbonated drinks all year round for us to enjoy!

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  3. Carola Isaacs

    We’d call it our ‘Master of Soda.’ It’d be welcomed into our family like a new member of the family. Our Master of Soda would quickly become the family favourite as it’s older dearly beloved 80’s model passed away of very old age a few years ago. This younger model with it’s updated stylish look would fit in perfectly with our young modern day family and our home. We look forward to welcoming our new Master of Soda soon 🙂

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  4. Carola Isaacs

    We’d call it our ‘Master of Soda.’ It’d be welcomed into our family like a new member of the family. Our Master of Soda would quickly become the family favourite as it’s older dearly beloved 80’s model passed away of very old age a few years ago and has been dearly missed since. This younger model seems to have a cooler updated style so it would fit perfectly into modern day family and home. We look forward to welcoming our new Master of Soda soon 🙂

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  5. Em Hart

    We would call our new Soda Stream “ARNIE”, not only is it tough and looks good, it is also rise of the machines – as in Terminator 3 where Arnold Schwarzenegger is the star. Our new “ARNIE” would be our star in the kitchen!

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  6. emsie2

    Battle of the Bubbles- it would be a fight to see who uses it first and who makes the best bubbly drink.

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  7. Michelle Mitchell

    Diamond because we’d have something sparkling on hand!

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  8. Kylie Somers

    Bruce – because Sodastreams last forever and Bruce sounds like a strong, reliable name to me!

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  9. Jo Gooderson

    Sodarific. (Geddit? So terrific!) or schusshy

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  10. Natalie Doughty

    Hubby will dub thee, Bubbles the Chimp.

    Reply
  11. Adam Bowcutt

    Barry.

    Reply
  12. Sally Graves

    Bubble Jedi ?

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  13. CA Conway

    I’d call ours Fat Bastard, because we’d always be saying get in my belly!!

    Reply
  14. Kylie Mattern

    Bucks Fizz because it would be hard to “Make our Mind Up” which flavour to choose

    Reply
  15. K Sauvage

    Helen. This is my bosses name and she’s forever carrying on about how much she loves her soda stream and I need one for the kids! As the kids love my boss this would be strange but perfect

    Reply
  16. Jamie Andersen

    Pop power! The power to pop! Xx

    Reply
  17. katie poli

    Darth Soda… you cannot resist the power of the bubble side…

    Reply
    • Ngaire Stirling

      Congratulations Katie you were chosen by a panel of 3 judges to win based on your creative answer! please email info@brisbanekids.com.au within the next 72 hours to claim your prize.

      Reply
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