https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 00:42:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2916010 Fri, 29 May 2020 07:37:17 +0000 Anagram 2916010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: my kids have disney princess towels from pottery barn, and they like those.</p> <p>BUT my husband and I both have the quick-dry towels from REI, and I bought more in the XL size and I love those for beach/pool trips. I have 1 in Medium and 1 in Large too. They are all really packable. The M and L sizes can be packed in tiny travel bags. The XL are (obviously) larger but still pack so small compared to a regular towel and I think sand comes off them really easily and they really do dry fast! I can dry myself off after getting out of the pool, hang it on my lounger chair, and it will be totally dry in 15 min. </p> <p>It's just convenient. Ours are plain blue and green, but they have some new floral ones on their site now (maybe I'll buy a couple more). I think they really are that great, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2916006 Thu, 28 May 2020 23:09:19 +0000 jhd 2916006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: we have character ones from target and then some extra big ones from Kohl’s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2915999 Thu, 28 May 2020 16:44:58 +0000 josina 2915999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: Thanks for the reviews. I saw some Microfiber ones on Amazon but wasn't sure how good they'd be for general use (vs. travel). We'll probably use ours for both pool and beach, so good to know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2915993 Thu, 28 May 2020 14:53:18 +0000 erinbaderin 2915993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have both the microfibre ones and Turkish ones but I’m not sure either of them would be great as beach towels. I don’t like the microfibre because they get so wet so easily. The Turkish ones, same, but they feel nicer even when wet and they dry easily. At the beach, though, I feel like they’d all end up a dirty sandy mess - I think they’re both pool towels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2915991 Thu, 28 May 2020 13:48:39 +0000 josina 2915991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: Checking those out, they're half off right now!<br /> @Mommy Finger: Target has some for $6 now, maybe I should buy a few of those just for the kids.<br /> @catgirl: Love how the turkish towels look, the ones you linked have really good reviews too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2915986 Thu, 28 May 2020 13:08:50 +0000 catgirl 2915986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a bunch of Life is Good beach towels. They are large, super absorbent, and soft. But they are heavy and bulky, so I hate lugging them places. So depends on where you will be using them. We also have some cheap target ones for DD to use at home. I have been looking at turkish towels though and think I will order a couple of these to try: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQHTC78/ref=twister_B01GLASHAM?_encoding=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQHTC78/ref=twister_B01GLASHAM?_encoding=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2915984 Thu, 28 May 2020 12:48:12 +0000 Mommy Finger 2915984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got really nice, thick ones from Costco. I also bought a bunch of the $5 ones from Target and some really cheap bathtowels from Ikea but those are for the kids when they're just outside in the sprinklers. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2915977 Thu, 28 May 2020 11:44:01 +0000 bhbee 2915977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The ones we have from lands end have held up really well - I try to get them on sale plus use a coupon code. And you can add names/monograms if you want to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-beach-towel#post-2915976 Thu, 28 May 2020 11:00:42 +0000 josina 2915976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm badly in need of some beach towels for our whole fam. Ideally less than $20 per towel.<br /> Do you have a favorite?<br /> Anyone tried the microfiber towels? Turkish towels? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837846 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:17:12 +0000 erinbaderin 2837846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: I’m so sorry about your Mom - how are you doing?</p> <p>We don’t really fall into the category - this is our last summer before B starts school, so really not much is different - but we’re having a pretty great summer, although I feel weird summarizing it because to me it’s only half over, school doesn’t start for a month. We’ve still got a trip to the cottage, a day at Toronto Island, and a Day out with Thomas to look forward to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837840 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:34:58 +0000 bhbee 2837840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it went pretty well considering I’m now 39w with #3 in a location where summer can be easily 100 degrees (or 110 lately!) :silly: We had a bucket list of fun things that kept us reasonably busy when I was up to it. I have also been pretty good this time about letting things go - fun things we didn’t get to, or stuff around the house. Maybe the biggest help was how much fun my kids (3 and 6) had together just playing at home. They bicker plenty too but could really keep themselves busier (without my help) than in past years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837835 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:12:01 +0000 irene 2837835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: :heart: :heart: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837813 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 16:51:11 +0000 cat620 2837813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids are in preschool, but they get a summer break, since they follow the elementary school calendar as far as holidays and breaks. The summer has been going well. The kids have done a few summer camps and we went on a beach vacation, so we haven't had a lot of days in a row with nothing to do. I'm looking forward to preschool starting back up later this month, so we can get back to our usual routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837804 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:42:14 +0000 MrsDynamiteGal 2837804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been decent. Busy as usual. But full of unexpected things. It's still not slowing down for us. We'll be going through a series of transitions. </p> <p>Overall a good summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837754 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:13:24 +0000 hellobeeboston 2837754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: so sorry to hear about your mom :( That is a tough summer..... great you got to fly there to be with her and your son got to squeeze in a little camp time out there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837751 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 10:46:21 +0000 808love 2837751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Japan trip, grandparent time, summer school “camp”, play dates &amp; back to school again. The usual gymnastics and language classes. Summer is too short! