Planning a family outing to the beach or pool is easier said than done. It requires a lot of packing, energy, and a whole lot of patience to get from your home to laying back in your lounge chair. Even if your kids are just playing in the backyard or have any type of outdoor activity planned, protecting their skin from the sun's harsh rays is essential, but that doesn't mean it's easy. In fact, putting sunscreen on your kid is usually a gross, stressful, and sometimes hilarious task. Keep reading for the 10 stages of applying sunscreen to your kid that every mom will relate to on a deep level.
Suddenly your child becomes a ninja warrior that's a pro at escaping your grip. They treat sunscreen like hot lava and don't want it to touch their skin. But guess what, kid? No sunscreen means no pool, deal with it.
Oh, the beach. The minute you whip out the sunscreen, it somehow gets mixed up with sand. This makes for a gross layer on your kid and a gross layer on your hands.
Looks like you'll have to do this the old-fashioned way. You're probably going to want to call in some backup for this, meaning one of you holds your kid still while the other covers every inch of their skin in sunscreen.
If you move, it WILL get in your eyes, and it WILL be your fault.
They'll probably head straight for the couch while covered in gooey sunscreen, but no matter what they do, their ears will NOT get burnt on your watch.
If they lean against any surface, they'll slide right off. But it'll soak in, right?
Nooooooo! All that hard work for nothing! It needs to soak in, kid!
Was all that work and slippery hassle worth it for a few precious moments to dive into your beach read? Yes. Yes it was.