Any parent who has experienced the joys (AKA: HELL) that is sand, will hopefully either benefit from my post or sit back in your chair, laughing at me. Either way, I hope it serves a purpose!
My own childhood is filled with fond memories of sand castles, building tracks for my cars to drive on, mud pies, lots of digging and playing with fun machines that were specific for sandboxes. I loved playing in the sand. I would spend hours upon hours unleashing my imagination, fully utilizing every sand particle within my reach!
Then I became a mom.
Sand went from being a heavenly sensory play material to my absolute worst nightmare!
My kids see sand think “WOOHOO! Sandcastles mom!” and suddenly, they are laying in the sand, full body, digging holes in the sand with their heads or, they do what my 3yo does and strips down to her pullup, lays down, covers herself in sand and throws it in the air. Cause thats a good idea.
Why do I hate this? Let me tell you. My kids are part Jamaican. My youngest daughter has that thick, curly, hair that mats easily. It is a graveyard for sand. Washing her hair after a day in sand takes FOREVER and we both hate the process. It usually ends in tears. Sometimes she cries too.
My oldest two? Oh yea, sand is great. Throwing it, burying themselves or friends, trying to do handstands in the sand, you name it. Sand finds its way into orifices it really shouldn’t make its home. They love every second and I begin to shake thinking of what my evening is going to entail and how I’m going to avoid getting sand all over my van (cause vehicle carpet is so damn easy to clean *NOT*) and sand in their car seats…cause thats comfortable. *eye roll*.
Having had way more sand experiences recently than I’d like to admit, I’ve learned a few things along the way. Here are a couple pro-tips. If you have more tips, I’d LOVE to hear them!!
TIPS
1. Buy a huge pack of water bottles from Costco for cheap. Then, before the kids get in the vehicle, use a bottle for each kid and wash them off gently. Including their feet!
2. Dust their clothes off (is this obvious? Yes…to you maybe. Apparently, It wasn’t to me. LOL). Or better yet, bring clean spare clothes and just change them before anyone gets in the vehicle.
3. Bring lots of safeway bags (with no holes) to shove everything with sand on it, into. This helps avoid sand all over the vehicle.
4. Once you come home from your outing, fill up the kiddie pool (if you have one) or turn on the sprinkler and let your kids run through. Its like a pre-wash before bath time. It does help reduce the amount of sand tracked through your house and left in your tub!
5. When washing your child’s hair in the shower, shampoo it as usual, condition it…then brush it!! Brush it while conditioner is in it!! Why? Because it straightens the hair all out easily and removes all the “traps” for the sand. When you rinse their hair, the sand comes out wayyy easier and much faster!
6. Keep one of those tiny brooms & dustpans in your vehicle during the summer. Brush all your equipment off before putting it all into your vehicle.
7. Just avoid going anywhere with sand. My best tip!
What are some things you do to avoid finding sand all over your house for weeks on end?
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