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837750 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 10:31:10 +0000 looch 2837750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far so good!</p> <p>We had my inlaws visiting for 10 days and my son is in a combination of camps that he's absolutely loving, so I am riding high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837715 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 07:37:16 +0000 irene 2837715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was a 5.5. It would have been worse but I am glad it turned out the way it did.</p> <p>I had summer camps lined up perfectly, DS and I even did a summer break bucket list. Everything went out of the window when my mom called and informed us she was very sick. I had to leave the country to be with her (in Hong Kong) to sort things out for a few weeks while in-laws came to take care of DS. Things was haywire but I can not have asked for more. I came back for a week or two, planning to go home with my family toward the end of the summer to see my mom, but she passed away before that. We went for another 3 weeks to sort out everything and have just gotten back.</p> <p>It wasn't a good scenario but I can not be more thankful. Apart from the fact that my mom passed away within the summer break, and it was sad that we didn't get to see my mom at the end, everything could have gone way worse but all of us survived and everything is handled. We even managed to sign DS up for a one week camp while in Hong Kong so he gets to experience life with local children. His Cantonese (comprehension) was better. We bought new books at the book fair there and he was reading a few books on his own. I do wish he had more initiative to do his homework and book reports for his rising first grade holiday assignments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rate-your-summer-break#post-2837712 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 07:29:54 +0000 irene 2837712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those whose kids have a summer breaks (ie. school age kids): How is your summer break going? Or if your LO already started school, how was the summer break for you? Was it exactly how you planned for? Was it better than what you had hoped, or did everything go haywire? How would you rate it? Would love to hear about it :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570935 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 18:44:05 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2570935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids like pepperoni and cheese with some fruit. Or peanut butter on crackers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570921 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:53:14 +0000 caterw 2570921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cold fried chicken, fruit salad, and veggies with dip! We also get pizza delivered to our apartment complex pool :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570919 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:40:46 +0000 gingerbebe 2570919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would make a deconstructed pasta salad like boiled tortellini and toss in some olive oil and serve that cold with chunks of ham or turkey or salami, string cheese, baby carrots or cherry tomatoes, and a fruit salad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570910 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:16:27 +0000 ktdid23 2570910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe a bento box of easy to eat items? Turkey pepperoni, cheese stick, berries, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, hard boiled egg. The smaller portions and different options might be good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570635 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:05:24 +0000 ValentineMommy 2570635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 is super picky as well.</p> <p>He would probably only eat pbj or pb crackers at the pool. Getting him to sit still would be an issue too :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570628 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:59:06 +0000 dragonsword 2570628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think he'd be okay with cold/room temp nuggets... i don't think he'll eat pasta salad, homeboy is picky. =( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570550 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:07:02 +0000 Mamaof2 2570550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dragonsword: will he eat cold chicken nuggets? Then add some fruit and cheese or yogurt </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570537 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:49:30 +0000 regberadaisy 2570537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dragonsword: haha DH and I were just thinking about this! Definitely want to maximize pool time but working + dinner time puts a damper on it!</p> <p>The first idea that came to mind is a cold pasta salad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570535 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:48:17 +0000 erinbaderin 2570535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you bring cutlery? Pasta salad could be eaten right from the container and wouldn't need heating. Chicken Caesar wraps (does that count as a sandwich?), maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pool-side-dinner-ideas#post-2570523 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:31:18 +0000 dragonsword 2570523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has been asking to go to the pool, every. single. day. We didn't get a chance this weekend, but I wanted to pick him up early from daycare today and take him. Any good ideas on what I can feed him poolside for dinner besides sandwiches?</p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keens-sizing#post-2197830 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:53:14 +0000 MamaCate 2197830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree they run a little small and are fairly narrow. I think they are fine for most feet but my lo has slightly wide feet and complained about them being too tight width wise by the end of last summer. We got the target knock offs this year instead. </p>