Our favourite gear and clothes for outdoor kids: summer edition

Today we are talking about our favourite summer gear, including the gear that we always keep in our backpack, as well as our favourite summer clothing and shoes for kids! 

As always, we recommend buying gear and clothes second hand when possible. Check out our website for our favourite gear to get outside (and then search your second hand groups for these items)

Tune in to hear:

• The summer items you actually DON’T need to buy
• The essential items that stay in our backpack
• The items we always have in the car
• Our favourite kids’ shoes, shirts, shorts and hats to keep them comfortable and cool in the summer, including: 
  • Sunday Afternoon Play Hat
  • Jan and Jul hats
  • Patagonia Baggies shorts
  • MEC Rapidi-T Long Sleeve Sun Shirt

Episodes mentioned in this episode: 

Episode 66: Outdoor play (with the correct shoes) is crucial for your kid’s growing body, with Maegan Mak, paediatric physiotherapist at Playworks Physio 

Episode 59: How to organise your kid’s clothes to save money, save the planet, and do less laundry, with Kaili Sutton from Coast Kids Reshop 

Episode 74: Our most epic fails: spring 2023 edition 

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