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Stroller Clips Keep Out the Sun

May 26, 2012 By Jelli 6 Comments

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.

Stoller Clips Keep Out Sun

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!

Hugs,

 

Linking here:

Raising Bean

Filed Under: natural family, Uncategorized

About Jelli

Jelli is a blogging veteran and avid baker who’s been selling sweets to feed her chocolate addiction for 8+ years. When the polka dotted apron’s hanging up, she’s a full-time mama to three kidlets enjoying the crazy days of motherhood and pumping out brownie recipes from her sunny Costa Rican kitchen.

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Comments

  1. Helen says

    June 5, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Thanks for linking up =)

    Reply
  2. Ang says

    July 25, 2012 at 8:13 am

    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!

    Reply
  3. Julie Rogers says

    July 25, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    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

    Reply
  4. Mar [RaisingBean.com] says

    July 25, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    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

    Reply
  5. Jennifer (aka Hint Mama) says

    June 25, 2014 at 11:05 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 25, 2014 at 1:48 pm

      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!

      Reply

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