Taking care of your child’s skin in the summertime can require a little thought and effort. Children love playing outside as much as possible in the summertime and they should.

However, you need to work hard to protect them from sunburn and injury in order to ensure that the summer is long and fun.

Always Apply Sun Screen

Find a child friendly sunscreen and use it. Reapply as often and use as much as the directions say to use.

In most cases, you’ll need to apply an entire ounce of sunscreen every couple of hours if playing outside for a long time. Continue reading →

Summer is not fun until everyone is splashing around in water.

Therefore, if you are planning a family day or a play date for your kid, you may want to include some water games into the agenda.

Here is a list of a few fun summer water-games that both adults and kids are sure to enjoy:

1 – Water Limbo

Water limbo is a variation of the traditional game of limbo that involves contestants attempting to go under a horizontal bar (usually suspended on top of 2 vertical bars) with their backs facing the ground.

Instead of a horizontal bar, water limbo uses a stream of water from a hose. Kids then line up on one side and go under the stream of water with the aim of making it to the other side without getting wet. Continue reading →