Last week we enjoyed a wonderful week at the beach. It was SO much fun!! More pictures to come.. I just have to go through the thousand pictures I took. Yes, I get a little camera happy on vacations. That or my kids are just to darn cute!
While at the beach I learned a dirty little secret from my Aunt. My sand babies had a blast playing, digging, eating.. practically swimming in the sand! At the end of the day the sand was EVERYWHERE! If you’ve been to the beach you know that sand is practically impossible to get off.
Well here’s the secret: Pack a travel size bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. Then at the end of the day, all you have to do is rub the baby powder on the skin. Simple as that! The sand will rub right off. AMAZING stuff! It leaves my babies nice and soft! AND most importantly… sand-free!
Now there’s one happy baby! Isn’t she the cutest?! Love this little girl!
Do you want to know what else I love using baby powder for? Day old beach hair! It acts as a dry shampoo and is perfect for the beach…because let’s be honest… who wants to get ready at the beach?! I love to just relax, have fun and not have to worry about my hair or makeup!
So have you tried either of these tricks?!
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and managing editor of iheartnaptime.net. She is married to her best friend and together they have two beautiful children just under two years apart. Her days are filled with lots of snuggles, crafts, e-mails, avoiding the ever-growing pile of laundry, play dough, sneaking bites of chocolate and wondering, “Is it nap time yet?!” I Heart Nap Time is a creative site sharing DIY home projects on a budget, crafts, sewing tutorials, easy recipes, tips and techniques.
Amy @ All In A Day
Oohhhh…..good to know! I hate it when sand gets everywhere then you end up tracking it back into your hotel/condo too! Thanks for the great tip. Living here in Florida, I’m sure I’ll put it to good use soon!
Jamielyn
oh yeah that is the worst when it gets in the hotel… you feel like you can’t get rid of it. lol! i love florida!!
Michelle
Oh my goodness, she is adorable and I love the photos.
Jamielyn
Thanks Michelle!! I had fun taking pictures of her on the beach. ;)
Shona
She is the cutest! I love little tutu’s! That is the greatest tip ever – just tweeted it!
Jamielyn
Thanks Shona! I know when I saw this swimsuit at Target I had to get it! Pretty good deal for 10 bucks!
Ginger Snaps
Adorable swimsuit! What a cutie. Thanks for the tip…I had never heard that before. I will have to try that out next time we are at the beach. :)
Jamielyn
Thanks! I had never heard of it either till my aunt pulled out the baby powder. She is a genius!
laura
Genius! This will save me so many beach headaches in the future! Thank you for sharing.
Jamielyn
I know as much as I love the beach.. I do not love taking the sand home with me! You’ll love this!
Briana
What a great tip!! I could have used that yesterday when my little ones were covered in sand from the sandbox. Thank you for sharing and I can’t wait to try it!!!
Jamielyn
Thanks! haha yes my little guy is the same way! when he plays in the sand it gets EVERYWHERE! lol
mom taxi julie
You have the most adorable baby!
Jamielyn
Thanks Julie! She’s such a sweetheart! :)
Rebecca
That is a fabulous tip!! I can’t wait to try it out at our upcoming beach trip!! If you don’t mind, I’d like to link to it for my readers to enjoy!! Super adorable baby, by the way!
Jamielyn
Thanks! It sure saved us. I’d love for you to share a link to the post.
Cristina
I am SOOOO glad I read this! I’m from Puerto Rico and we’re going to take our daughter there in March for the first time. She is an ADDICT of the water so I’m sure we’ll be FULL of sand. This will be such a life saver! Again, thank you thank you!
Jamielyn
Oh I’m so glad you enjoyed reading this! You’re daughter is going to LOVE the beach! How fun!
Jenny
I have heard this before, but haven’t tried it. I will have to remember that for our next vacation!
Cute pics!
Jamielyn
Thanks Jenny! You’ll have to try it out. Have a good one! xo
Vivian
REALLY? My whole life on the beach and still often there with my kids and I didn’t know Baby Poweder was the secret! WOW Thank you for sharing. On another note she is ADORABLE…those rolls :)
Jamielyn
lol! You’ll have to try it next time. And thank you.. I love my chubby babies! :)
Barbara
Such cute pictures! We used the baby powder trick when we were younger, and still use it on our feet…makes for a much less sandy car.
Jamielyn
Thanks Barbara! Yeah I definitely don’t get as sandy as my kids, but I used it on my feet too! Worked great!
Mauri
What a great trick. I’ll have to file that away in my brain for when I have a baby. That or I could use it for myself because I HATE when I can’t get all the sand off me at the end of the day.
