Going to the Beach? Don't Leave Home Without....

August 04, 2008

by Amy Rees

Packing and unpacking aren't exactly top of our list of favorite ways to spend our days.  Except of course if we're headed to the beach. 

Say "beach" and we are dragging out that old beat-up bag and shoving stuff into with glee!

(We're still not so thrilled with unpacking it at the end of the outing, especially as the sand spills everywhere, but by then we're all so sun-tired and cheery that we can't much manage to care!)

In that flurry of getting out the door, be sure you haven't forgotten:

• Wait -- can't find that old beat-up bag?  Get this darling one from Etsy -- you'll end up using it for everything and feeling beachy and chic each time!

• big beach towels (on deep sale at the time of this posting -- hooray!), oversized so you can stake out some dry, sand-free corner for yourself.  Or at least try!

• pails, shovels, scoopers -- we think the best of all come from the assortment of rinsed-out yogurt containers and round and square reusable plastic containers that tumble out, lid-less, every time you open the cabinet under the sink.  If you're looking for something new, we adore this all-in-one sand toy set that comes with the old pail and shovels, as well as that essential funnel/wheel sand mill thingy that no little kid can seem to get enough of

• our favorite sunscreen or this zinc oxide-based one (or both -- you can't have too many)

• sandals that can go right into the water, because -- well, because that's just what your kiddos do

• sunglasses, yours and theirs

• wide-brimmed sunhats, yours and theirs

• and the usual selection of snacks and drinks that you end up dragging along with you on these outings.  Frozen grapes, anyone?

Happy beaching -- we'll see you at the shore!

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