Beach Day With a Baby: The Complete 0–12 Month Packing List

Taking a baby to the beach for the first time feels like packing for a tiny, very demanding houseguest who cannot walk, hates the sun, and may scream if a single grain of sand touches them. I get it. After a full summer of hauling my infant son in and out of the surf, I figured out exactly what's worth the cargo space — and what just becomes expensive sand storage