The stroller we borrow here in Italy is lovely—except for one thing: the buggy cover doesn’t keep out the sun. When mister bright hot sun is on his way up or streaming down at midday, I really like to keep Summer Elizabeth’s delicate baby skin protected from rays.
Cue: Stroller Clips.
Yes, it looks ghetto fab at best, but…
using laundry pins to secure a thin blanket over the stroller is a great way to protect your child from sun and cover them when sleeping.
Clothespins firmly secure a blanket, cost pennies and are already on hand.
Try it. Then feel free to tell me how silly it looks. I’m cool with that.
Last week a mama friend of mine sarcastically asked if I’d been parading damp laundry through town on the stroller to dry. Smiling, I explained my stroller clips. She grinned.
Days later she led me outside to catch a glimpse of her brand new top-of-the-line stroller, decked out cool with 3 laundry pin stroller clips. It made my day!
Hope you have a *cheery* bright sunshiny day, friends!
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Thanks so much for stopping by the Momma Mar’s Activity Corner Link Up! This is SUCH a great idea! I hope you’ll come visit me at jugglingactmama.blogspot.com too!
I call that genius:) Love it, seriously do you want to pay a mass amount for something that a clothespin can do?! I’m totally going to do that with my next one!
-Julie
http://www.thechirpingmoms.com
What a simply brilliant idea! I can’t believe I’ve never thought of it. Thanks so much for sharing this on my link up! Looking forward to seeing what you have to share next week 🙂
Mar
http://www.RaisingBean.com
Brilliant! Great minds must think alike – I just learned a very similar trick from a mom I know (and binder clips work great too). More on that in my hint on securing blankets to strollers.
It’s a great way to protect baby at the beach from both sun and blowing sand, or a good way to cover up a sleeping baby too. Nice to know that other people have done the same thing. It looks a little bonkers, but if it works… Thanks for stopping by, Jennifer!