Hi, guys, welcome back to my channel.
In today's video, I'm going to be sharing with you everything that I pack for my kids
when we go on holiday, I have three boys aged eight, five and two and we recently went on
a week away to Cyprus and when we went, I filmed everything that I put into their cases
in terms of clothes, sun cream, toiletries, swimwear, all of it.
So I'm going to show it all to you today and hope it gives you guys some ideas.
I know you guys always seem to love my packing videos, so I hope you enjoy this one.
So first off, let's talk about sun care and what I choose to put on my family.
Now, whether you're going abroad or you're staying in the UK, of course, it's important
that we protect our family with sun cream, but it's really important that you choose
a brand that protects from both UVB rays and UVA rays as well.
So I go for a high SPF.
This is a 50+ SPF, but that is only half the story.
SPF only protects from the UVB rays, which are the sun rays that we can see that damage
the top level of skin that give us sunburn.
But UVA rays damage our skin on a deeper level.
They are what causes premature aging and other problems as well.
So you really want to find a brand like Boots Soltan that protects against both of the rays
and Boots Soltan is the UK only leading sun care brand that offers full five-star protection
for the whole family, and it prevents 100% of UVA rays from permanently damaging your
skin.
So the sun care product I probably use the most on my kids is the Boots Soltan 8hr Protect
& Play.
It has the five-star UVA rating there, which as I mentioned, they're the rays that damage
your skin on a deeper level and it also 50+ but you can get it in other SPFs as well.
You can also get it as a spray like this one, which I find really easy to apply, or you
can get it in a cream as well.
And the best thing about this product is that you can apply it once in the morning, and
it lasts for eight hours.
So they're kind of done for the day.
My kids don't love to put sun cream on, so this is brilliant.
It's also great for school days because I can put it on them in the morning and feel
safe that they are protected throughout the day because teachers at school are not allowed
to apply sun cream for them, so it's perfect for that, or for football tournaments, things
like that, and it's hypoallergenic as well.
All of my boys have quite sensitive skin.
They all suffered from eczema as babies, and they tend to just react to things.
But this has been specially formulated for children's skin, and it's really sensitive.
So there are a few other products on the range that I found myself using on holiday a lot.
One of them is the Head and Scalp Clear & Cool Protect.
This is a sun care spray that you can spray onto their head, especially if you have a
toddler with thin hair or if you have a child with a parting that burns like mine does.
Here I was spraying this onto me as well.
It's also water-resistant so it's not going to come off in the pool very easily.
I also love the Suncare Stick.
This is great because they can actually use this on their own.
Not that you're going to fully trust them to cover their face, but my boys would do
their own forehead and it's also a really quick way to do the neck.
It just slides up and down really quickly.
Another really favorite product of mine from the Boots Soltan range is the Soothe & Moisturize
Aftersun.
This is the only after sun in the UK market that has insect repellent in it as well, and
I love to use this on all of the kids but also on myself and Matt uses it as well.
It's really important to rehydrate the skin and put moisture back into your skin once
you've been in the sun, but it's also so handy that this has insect repellent.
When we're on holiday, I don't know what it is, but bugs and mosquitoes seem to love me
and my eldest son, Fraser as well, so this is just great to put on it all in one go.
We don't have to apply to different creams.
We can just put it on and we won't get bitten but it's also really cooling and soothing
on the skin after we've had a whole day in the sun.
So yes, I buy this giant size of it for the whole family and I really, really rate it.
If you want to find out more or find these products, I will make sure I put all of the
links in the description down below is that you can go ahead and find them, but now, I'm
going to show you everything that I'm packing for the kids in terms of clothing.
This is everything all laid out for the boys.
This is what I'm taking.
I always put it on a bed or a table before I put it into a case just so I can see it
all for myself.
Make sure we've got everything.
So I've got all of Fraser's, things just here, Caleb's things down the middle and Jackson's
thing's just here and a lot of this stuff is still matching.
They're still young and they've never moaned about matching before.
I think they actually really like it.
So while they do, I'm going to keep it up.
But to start off I'll just show you that I always choose what the boys are going to travel
in going there and going home to start.
That's the first thing that I do.
So each of them has a long sleeve tee-shirt and some joggers as well.
And for each of the boys, I'm taking just three pairs of shoes.
One is going to be some swimming shoes and by the pool.
For Fraser, he's also bringing some football shoes because they have a football pitch there
and I know he's definitely going to want to play.
And then he has some trainers.
He'll probably just wear these going and then these he can wear them in the evenings when
we go out, but equally, he can wear them in the day if he's not wearing these.
And yeah, we have pretty much the same for Caleb, some trainers and evening shoes and
some swimming shoes and for Jackson as well.
He's got these adorable little Zara trainers and then his fancy little going out shoes
and then he also is bringing these, but he's actually wearing them right now.
Next up for pajamas, I'm taking just two pairs.
