A very good list

for a sunkissed soon to be 4 yo boy.

Jul 17, 2026

I gave birth to all my babies under a scorching sun. Now every summer is threaded with the bittersweet joy of my baby is growing up.

I deep clean and declutter of all of their books/ toys/ clothes in preparation for birthday. I make room for the new and set aside hand me downs for younger children in our lives. I take immense joy in seeing my friends kids in something my children wore. The memories those clothes hold now making new ones somewhere else on children I love too.

Tony and I had a chuckle going through all the baby book as we went through his book shelf. Reminiscing on ours and their favorites and squabbling about which ones we just could not part with. A perfect core memory.

Here is a very good list of things we love/use very much.

An acorn purse to hide treasures in.
A Yoto player to listen to stories and podcasts on .
Little Witch Hazel. Summer is my favorite chapter.
An etch a sketch for doodles. Our thrift stores are riddled with them.
One good cap to rule them all . We had the baby version of this one and got the toddler one and will probably get the big kid one once he sizes out. They retain their resale value but most importantly- they are made of recycled bedsheets. The owners of the company are very sweet as well. It washes like a dream.
A mini backpack for toting around treasures These don’t crumble or fall apart EVER and my kiddos put them through the ringer. Easy to find second hand online too.
A stainless steel water bottle thats easy to sanitize. I also ditch the plastic straw and get a stainless steel straw as well.
One good vintage beanie baby procured at an thrift/antique store for $2 to be carted around indefinitely. Wise parents would be smart to procure a spare and hide it somewhere safe in case the original gets lost.
A toy stove for lots of chef and cooking play.
Art supplies / water wow books.