It’s Summer!!!

Summer is here unofficially, and there are tons of things we need to be aware off. The sun exposure, the bugs, the weather. There are a couple of items that MUST be with us at all times during the summer.

Suncreen: What better way to keep your children protected? The most important is sunscreen. To compliment sunscreen a child should always wear a hat for long outings as well as sunglasses (we want to protect those precious eyes).

Shoes: A good pair of shoes that can be used in water (we love Stride Rite Phibians) and Bus Spray: A mosquito spray is a necessity, especially because my kids are super sweet and get bitten  A LOT. We use the Fairy Tales Bug Bandit (full review here).

Backpack: A backpack is a must all year-long. Kids should have somewhere to carry a water bottle (which is another thing they should have all year) and snacks and put their sunglasses away. As far a recommended backpacks I like the Skip Hop back packs and for water bottles we use Contigo water bottles because they are easy to clean and last!

Don’t forget to label all of your kids gear. If you need labels Mabel’s Labels are really the best. We’ve been using them for a year and they have lasted to tons of washes! Yeap,we wash them in the laundry (we use the labels on clothes), but also on the water bottles and shoes. Do you have any other essentials that are a must and are not listed? Join the conversation and let us know!