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My kids never sat in the tent so a good floppy hat that could be worn in the water was key. Iplay has good ones.

Baby powder! Dust it onto sandy body parts and the sand comes off MUCH easier!

@Charm54: I just ordered one of those water balls for my son and one for my nephew! Thanks!

I would disagree with @honeybear: about toys and tent (not in a let's duke it out kind of way. Haha. But I've just had different experiences and it probably just depends on your kids personality).

We have a beach house that we basically live at in the summer. We definitely need some kind of tent or umbrella. My son is super pale and sensitive so even with tons of sunscreen, an spf 50 long sleeve rash guard and a hat, he still burns if left in the sun for long enough. I give him beach toys like a shovel and a bucket (really that's it) he will sit under the umbrella/tent for large chunks at a time. I mean for a toddler so like 15-20 mins. Then he'll want to walk and explore but because of his skin I try to lure him back to the umbrella with more toys. So that's just a different perspective. You know your kid best - mine happens to like plastic colorful toys and burns easily Oh and if he sees kids with toys he'll just want them. He's not old enough yet to understand that they aren't his.

My list:
- also like sportbrella or anything that you can pop open and install easily. Best if 2 adults are present.
- simple beach toys (bucket, shovel, sifter, etc)
- sheet
- 2 beach towels per person/child
- baby powder to help get sand off. (It also helps after haircuts!)
- foogo thermos IS amazing! Have left milk in sun all day by accident and it's still freezing.
- LOVE the PackIt cooler bag for cold snacks/fruit. The whole lining is that gel that you freeze. So you put the whole bag in the freezer then right before you leave load it up. Instead of one little frozen packet everything is surrounded by cold. I have traveled full days with it and everything is still very cold at the end of the day.
http://www.amazon.com/PackIt-Freezable-Lunch-Bag-Polka/dp/B0049CVWCK#mobile-twister_color_name_1456403765611
- floppy hat
- like babyganics sunscreen a lot. The tube, not spray. It goes on nicely.
- lots of extra swim diapers and regular diapers.
- dry clothes for LO

The sportbrella is Amazon deal of the day! I actually bought it last summer for a theme park day but it came late. So when it arrived I sent it back for a refund. Glad to have it now for this summer.