Why packing a $6 Kmart shower curtain for a day at the beach is giving thousands of parents peace of mind
- Mother Megan Wilson invented a trick for entertaining your kids by the sea
- She recommended bringing a shower curtain liner with you to make a mini pool
- Ensuring children are away from ocean means they are less at risk of drowning
- Australian mothers were quick to praise her for the ingenious idea online
In Australia children under the age of the five are the age group most at risk of drowning.
So mother Megan Wilson came up with an ingenious – and affordable trick – for entertaining your little ones while keeping them safe by the sea.
She brought a shower curtain liner to the beach and used it as the base of a DIY children’s pool for her son Davis.
Mother Megan Wilson came up with an ingenious – and affordable trick – for entertaining your little ones while keeping them safe by the sea.
ShowerDrape.com – The Best Shower Curtain Reviews and Advice
‘So easy and best thing is – no deflating a sandy kiddie pool,’ she said.
A group of mothers went on to share the video in hopes of inspiring others to try the potentially life saving trick.
One even said you could simple throw it away after use to avoid having to pack a sandy curtain into your car, but this sparked a fierce debate online.
‘Not sure about the throwing it away part though I’d rather pop it in a bag to take home and hose clean and use again,’ another added.
‘What a waste to chuck it out after only one use. Not a great idea adding to plastic pollution. Surely it can be reused multiple times? Or just make a hole in the sand like normal?’ A concerned citizen queried.
‘Not sure about the throwing it away part though I’d rather pop it in a bag to take home and hose clean and use again,’ another added.
ShowerDrape.com – The Best Shower Curtain Reviews and Advice
If you want to try it you simply have to dig a circular hole in the sand and lay the liner flat within it, covering the edges with more sand to keep it fixed in place.
If you want to try it you simply have to dig a circular hole in the sand and lay the liner flat within it, covering the edges with more sand to keep it fixed in place.
Then use buckets to fill the ‘pool’ with ocean water – and employing other little helpers will give them an exciting job to do.
But that’s not the only household device you can use at the beach.
A fitted sheet can be arrange around your chosen area on the beach and held in place with baskets and umbrellas to create a ‘sand free zone’ for your youngest tots.
Or you could use a laundry bag to bring toys and spades down from the car. It makes things far easier to re-pack when the day is down.