10 fun pool and beach toys | Cuddles and Chaos

“Take me to the stair steps!”

I can’t tell you how many times I heard that last week. There was inevitably a tiny index finger raised in the air and a look of pure sass and determination on Ellie’s face. We went away for a few days and she was in love with the hotel pool.

The two little flaws in our whole swimming and relaxing operation? Ellie can’t swim and I completely spaced on bringing any sort of floating device for her so that she could wander around on her own. Instead, I served as her water taxi, making countless trips up and down the pool. We escaped a few shark attacks, floated past a mermaid or two, and used the pool’s jets as “sinks” and “dryers.”

Even better than the pool was the beach, where she was much more free to join her sister on adventures. She may not have dived into the waves to collect rocks like Samantha did, but she collected buckets and buckets full of wet sand.

10 fun pool and beach toys | Cuddles and Chaos

Needless to say, all of our water activities got pool and beach toys on the brain to better prepare for our next little adventure. And I already know one thing for sure: some baking sand toys are definitely getting added to our gear for my Cutthroat Kitchen loving ladies!

Pool and Beach Toys | Melissa and Doug sand cupcake set

Melissa and Doug sand cupcake set

Pool and Beach Toys | Swimways gobble gobble guppies

Swimways gobble gobble guppies

Pool and Beach Toys | Melissa and Doug ice cream set

Melissa and Doug ice cream set

pool and beach toys | Haba Baudino sand bucket scooter

Haba Baudino sand bucket scooter

pool and beach toys | Intex aquatic dive balls

Intex aquatic dive balls

pool and beach toys | donut pool float

donut pool float

pool and beach toys | Melissa and Doug pizza sand set

Melissa and Doug sand pizza set

pool and beach toys | waterfall set with truck

waterfall set with truck

pool and beach toys | brick sand roller

brick sand roller

pool and beach toys | Mellisa and Doug shark catch toy

Melissa and Doug shark toss & catch toy

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Written by Jennifer Garry
Jen is a freelance writer and girl mom from New York. When she's not knee-deep in glittery crafts and girl talk, you can probably find her sprawled across her couch in the middle of a Netflix marathon with dark chocolate smeared on her face. The struggle is real.