Jamielyn
haha totally! all the guys were using it too! pretty funny!
Britney
great tip! thanks for sharing! i LOVE to use baby powder for second day hair :)
Jamielyn
I know! Much cheaper than the bed head dry shampoo. :)
Ginger
I had heard of the baby powder trick but I have never tried it before. I have used it as dry shampoo before and it does work well for that.
I love the little pink tutu bathing suit!
Jamielyn
Thanks Ginger! It definitely comes in handy. :) xo
Emily @ ReMarkable Home
YES! My parents have a beach condo so normally we don’t worry too much about getting the sand off when we vacation there. But for the 4th of July we went to a public beach with my husband’s family. I was worried about our car getting all full of sand on the way home. But I used the baby powder trick to clean the sand off of all of us before we got in the car. worked like a charm! AND we all smelled much better for the drive home:)
Jamielyn
that’s awesome! i know i love the way it smells. nice and clean! :)
jenny
Jamie, I cant wait to see more. emmalyn is soooooooooooo cute!!!!!! which aunt taought you that secret?
Jenny
Jamielyn
Thanks Jenny! I sure love her! Aunt Cindy taught me. She brought two huge bottles of baby powder, lol!
Valentina@baby quilts
Great tip, I’ve never heard of this one before. Can’t wait to put it to work, finally my love/hate relationship with sand will be ‘pure love’.
More Than A Mom
Fabulous idea – and good timing too as we are at the beach this week!! Good thing I packed our baby powder :)
Jamielyn
ohh fun!! have a great time.. and smart thinking! ;)
Jenn
She is so cute. I just want to squeeze her chubby little legs! Thanks for the tip.
Jamielyn
Thanks Jenn! lol i know.. poor girl gets squeezed a lot! :)
Britta
oh, I wish I read this post before yesterday…we spent all day at the beach in York, ME. thanks for the tip for our next trip to the coast!
Jamielyn
lol.. next time for sure! thanks for commenting! have a good night.
Pati @ A Crafty Escape
No way?!?!?! I live in Fl, this will definitely come in handy.
Jessica @ Balancing the Dream
Great advice! Thanks for sharing it!! And your little one is ADORABLE!! I LOVE the TUTU!!
Kristine
What great advice!! Love your photos too!!
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Jo
AMAZING! Can’t wait to try it for baby and me! :) Thanks for passing that along. Such cute shots of your little one!
Jamielyn
Thanks Jo! It is perfect for the beach! Hope you’re having a good weekend! Hugs!
Kelley
Thanks for this tip Jaimelyn! I cant wait to try it. I posted about it on my blog. :) THANK YOU!!!
Jamielyn
Thanks Kelley!! Glad you stopped by. Have a great weekend! xo
Shantel
i have lived at the beach for 25 years! never heard of this but will definilty give it a try! thanks for the great tip!!
Virginia
oh my goodness. those are the cutest little chubby legs in the world. i don't care if they're sandy, I just want to pinch those cute little legs! She's so adorable!!
Sherri
I have done this for years and share this tip with everyone!! Works so well … my teenager still makes sure we have baby powder when we head to the beach!!!
Jamielyn
It’s awesome!! Wish I would of found out sooner. :) Have a great weekend!
Ayesha
cute pics and useful tip
chelle
yes, this works…I have a big thing of baby powder in the car for the beach, and it works everytime!!!
Lisa
Great tip! I will try it at the next beach trip.
Adorable little girl! My daughter has the same suit, it is the cutest. =)
Shar
Oh wow! I am packing one in my car right now, living in Hawaii we do have a lot of beach days! I just never heard of this trick before. Thank you!
Rachel
Your LO is just ADORABLE!!! Love that swimsuit! ;) Great tips for the sand too!
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Erin Hall {i can craft that}
I have tried the powder in the hair but as a brunette I found my hair looked a bit dull and almost greyish. It seems to work much better on blonds as their hair is closer in colour.
Type Mom
I love this trick! Fabulous! Used it yesterday and it works SO well! I just started a blog myself and had to share it! I included a link to your site for all to see the original post! Thanks for the helpful hint!
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Laura
I LOVE LOVE LOVE using baby powder for the sand!!!! Baby powder is ALWAYS ALWAYS in my beach bag here in So California!! It’s just always funny how many weird looks my family & I get when we get into the car! Everyone gets ‘powdered up’ before getting into the car. Besides how much better it feels than being all sand-y, it is so much easier getting powder out of the car than SAND!! And by the way, my family are no longer BABIES, but boys ages 20, 17, & 12! Thanks for sharing one of my favorite tricks.