What Do You Take With You?

[Lianne]

I bring my cell phone and the kids, maybe a box of kleenex if we have runny noses. The kids are welcome to bring any sand toys that they can carry. I keep a basket of them in my garage the kids can choose from for the park or splash pad. If we're going to a park in our neighbourhood we are only a couple blocks away and can come home for anything we need.

If we're going farther (by bus) then the kids each carry what they need in a small backpack, including lunch, their water and diapers if they use them. I carry nothing but my cell phone and bus change so my hands are free to carry the stroller on/off the bus. Depending on the number of young toddlers I have, I often carry one on my back in a wrap.

My cell phone has all the emergency numbers and info on it.

[Crazy8]

I don't bring much... we don't go for long outings, just little 20-30 min. trips to the park which is right in my development. I bring my phone, emergency contact card, a small towel for wiping off the slide and some tissues for all those runny noses. If its really hot the kids bring their own water bottles, otherwise I just bring one. We sunscreen up before we go and sometimes the kids wear hats/sunglasses. They usually end up in the bottom of the stroller though!