Beach with Kids
Nancy reports from her FIRST family vacation. She’s at the beach with her kids and husband. Learn what works well and what doesn’t and save yourself the headaches when you go to the beach.
Products Nancy Loved While There:
Other tips Arthur and Nancy give from their trip:
- Get a house instead of a hotel so you have a place as a base where kids can eat breakfast, lunch and take naps (well worth the extra cost because you save on not eating out as often).
- Be prepared to take a lot of stuff with you to help your child feel comfortable (car seat, portable bed, lovies, food and so forth).
- Use the GoGo Babyz Travelmate to get your carseat through the airport (Anna really felt better sitting in her car seat on the plane–well worth taking it on).
- Practice sleeping in the Pack N Play before you go (or in a bed if that is what will happen.
- Practice using the equipment you take with you (we did not practice the sun cover and it was a sore spot one day).
- Find kid-friendly restaurants in advance–kids won’t wait when they are hungry.
- Check out places that mean something to you and tell your kids about it (Nancy used to live in Corona Del Mar so the family went back to her house, toy store, and library as well as the beach near her house).
- Kick Back and Relax! The most important thing you will do on your trip is JUST spend time together.
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The Beach where we stayed–our house was one row back and we only had to walk 20 feet to the sand and 50 yards to the water–it was great!
Anna did not like the sand–but she did better when we used the One Step Ahead beach/water shoes. And she stayed protected from the sun in her One Step Ahead Cover Up.
The tidepools were a big hit with Anna, but Alex, her big brother was afraid of the teeny tiny crabs.
A wet suit kept Alex warm in the water. Great thing to take!
Here is Nancy with “Too Much Stuff” for the beach.
Sunset on the Beach
