Are you getting ready for a trip to the beach? If you’re like most moms, preparing for trips takes a lot of work and advanced-preparation.
One way to streamline the process of packing for any trip is to keep a list of items that you always need to bring with you saved on your computer. However, unless you’re traveling to the beach or a place with a pool, you might not need beach-specific items.
Here are some of the things we’ve brought with us on recent trips:
Organizing What To Bring When Traveling to the Beach With Kids
- Floppy, waterproof hats and sunglasses. I found some great hats at Costco this year, but I always order sunglasses from Amazon.
- Crocs for the pool. Watershoes for the beach.
- Sunscreen. We order a 3-pack of spray sunscreen and a sunscreen stick. That usually lasts us for a whole trip, and everyone in our family uses the same sunscreen (even though we buy the stuff that’s formulated for kids).
- Plastic utensils and cups. This is especially important if you’ll be eating on the go, or staying in a hotel.
- Stuff for easy hotel-room meals: Easy Mac cups, Cheerios cups, applesauce pouches, mandarin oranges, shelf-stable milk.
- One or two toys. The last time we traveled, we brought a new Cars Duplo set, and it kept our kids occupied in our hotel room. We also let the kids play with some of the items in their carry-on bags.
- Two swimsuits and swim shirts for each child. Just in case one suit gets ruined, it’s nice to have a backup. Swimming suits can be an expensive purchase if you’re buying it from a hotel.
- Beach toys. If you have room in your suitcase, it’s nice to bring these along for the beach. You can also play with plastic cups – they’re great for making really neat sand castles!
For more packing organization ideas, check out these posts:
Organized Suitcase Packing When Traveling With Kids
The Ultimate Carry-On Bag for Preschoolers
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We visit the play multiple times a week during the summer and we try to go to the beach yearly too so I was curious to see what all you had on your list. We also make sure we take floaties. My youngest is 3 and can’t swim yet but he loves to play in the water.
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Good idea, Sheena! 🙂
LOVE your posts – I lose track of time reading your whole blog! In our case (we live in Florida), we always bring cups/buckets/bags because my 4 year old is obsessed with seashells. We can not go to the beach without returning with a new “collection”. 🙂
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My kids each get to take one small bag with their own toys, activities for the car and the stay. It has helped a ton because if they want to bring it they have to be responsible for it and their bags are small so it’s never a bunch.
Thanks for your list! I was your link neighbor on Moms Blog Party this week, and I’m glad I got to stop by
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Thanks for the list of things. This is definitely useful! We always fumble about when it comes to trips like this and end up forgetting one or two things 🙂
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Thanks, Veronika! 🙂
Hi Katie! I am a newer blogger and I was feeling a little stuck on creating images for my blog posts, so I figured I would browse Pinterest to see what intrigued me and I couldn’t help but to notice your post! I love traveling with my kids so this is perfect 🙂 I look forward to browsing through the rest of your site and getting a little more inspiration! Lisa @ wiggles and whimsy
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Hi Lisa! Images is the hardest thing for me too. I’m glad you stopped by, and good luck with your new blogging adventure!