A baby sun hat is an essential part of your sun protection strategy for your baby. Of course, a baby beach tent, stroller sun shade or the canopy on a hiking carrier will offer the most sun protection, but your baby won’t always be under cover. The next best thing is to cover your baby up with one of these top baby sun hats!
Celine Brewer
Best Baby Beach Tents for Sun-Safe Days at the Beach
One of the first baby beach items I bought was a large beach umbrella. I didn’t end up using it very much because we found it cumbersome to set up and carry with us. One of these baby beach tents would have been such a better option, especially since they provide better coverage and a sand free floor! As a mom, I know how important it is to keep our baby’s skin protected and that’s why I highly recommend a baby beach tent.
The Best Travel Potty for Toddlers for Stress-Free Trips
While not having to pack a suitcase full of diapers is a certain win for us traveling parents, a vacation with a newly potty trained toddler still comes with its challenges. I know this from experience, having traveled with my potty training toddler.
It can be a struggle always needing to stay close to a toilet for those potty emergencies, especially when you are out exploring, and managing the occasional accident along the way. Having the right travel potty or portable potty seat for toddlers makes a huge difference in keeping trips calmer for everyone.
Best Travel Baby Monitors: My Top Picks for 2026
If you’re a traveling parent, once you’ve managed to get your baby to sleep on vacation, you still want to keep an eye on your little one while they sleep. Staying in a vacation rental with separate rooms is one of my favorite ways to help everyone get a good night’s sleep. And if you’re not sharing a hotel room with your baby, I recommend adding one of the reliable baby monitors for travel from this list to your baby travel essentials.
Toddler Beach Essentials: Shade, Sun Safety, and Gear
When we’re traveling with toddlers, my idea of a perfect summer vacation is a day at the beach. After many beach days with a toddler, I’ve learned what works. Now that I know exactly which things to take to the beach with toddlers and how to avoid the usual family beach vacation mishaps, our beach days run smoothly. Below are the toddler beach essentials I genuinely recommend, based on real-mom experience and countless trips to the beach with little kids.
5 Best Portable Bed Rails For Toddler Travel
If your toddler no longer sleeps in a crib at home, you may have some struggles getting your toddler to sleep in a travel crib while on the road. I experienced this first hand with my own toddler. Once he moved to a bed at home, I wanted to keep his sleeping environment similar to help my toddler sleep on vacation. The two solutions I came up with for this challenge was to pack a toddler travel bed or purchase travel bed rails which allow my toddler to sleep in any bed.
Best Toddler Headphones for Plane Travel: 10 Safe Picks Parents Trust
Many parents get nervous about the prospect of flying with a toddler. I can tell you from experience that flying with a toddler can be challenging, but I’ve learned a few tricks along the way to help everyone get through that flight. My go-to strategy for flying with a toddler includes getting them a window seat, some fun toddler airplane activities and a pair of good toddler headphones for plane travel. I have had great success with this winning combination and I hope it will help make your family flight a little easier.
Best Stroller Travel Bags For Airplane Travel
After spending your hard earned money on a stroller for flying, I’m pretty sure the last thing you would want is for it to get damaged while in transit. Even items like strollers and travel car seats that are labeled “fragile” and “handle with care” sometimes find themselves being carelessly thrown around by airport baggage handlers.
Best SlumberPod Alternatives For Dark Baby Sleep On Vacation
Everything changes in your baby’s sleep environment when you travel, whether it’s sharing a hotel room, or simply a lack of blackout curtains in an Airbnb, there are just too many things that affect our baby’s sleep. I’ve learned through experience that there are many great products, like the SlumberPod, which can help replicate your baby’s at-home sleep experience.
For some families, the SlumberPod might not be the right fit, which is why I have made this list of SlumberPod alternatives.
10 Best Stroller Sun Shades For Travel (And Better Baby Naps)
I know what a challenge it can be trying to keep the sun off a baby in the stroller, especially when my baby was too young for sunscreen. Additionally, it can be especially difficult to get baby to nap on-the-go when the world around them is so exciting. I have faced these two challenges on several occasions while traveling with a baby or toddler. Unfortunately, the built-in stroller sun shades aren’t always adequate enough or they don’t make it dark enough for my baby.