The sun has well and truly got his hat on and he is coming out to play! After months of complaining about the long cold winter, it’s now time for the real moaning to start!
With temperatures set to soar over the next few days, here are five simple tips to help your little ones keep cool and hopefully get them to sleep in the hot weather.
My daughter was born in Autumn 2012 and if you remember back, the summer of 2013 was a swelter! Damn that sad face on the Gro-Egg Thermometer! If we’d just thought ahead – closed all the blinds to block the sun, and opened the windows to create a breeze we could have knocked a good few degrees off that thermometer – but I guess we were kind of busy! It’s what we did for the remainder of the heatwave and it worked a treat. Keep them closed all day if you can.
Ice Ice baby! Freeze some bottles of water – I’m talking 1-litre bottles plus, if you’ve got enough room in the freezer, freeze as many as you can! Place them in your little ones room overnight – it will help to cool the air as they melt.
Another firm favourite in our household. An electric fan on its own doesn’t really cut the mustard – generally just blowing the warm air around. But put a large bowl of ice in front of the fan and it will cool the air that circulates the room in no time!
Hanging damp towels or sheets in front of an open window will help bring down the room’s temperature.
A slightly cooler bath than usual just before bedtime should help refresh your baby – just a quick one though – don’t want them getting too chilly! This was another staple last summer in our household – both outside in the garden and just before bed too.
☀️ Hope these tips help to keep your kids cool this summer. Hang on in there and just remember, it’ll probably rain tomorrow! ☀️
