Great Water Toys
We give our picks for the best summer pools and tips for staying safe from germs and drowning. We love the
Li’l Squirt Baby Pool from One Step Ahead–the best for kids who are timid about pools or if you just want to splash around ($19.95) and the Soft Seat Baby Pool with Canopy from One Step Ahead–the bottom of the pool really is soft so no rocks poke your baby from below and the canopy (see pic below) helps cut the sun’s glare (only $14.95). Read on for tips and listen for our other suggestions:
NEVER ever leave the pool unattended with our without kids in it. If you have to leave the pool, turn it over and dump out the water. Babies are too curious.- Have babies wear tight-fitting plastic pants over the diapers–even if they are swim diapers.
- Change the water regularly because bacteria grows–especially because baby pool diapers are only meant to hold in the chunky stuff.
- Limit the number of kids in the pool. It might be tempting to invite the entire neighborhood over, but if there are too many toddlers, it makes for bump and slip accidents. If you are worried about kids slipping and falling, give them sandals or shoes that work in the pool–not flip flops or slip-ons, but sandals made for the water. We love the shoes and sandals form One Step Ahead.
- Don’t let kids stay too long–kids can get waterlogged easily and sunburned so make it a fun activity for a short period of time.
Keep babies protected from the sun: We LOVE the UV protecting suits from One Step Ahead called Sun Smarties. We tried them last summer and for the price, they are the best value. Check out our review of them from last summer. We also love the sunglasses from BabyBanz. They stay on your baby’s head. We will be giving away pairs this summer so listen and win!
