Summer is finally here, so here are some of the must haves to keep your kids engaged and learning while outdoors.
Water tables kept kids busy for a long periods of time. You can also add so many things to change it up for them to keep interest. A bonus is that this lasts for years.
Water Table Kids | Walmart Canada
Great sensory activity is a sand box. You can also add trucks, or water to create roads and cities. Also last for years.
Kids sandboxes & kids sand toys
Bubble blowers are so fun! Keep little ones engaged but also have a bubble poping contest with your older kids to burn energy. Also an extra bonus bubbles keep mosquitoes away!
Bubble Machine
Chalk is the best. Make beautiful pictures or tricky obstacle courses. Either way your kids are going to love it.
Chalk & Sidewalk Chalk
Stroller or wagons. Pile in the kids and all the toys, snacks and drinks. Head out to the parks for a day of fun.
Stroller Wagon
Sunscreen! You're kids skin is so delicate. This mineral sunscreen is easy to spread and great coverage with none of the harsh chemicals.
Aveeno Baby Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
If you active like us, this is a great option to get your kids included on your adventures.
Bike Child Carriers & Bike Baby Carriers
Kids skin is so sensitive. I'm sun ceritified and a tsp on each limb is the minimum they need to be protected.
Baby Suncreen & Kids Sunscreen - Walmart Canada
Bubble blowers are so great! Infants love watching the bubbles and if you have older children make it into a game to pop bubbles to burn energy. Also big bonus, bubble keep the mosquitos away.
Bubble Toys & Kids' Chalk
If your going out for a bike ride this is a must! Protect their precious heads with these great helmets.
Kids' Bike Helmets
Hats hats hats. You're going to need more than one. Have one in the car, one in the stroller and one in the house.
Kids Hats
I always make my kids wear sunglasses from infancy. Protect their eyes and you can even entice them with their favourite characters or colours. I would recommend getting multiples as somehow they always loose the sunglasses.
Kids Sunglasses
Pools are great way to keep cool in the heat. Add some water toys and let the kids splash and play.
Water Toys for Kids & Outdoor Water Toys
Swimsuits are needed for all year round but especially in summer. Whether in the pool, at the lake or just a water fight.
Kids' Swimwear & Bikinis
Rash guards are great for sun coverage but also keep the kids warmer in the cool waters.
Rash guards are a great way to keep the sun off their shoulders without the fight of sunscreen. Plus keeps them warmer in the cool temperatures.
Boys Rashguards
Not sure about you but my kids could live at the park. Climbing, swinging and sliding. But you can't always make it to the park so this is a great way to burn energy in the backyard.
Swing Sets & Kids Swing Sets
My son loves this way more than the stroller. He 'drives' the car and laughs the whole time.
Kids Push Cars
Strider bikes are great way to practice balance while learning to ride a bike.
Nakamura Kids' 12" Balance Bike, Foam Wheels ...
Strider bikes are a great way to practice and learn balance while learning to ride a bike
Balance Bikes | Walmart Canada
Maybe they have mastered the balance and now need to learn to pedal. Upgrade to pedal bike
Kids Bikes & Toddler Bikes | Walmart Canada
After the strider they do need to learn to pedal. Or maybe they don’t like the strider and would rather pedal.
Youth & Children Bikes
Intrigue your child with their favourite superhero or character. They will be flying around on the streets before you know it.
Kids' Bikes
Pools are so much fun. Inflatable ones are soft for little ones and easily store
Kiddie & Baby Pools
Kids love these. Ones with sun protection even better. Let them cruise the neighborhood in the coolest car.
