my top ten best sellers for may!
see my amazon board with alllll best sellers - current and past - here.
the biggest bestseller this month by a landslide! I shared our Outdoor Adventure Bag + Packed Pool Bag, and this rain shovel is something I keep in there that we use all the time. it’s perfect for scooping rocks and sand, but it’s also a DREAM of a water toy, as the bottom of the shovel handle has holes like a watering can.
this Melissa and Doug velcro crab toss game
while we originally purchased this awhile back as a special beach toy, we recently bust it out for our Daily Outdoor Time and it has quickly become one of KK’s favorite outdoor toys.
I shared a video of KK and one of these collapsible buckets on a recent morning at the lake, and y’all loved watching her stroll along the shore, filling her collapsible bucket with rocks and other “treasures.” And then a few days later when I shared the same bucket with a beaming KK filling it up at a beloved splash pad, one of y’all exclaimed, “So smart to keep one of these in your bag! So many play opportunities!” Bless the collapsible buckets. They live in our Outdoor Adventure Bag + Packed Pool Bag and they get brought out constantly.
Easy summer activity alert! KK loves decorating these blank postcards, “writing” a note (or I transcribe), and mailing it to loved ones. Santa brought these in her stocking this year and they’ve been the biggest hit.
Similarly, we gifted these color-your-own-dinosaur post cards to KK’s cousin, and these grandma ones to Brett’s mom, and KK loves loves loves when she receives them in the mail.
here’s our daily (and weekly!) summer schedule, if you’re curious when we do quieter indoor activities like this.
my lidded, divided container with handle
this guy was made for melon season. seriously. brett loves cutting up melon for the week and putting it in this thing.
and this is already the MVP of our mornings at our pool - we loveeee to bring fruit and I loveeee that this container has a handle. this is also fantastic for our weekly friend dinners and our weekly playdates - I love that I can pile it high with produce, stick it on the floor of the front seat of my car, and carry it in to the destination. (here’s our daily (and weekly!) summer schedule, if you’re curious when we do these things.)
however! know that the dividers don’t go all the way to the lid, so if your container were to tump, things will get mixed. so far I haven’t had that problem since I set it on the counter or on the floor of my car - for me it’s more important to have the handles. but! if you want a container that stays divided, we love this one - perfect for when we want to throw snacks in the cooler! (what can I say - we have a lot of food containers and they get used in our house a lot.)
another favorite in our Outdoor Adventure Bag + Packed Pool Bag! y’all saw KK both fill it up at the pool and push it around the pool, then a week later put it to serious work hauling pebbles and mud at the lake. it’s the most wonderful truck for scooping and digging in water, mud, rocks, whatever!
because I learned the hard way that having a goooood first aid kit in the car isn’t always helpful. like when you’re in the middle of a playground, far away from the car, with a screaming toddler experiencing her first blister. this first aid kit is sleek and amazing.
I threw it in our Outdoor Adventure Bag + Packed Pool Bag (but I can totally move it to my diaper bag or our hiking backpack) and I’m like, “You’re welcome, Future Haley.”
see a full list of everything I keep in my stocked car here.
GAH! I love these. because while I love our stainless steel bento boxes, I wanted an option for the pool/splashpad/park/beach where if something were to happen to the bento box, I wouldn’t be devastated. these pack of four plastic bento boxes are perfect, and I love that there are five compartments - which works great for a hearty toddler lunch, or a delightful mama lunch, both of which fit great in our little soft cooler!
I’m trying to share every Friday our lunches/snacks from that week, so you’ll see these pack of four plastic bento boxes there a lot.
this two-pack of foundation brushes
aka my favorite way to apply sunscreen, especially on a wiggly toddler. i keep this two-pack of foundation brushes near anywhere I keep sunscreen!
see my 16 warm-weather essentials - aka what I personally need to survive Texas Summer - here.
see five quick - but important! - things I clean every month for more details.
similarly, here’s 10 things I do every month for our household and our marriage - one of my most popular posts of all time!
as always, thank y’all so much for shopping through my links, especially in light of our recent bout of unemployment. being able to help provide a little bit for my family - while staying home with two littles - is something I will never take for granted. please know that anytime you comment on a post, share one of my reels, read a blogpost, open my weekly menu plan, or shop through my links, I appreciate your support and kindness so, so much. xo, h
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