Top Gear for Spring Outdoor Play with Your Kids
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Here comes Spring!! It is finally time to get outside and PLAY!!
(Scroll to the bottom for a spring gear roundup)
April showers bring May flowers and lots of mud puddles.
Child-sized umbrellas are great for a rain walk. Little kids feel big and important when they can carry their own!
My children have been wearing Bogs rain boots since they were very little. (I wear them too!) I remember when my oldest started nursery school and needed rain boots. I did what most moms do… I headed to Target and bought the cutest, least expensive pair I could find. Whoops. Bad idea. Live and Learn. After about three days of play at the muddy playground, they leaked. I paid up and bought the Bogs. Now we are customers for life. I almost always buy black and then just hand them down through all three of my own children and their cousins.
Do your kids have rain mittens?? They are brilliant. Kids can pick through the melting snow and dig deep in mud puddles all without getting their hands all wet and cold. They are also great when it’s still very windy and they are riding bikes. No frosty hands, perfect for Spring.
You know I love a good beanie, and my kids do too. I keep one in my coat pocket and put it on the kids (or myself) when they start to get cold and whiny.
Water Pants are a MUST Seriously… My kids lived in waterproof, mud-proof bibbed pants. They go over your child’s clothes and keep the wet out. We used them for all seasons, but especially for Spring. They come in a variety of styles and we love them all! One-piece rain suits, water pants, and a two-piece set. All water and mudproof.
Sidewalk Chalk. Yup! We keep ours right on our front steps ready for all the action. We color with it, smash it up and make paint, grind it for sprinkles, and much more. Every Spring I buy a huge box so that we never run out.
Do you have items that you find yourself reaching for every Spring?
Here are some of our favorite pieces for Spring:
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If you want to create a home that is filled with play and creativity, the key is to let your child know how much you value the time and effort they spent playing.