Top 20 Essentials for a Sustainable Family Summer!
01
Vinted + Charity Shops
With the season change comes new clothes needs for kids who have grown – the Vinted app is in multiple countries and my first stop along with charity shops. Don’t buy new when you don’t have to!
02
Patagonia Bum Bag
Bear claw donut jelly beans jelly-o sweet roll marzipan. Soufflé bear claw cake powder sweet chocolate bar caramels gingerbread carrot cake.
02
Audiobooks on Audible
Bear claw donut jelly beans jelly-o sweet roll marzipan. Soufflé bear claw cake powder sweet chocolate bar caramels gingerbread carrot cake.
02
Sparkling Water Maker
I’m notoriously bad at hydrating (I can make it to dinner and realise I’ve had 2 coffees and nothing else very easily, why?!) in the summer I use sparkling water with salt and ACV when I need help to stay well hydrated! (I was given a SodaStream like THIS for my birthday to keep it budget friendly and not buy/ship sparkling water.)
02
Eco friendly, ethically made, safely formulated SPF
SPF is a rabbit hole, but it’s always on my face and my go to is on this full roundup of the best ones HERE! (Options for shipping everywhere.)
02
Sunglasses
Ours are always THESE very consciously created ones from Pela that double as blue light glasses. (UK, US and beyond)
02
Plastic Free Blackout
We all need dark to sleep, and I wanted a plastic free alternative to traditional blackout. I couldn’t find anything like it stateside (but look at DIYing with organic black cotton) but
THESE organic plastic free ones in the UK have been amazing for us!
02
Consciously Created Running Shoes
Running means digging out my Brooks running shoes – personally my top choice for eco/ethical supportive running shoes.
02
DIY Dry Shampoo
For hair that’s a bit more sweaty but not about to be washed any more frequently. DIY tutorial HERE.
02
Kids + Adult SPF
This has been a DM question over and over – this SPF for the whole family and kids in the UK. See it HERE.
02
Visible, budget helping, meal plans!
These keep me sane + organised plus my kids at home can always SEE what’s coming and not ask for snacks! See our meal plan for this week for inspiration HERE, and download the meal plan / master meals list templates below.
02
More cheap, local fruit
There’s more in the summer so we eat more! If you’re stateside check your local CSA options HERE, and for friends in the UK my fave Abel and Cole gave me the code ABELKEZIA for 25% off your first 4 produce boxes. Go to abelandcole.co.uk to check if you’re in their UK delivery area and use that code! Such a happy deal 🙂
02
Sustainable Skincare Travel Minis
Sustainable skincare minis for travel – we have travel coming up and my fave Evolve has 4 for 3 all summer. Grab a routine for any travel, they’re minis but still recycled and glass and you can refill them. LOVE. My 4 are: and they’re all HERE.
02
My Patagonia Bum Bag
So many people rave about cross body style bags like this that don’t have traceable supply chains and ethics in production. and I can’t get behind that. But this one, I love it. Except get it second hand and win twice in terms of sustainability while saving. There are loads on Vinted or ebay used!
