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Outdoor Essentials for Adventurous Toddlers
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items Here's some of our favorite gear for outdoor fun with our little adventurers. Check out this list to find everything you'll need for creeking, rainy day romps, muddy play, nature exploration, and more.
Perfect to keep clothes clean during wet and muddy play.
Tuffo baby-boys Coverall
A sturdy pair of rain boots in a fun pattern is essential for splashy fun! Here are some cute patterns for girls.
Stephen Joseph Girls' Rainboots
A sturdy pair of rain boots in a fun pattern is essential for splashy fun! Here are some cute patterns for boys.
Stephen Joseph Boys' Rainboots
My son loves his toddler-sized umbrella for rainy days!
Stephen Joseph Toddler Kid Umbrella Colorful
We love our binoculars for birdwatching!
Educational Insights GeoSafari Kidnoculars
Our kids have loved their balance bikes for riding around paved trails. This one from Retrospec is *the CUTEST* and fits kids 18 months - 4 years.
Retrospec Bicycles Cub 12" Kids' Balance Bike - Rainforest
We love this EWG-approved mineral sunscreen for all our sunny outdoor adventures.
Badger Mineral Kids Sunscreen Cream - SPF 40 - 2.9 fl.oz: Whole Body, Hypoallergenic, Paraben-Free, Vanilla Tangerine Scent
This sunscreen stick makes application to little faces so much easier!
Badger Sport Mineral Sunscreen Face Stick - SPF 35 - 0.65oz: Hypoallergenic, Paraben-Free, Unscented, Zinc Oxide
A bug house is a wonderful invitation for little ones to explore the tiniest creatures in your backyard.
Giddy Buggy Bug House
This magnifier is so ingenious for kids interested in examining insects and spiders up close!
HABA Terra Kids Observational Magnifier with Mirror
My littles love to help in the yard with their own pint-sized tools. This set is adorable and comes with all the equipment they'll need to help with gardening.
Best Choice Products Kids Wheelbarrow Gardening Tool Set 8 Piece with Metal Tools, Apron, Gloves Ages 3+
We love our Crocs for creeking!
Toddler Classic Clog
My kids love using their Green Toys play wagon to haul their nature discoveries around the yard.
Green Toys Wagon - Blue - Best Active Play for Ages 2 to 4
Chalk is such a versatile material for outdoor fun. It can be used to draw maps, roads, and murals, or be grated and mixed with water to create “potions” in your mud kitchen!
Crayola Washable Sidewalk Chalk - 130 Count - Best for Ages 4 to 9
A flower press is a beautiful tool for inviting children to take a closer look at the natural world around them.
Moulin Roty Flower Press Tool - - Fat Brain Toys
This shovel is perfect for little hands to grip!
Toysmith Sand Scoop - - Fat Brain Toys
Our friends have a swing like this, and my kids love to lay in it and look up at the sky and trees.
Swing-A-Ring - Small - Best Active Play for Ages 3 to 5 - Fat Brain Toys
A tent is a perfect way to create shady play space on a sunny day or an inviting little nook for outdoor reading and snack picnics. I love that this one comes with a fun tunnel!
Hide-Me Tent and Tunnel Combo - Best Active Play for Ages 2 to 6
A mud kitchen is a perfect addition to your backyard for messy and imaginative play!
Tiny Land Outdoor Wooden Mud Kitchen for Kids
This rec is on several of my lists because it is our kids' all-time favorite thing in our yard! We love creating little towns, construction sites, dinosaur digs, and more.
Octagon Wooden Sandbox w/ Cover - Creative Cedar Designs
We love rash guards for added sun protection, and this strawberry print is the cutest for little girls.
Toddler Girl 2-Piece Recycled Rashguard Swimsuit Set in Strawberry Print - Little Planet | Carter's
Rash guards are a summer essential for swimming, creeking, and backyard water play. Carter's is our all-time favorite kids' clothes brand for fit and quality.
Boys Long-Sleeve Rashguard - Blue | Carter's
Sun protection is essential, and I love the hats with built-in neck protection. AND, have you ever seen anything cuter than this little strawberry hat!
Toddler Girls' Strawberry Swim Hat - Cat & Jack™ Pink 12-24M
If strawberries aren't your little one's jam (ha!), maybe a shark sunhat is the one for you!
Toddler Boys' Shark Swim Hat - Cat & Jack™ Blue 12-24M