As the temperatures rise and summer approaches, I have been doing the usual inventory of swim gear for each kid and somehow I never feel like I have enough bathing suits for them. Finding the perfect bathing suit for your little ones can be a daunting task, considering the myriad of options available, and I am a bit picky about patterns. As a mom who has gone through the annual quest for the ideal swimsuit, I have found some cute, semi-affordable options this year and considered some key factors in doing so - UV protection, fit, colors and patterns.

Hadley is a bit particular of course (as she is with everything she wears), she likes her pink, she likes stripes and she likes patterns - mostly fruits and florals. So she is the picky one naturally! Where as the boys (so far) will put anything I ask on, so no stress there. I am very aware however that I will only get 1-2 summers of them being in matching attire. So I relish in finding even swim gear that they might be able to match in.

I didn’t have to buy much this year because we just bought a few things pre-Aruba in February, but I did need a few things and here is my round up of summer swim for the kids.