For parents and pre-schools · children from birth to 10
Healthy, happy kids start with clean water.
You want your children full of energy, every day. We make clean water easy: purified, remineralised and delivered to your door.
We get it
Getting children to drink water is hard
They forget
Running, playing and hot South African days: children lose water faster than adults, and the youngest cannot always tell you they are thirsty.
Sweet drinks win
Juice and fizzy drinks are easy to reach for. Water has no sugar, which is kinder to young teeth, but only if they like drinking it.
You want to be sure
A greater share of a child's body is water than an adult's, and for their size they drink more of it. So you want to know what is in that water.
That is where we come in
Water you can trust
Every WaterHero bottle starts as ultra-purified water: nothing you didn't ask for. Purification also takes out the minerals, so we put them back: a balanced blend of 90 minerals and trace elements, in controlled amounts. It tastes clean and smooth, not flat, so children like drinking it.
Our quality standards are aligned with SANS 241, and accredited laboratories check the water independently.
Our mineral water is the one we make for every day, for children and adults. It is not meant for babies under six months or for making up infant formula.
Three simple steps
Clean water at home, without the effort
1. Order
Order online in a minute, or call our Pretoria branch on 012 942 0130, 08:00 to 17:00.
2. We deliver
Delivered within about 20 km of Queenswood, or collected by arrangement.
3. They drink well
A 5 L bottle in the kitchen, 500 ml bottles in the school bag. Water is always there when they need it.
For pre-schools · Filla
Water at school, without the admin
Children forget their bottles, bottles run dry by mid-morning, and jugs and shared taps pass from hand to hand. Filla, our water point for schools, takes that off your desk.
No touching
Each child taps their own bottle on the Filla and it fills with our mineral water. No shared tap, no jug, no cups.
Parents can see it
Parents see on their phone how much water their child has poured.
Paid the way you choose
Parents top up their own child's water online, or the school pays. No cash at the gate.
Always full
We manage the Filla and keep it filled, without you needing to ask.
Coming soon: filling becomes a game
The Filla's screen greets each child with their own photo when they fill their bottle (only with their parent's consent), and turns filling on time into a little game.
How much
A guide by age
Total water a day, from drinks and food together; most of it comes from drinks. Children need more on hot days and when they are active.
| Under 6 months | Breast milk or infant formula gives all the water a baby needs. |
| 6 to 12 months | Small sips of water from a cup with meals, alongside breast milk or formula. |
| 1 to 3 years | About 1.1 to 1.3 litres |
| 4 to 8 years | About 1.6 litres |
| 9 to 10 years | About 1.9 litres (girls) to 2.1 litres (boys) |
Sources: European Food Safety Authority, dietary reference values for water (2010); World Health Organization guidance on infant feeding.
Every day
Make it a habit
- A full water bottle in the school bag, every day.
- Water with every meal, and after play and sport.
- Offer water before they ask; more often when it is hot.
- Water that tastes good is water they drink.
Babies under six months: if you make up formula, follow your clinic's or doctor's advice on which water to use and how to prepare it.
Parents ask
Good questions
Can my toddler drink it?
Yes. Our mineral water is made for every day, for children and adults. From six months, small sips from a cup with meals; from one year, water can be their everyday drink.
Can I make up baby formula with it?
No, we do not make it for formula. Ask your clinic or doctor which water to use, and how to prepare it.
Which waters are not for children?
Our sports hydration water, with about ten times the minerals of our mineral water, and our pH10 alkaline water. Both are made for adults who train hard.
Children who reach for water first
And one less thing on your mind. Habits that start at home last a lifetime.
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General information, not medical advice. For your child's own needs, ask your doctor or clinic. WaterHero makes no medical claims about its products.
Water for every way you move