The spring/summer months mean it’s time to pack up and head off for a short break but that doesn’t mean you have to be without all the essential toddler equipment that you’re used to at home. If you’re travelling with a toddler for a weekend trip or longer, there’s a great range of products to keep you and your tot safe and happy. In this article, we run through some of those toddler travelling essentials.

The time will come when your baby officially becomes a toddler and a cot is no longer big enough, or safe enough, to accommodate them during the night. Making sure your toddler is able to sleep as soundly and safely as they did when they were a baby is a concern for parents.

Swimming with your baby or toddler is many parents favourite activity. There is no set age to start swimming with your baby, but most classes in swimming pools start at around 12 weeks, so this can be used as a good guideline. As your child develops and becomes more independent, simple buoyancy aids will help further develop their skills.

The reason children need to be protected from the harmful effects of the sun is that a child’s skin is simply thinner the younger they are. A child’s skin only needs 10 minutes in strong sunlight to suffer potentially severe burns.

It is an unfortunate reality, but very few holiday companies cater for young toddlers who are starting to explore the world around them. More understandably but still no less of a concern, is that the homes of families and friends will almost certainly not be prepared for your little one’s inquisitive ways. An unguarded stair case or sharp edge at toddler head height, will be something overlooked by your hosts, but a potential danger to your child.

It is very difficult to find a hotel, let alone a friend or family’s home which is equipped with specialist baby or toddler baths which have been designed to contain your child within a manageable space whilst cleaning them. If you are not familiar with the family size bath, the irregular flow of hot and cold water as well as the temperature of the spout could be a potential scalding danger.