Going to the beach is a whole new experience with a different meaning when you have a baby. No more basking for the whole day in the sun and enjoying the cool breeze from the sea. Now your time is spent playing with your little one and watching them enjoy all of the great things that the beach has to offer. Although you can’t relax as much as you did before the baby, the beach is still just as fun, if not more as you can re-live your childhood years.
So here are our tips on how to successfully keep your little ones entertained and have fun yourself, whilst still enjoying some relaxation:
Give Them Shelter
The beach is both hot and sunny and you want to make sure that your baby has a place to go to to get away from the sun to cool off. Consider taking a small beach tent or just a large parasol.
Keep Them Entertained
The beach has so much within itself to keep your little ones entertained, but sometimes you want to relax and enjoy your time without running back and forth to the water. Bring a lot of beach toys for you little one to play with. The more toys you bring, the longer you keep them entertained without having to run out to let them play in the sea.
Bring All of the Sun Protection Essentials
Bringing the sun cream, hat, sunglasses, and everything else that will protect your baby from the sun’s harmful UV rays is one of the most important things to remember at the beach. We also recommend that you apply sunscreen before you leave and then once we get to the beach.
Take a Seat
We suggest the very popular Bumbo seat and this is a great item to take to the beach. It makes baby feel like they are involved in all of the fun as they can see what is going on.
Let Them Explore Their Surroundings
The touch of the sand and sound of the sea can be very frightening for a little one so let them explore in their own time. Once they see all of the things that we were doing, they will start to try them out. It will be fun letting them do it all on their own and watch them get over any fears to really have fun at the beach.
Take Pictures
Bring your camera with you to the beach and document the moments. Make sure that you bring sealed plastic bags with you to protect your camera from the water and sand. Take candid shots so that you can remember them in their element. You will love looking back at them when they are older and remembering how little and cute they were all sandy.
Forget the Push chair
A push chair might sound nice on the beach, but we can tell you from experience that it is a pain in to push in the sand. If your baby won’t sleep on a towel under the tent or parasol, then just bring the carrier for her to sleep in.
Keep safe and most of all have fun.