Two boys, 3 and 6, and we'll have a double stroller (yep!). Going at the end of June/beg of July and wondering how to best keep our kids cool and hydrated, along with a good touring plan, misting fans, cooling towels, wet attractions, ACed meals/attractions, and sometimes taking a break at the hotel (if we're at MK, since we're staying at CR). I know that when we're going to nearby attractions we won't have the stroller near us, and might want water while we watch a show or wait in a line.
I don't want to be a sherpa and plan on only carrying a very small crossbody bag myself for my phone. DH will have a similar, small bag. I'll have changes of clothes, rain jackets/ponchos, extra sunscreen, snacks and whatever cooler Kingdom Strollers provides in the stroller, but I am thinking about having my boys each carry their own water in one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/NEOSLING-Adjustable-Neoprene-Bottle-Racecar/dp/B004VAABZ4 I don't want to leave a bunch of $30+ water bottles in the stroller (except maybe in a cooler?), and initial test run found them favorable among the users (though they were novel)!
Each boy has an insulated stainless water bottle (12 oz each?), but I'm wondering if we should have bottled waters or a jug (I have a 64 oz Kleen Kanteen, not insulated) in the cooler, along with ice (if ice will even stay ice in these little coolers?), so I can refill them and keep the water cool. Or should we have larger capacity uninsulated water bottles instead (like Camelbak Chute et al)? Or just buy packs of bottled waters, keep them in the "cooler", and totally forgo the reusable bottles, which will be a hassle to keep clean in a hotel? Should we just plan on getting water in the QS places? That seems like kind of a time suck, since we can't do rope drop to close. I don't want to "waste" too much time while we are actually IN the parks. Also, do your kiddos seem to drink more water if they have something like the "Liquid IV" or "Stur" to add a little flavor and maybe electrolytes (not sure how I feel about Stevia with kids....)? I only have a Yeti cup-style insulated thing myself, so I would need to BUY something ELSE for this trip (maybe DH won't notice the 75th Amazon package arriving......?) if that won't work for me. I personally prefer drinking cold water even when sitting in an ACed office. Of course the trade-off of them carrying their own water is more potty breaks, but that's probably not a bad problem to have.
My oldest also has one of those backpacks with a water bladder/straw tube, but I would think that water is going to be hot and nasty as will his back, plus I think it will be a hassle for him to deal with it getting on and off rides and I don't think it will be easy to clean that out in the hotel. The little slings are small and lightweight.
DH says I'm overthinking this (OBVIOUSLY), which is why I came to this support group, er, forum. But seriously what tricks do you employ for keeping your little kiddos hydrated in the heat? I'm clearly knee-deep into the minutiae of this trip since I have nothing else left to do before we go.
I don't want to be a sherpa and plan on only carrying a very small crossbody bag myself for my phone. DH will have a similar, small bag. I'll have changes of clothes, rain jackets/ponchos, extra sunscreen, snacks and whatever cooler Kingdom Strollers provides in the stroller, but I am thinking about having my boys each carry their own water in one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/NEOSLING-Adjustable-Neoprene-Bottle-Racecar/dp/B004VAABZ4 I don't want to leave a bunch of $30+ water bottles in the stroller (except maybe in a cooler?), and initial test run found them favorable among the users (though they were novel)!
Each boy has an insulated stainless water bottle (12 oz each?), but I'm wondering if we should have bottled waters or a jug (I have a 64 oz Kleen Kanteen, not insulated) in the cooler, along with ice (if ice will even stay ice in these little coolers?), so I can refill them and keep the water cool. Or should we have larger capacity uninsulated water bottles instead (like Camelbak Chute et al)? Or just buy packs of bottled waters, keep them in the "cooler", and totally forgo the reusable bottles, which will be a hassle to keep clean in a hotel? Should we just plan on getting water in the QS places? That seems like kind of a time suck, since we can't do rope drop to close. I don't want to "waste" too much time while we are actually IN the parks. Also, do your kiddos seem to drink more water if they have something like the "Liquid IV" or "Stur" to add a little flavor and maybe electrolytes (not sure how I feel about Stevia with kids....)? I only have a Yeti cup-style insulated thing myself, so I would need to BUY something ELSE for this trip (maybe DH won't notice the 75th Amazon package arriving......?) if that won't work for me. I personally prefer drinking cold water even when sitting in an ACed office. Of course the trade-off of them carrying their own water is more potty breaks, but that's probably not a bad problem to have.
My oldest also has one of those backpacks with a water bladder/straw tube, but I would think that water is going to be hot and nasty as will his back, plus I think it will be a hassle for him to deal with it getting on and off rides and I don't think it will be easy to clean that out in the hotel. The little slings are small and lightweight.
DH says I'm overthinking this (OBVIOUSLY), which is why I came to this support group, er, forum. But seriously what tricks do you employ for keeping your little kiddos hydrated in the heat? I'm clearly knee-deep into the minutiae of this trip since I have nothing else left to do before we go.