Vacation Recommendations!

Vacations wins, losses and toss ups: We I did a ton of prep work for our trip and with Spring Breaks/vacations around the corner, I thought I might share if it's helpful. You know I can't shut up about things when I find out about them. :)

Wins:

Scala SPF 50 Sun hat: I found this at TJMaxx for $15, but Amazon has it in a zillion colors. Love this thing! I could wad it up in my bag and it never looked like it.

SPF 50 hats for the kids: Loved these, and the kids wore them almost the whole time, i.e. they were pretty comfy.

Kiss My Face Kids Defense Continuous Spray Sunscreen SPF 50 Sunblock Smells delicious and was super easy to spray on and I didn't worry about unnecessary chemicals.

mifold Grab-and-Go Car Booster Seat, this thing is pretty amazing. Folds up into a small package, and voila, you have a seat belt adjuster for the kiddo. No booster seat needed. Boom. Lucia didn't love it, unfortunately. But for a short trip, it worked and I felt good about it. It adjusts the seat belt down rather than boost the kiddo up.

Cole Haan Nike Air Vernonia Gladiator Sandals: These are a DREAM to walk in. Love them so much, and I felt like they looked really cute too. Found them on Poshmark for discount, as they've been discontinued, but eBay probably has them. I need to research whether Nike has regular non-athletic sandals, since I'm pretty sure they don't collaborate with Nike anymore.

Strikeouts:

Crocs Leigh II Ankle Strap Wedge: Although I have these in another color and they're super comfy, I was surprised that these were uncomfy and I developed blisters after wearing them. I wore them for a few hours another day though, and they didn't bug me, so maybe they're just not for Disney-level of walking.

Camelbak water bottles: While I was super psyched to find these at TJMaxx for $7 each, these were largely a bust, since Disney offers free ice water in paper cups, and there are very, very few places to refill water bottles and I think water bottles are like $6 each or something. We'll still use these for other things though, so if you're looking for these, head to TJMaxx, yo.

Toss Ups:

Baby Blanket Sunblock Stick: Meh. This was so hard to get on the kids little faces, it didn't glide at all. I used it most days, but the kids didn't like it at all. Womp.

Touring Plans: I have always used this site (subscription) and the accompanying book to create personalized touring plans, which basically entails picking the rides you want to go on, then using their crowdsourced data points and line estimators to optimize the order to go in, so you minimize waiting and ride as many rides as possible. However. This time I found the estimates to be off, and the My Disney app to be much more useful in telling wait times, especially when factoring in walking times. I suspect Disney has or will have something like it very soon.