I normally bring a pair of pajamas for every three days, but where we're going, I think
it's going to be so hot.
I imagine the boys will be sleeping in their pants or in a little vest sometimes, so I'm
just going to bring the two pairs.
For pants, I'm obviously going to bring a pair a day because they're going to probably
wear them in the evenings when they're not wearing swimwear.
I'm also going to bring some socks for if their feet get cold in the evenings as well.
Oh, obviously, Jackson doesn't wear pants because he's only two years old and he's not
potty trained yet.
So I'm bringing this big a pack of wipes.
And then I'm also bringing a pack of wipes in my carry on.
So I will actually have two packs of wipes and then four nappies.
I normally work out that he will have five nappies a day, so I'm bringing 40, which also
gives me a few extra.
So these are his nappies here.
And then for daytime wear, my boys really love wearing football kits if they're not
in swimwear.
So during the day, I think they're pretty much going to be wearing their football kits
because they're really lightweight.
They're really easy to chuck on.
They're also really brightly colored, so I can always see them.
So yeah, I'm pretty much bringing that and swimwear for their daytime wear.
I am also bringing extra tee-shirts for the boys though, I'm bringing about four extra
tee-shirts for the boys to wear in the daytime.
But for Jackson, I'm bringing about seven extra tee-shirts, and some extra shorts as
well because he's only two years old.
He will probably get messy having an ice cream or having breakfast, you know how it is.
And we don't have laundry facilities, so he's probably bringing the most clothes.
And I've also worked out what clothes the boys are going to wear each evening.
On holiday, we tend to go home and get glammed up, go out again to the evening entertainment,
so we'll have six nights out.
So I've literally put like a top and shorts, a shirt and shorts, a top and shorts.
So they're all in their outfits for all of them.
They're all pretty matching as well.
Most of their clothes are from Zara and H&M.
But yeah, it's all organized and ironed and ready to go.
In terms of swimwear, I've got four different outfits that they can swim in and they will
pretty much live in their swimwear the whole holiday.
So for Jackson, I've got a lot of these all-in-one SPF suits, which are great because he can
just run around in that all day.
Caleb still fits into these as well, but for Fraser, now that he is eight years old, we
get him the trunks but then we do still get him an SPF rash vest, which is great for protecting
him from the sun as well.
And for Jackson, we also have some swimming nappies.
I bring about two a day just in case.
In terms of toiletries for the boys, I'll show you what I'm taking.
I tend to put it all in one of these plastic little cases.
I've got about three of them from Primark.
So first off, of course, I'm taking their toothbrushes and their toothpaste as well.
I'm also taking this shampoo and body wash.
It is a 3 in 1 Swim from Child's Farm.
It's great for sensitive skin and everything and it's just easy to pack because I can use
this for their bodies, for their baths, for their hair and everything, o that is great.
I'm also taking the vitamins that they have, some Calpol, of course, I have the Infant
Calpol for Jackson and the Six-year-old, PLUS one for Fraser.
This is just in case they get headaches or fevers or colds or anything.
I have also got a little thermometer as well.
I'm also taking a barrier cream for Jackson and nasal spray.
An ear spray because Caleb does suffer from a swimmer's ear and I'm also taking some Dioralyte
just in case anyone gets a funny tummy and lots of BAND-AIDs because my kids are very
accident-prone, and an antiseptic cream as well.
For Jackson, I'm also going to bring a life vest for him at this one is called a swim
vest and it is really good.
All of his brothers have worn it.
The two older boys don't actually need a swimming vest anymore.
They are so very good at swimming.
They've had lessons for years.
We're also going to bring these little diving toys that they love to dive for and goggles
for each of the boys.
Jackson, our two-year-old doesn't really wear them, but you can bet if his brothers wearing
goggles, he will also want to wear goggles.
So I've got one for each of them.
And then I also picked these two little things up in Poundland, which I thought was really
good.
This is a big beach ball we can blow up.
And then these are just some little squirty-guns.
And then, of course, we have hats for the boys.
We have two pairs for each boy so that they can protect their heads in the swimming pool
when they're walking around, when they're playing football, whatever they're doing,
they have that.
And we have a selection of sunglasses, which will probably fit all of them.
These are just ones we've collected over the years.
So we'll bring those as well.
And I also wanted to show you that I bring these big mesh bags for dirty laundry.
So I have one for whites and one for darks, and while we're away, as soon as anything's
dirty, we'll just chuck them into these bags.
And when I get home, it just makes laundry after a holiday a lot easier to tackle.
Right?
So that does it for this video.
I really hope you enjoyed it.
Make sure you put in the comments below if you think I've forgotten anything or if there
were any other essentials that you would take.
And thank you so much to Boots Soltan for partnering with me on this video.
We've been fans of theirs for ages, and as mentioned, I'll put all of the links in the
description down below so that you can go and check it out.
But yes, thank you again for watching and I'll see you in my next one.
Bye, guys.