I just registered my daughter for swim lessons through the local parks and recreation program. The sessions are two weeks long and cost $2 (yes, $2 for the whole two weeks!), and my daughter loves the water! The lessons will run M-TH so, needless to say, we’ll be out in the morning sun a lot.
Of course, I’ll put sunscreen on my daughter, but – if you have a toddler, you know that they don’t particularly like to stand still and that they are unaware of the benefits of sunscreen. So, although I put sunscreen on my daughter, it’s not always spread evenly on her skin and it’s quite easy to miss a spot which is why…
I’m super excited that she’ll be wearing a suit from Sun Protection Zone all summer long. The suits are long-sleeved, which is brilliant since most of the sun will hit my daughter on her chest, back, and arms when we’re in the water. The suit is also SPF 100+…and did I mention it’s really cute?
Sun Protection Zone also offers long sleeve rash guards for children and adults (I think I might like to try this one), sun hats for children and adults, sunglasses, and more.
The suits retail for $30 and can be purchased on the Sun Protection Zone website.
Here’s a little equation for all of you mathematician moms out there: A squirmy toddler + a sometimes forgetful mama (yes, I sometimes forget the sunscreen) + a normal swimsuit = too much sun. BUT the first two factors + Sun Protection Zone = less sun on my precious little girl’s skin.
I’ll also be keeping the following tips in mind from The Skin Cancer Foundation:
- Seek the shade, especially between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Use a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day.
- Cover up with clothing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses.
WIN IT! One winner will receive a Sun Protection Zone set, which includes a long sleeve suit of winner’s choice (available in sizes 1T-6), a children’s adjustable legionnaire hat, a pair of children’s sunglasses, and a Solar Safe UV Sun Monitor Wristband. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post prior to Sunday, May 25 at midnight (don’t forget to follow the rules). The winner will be announced and contacted on Monday, May 26. * Winner must provide a U.S. mailing address.
*UPDATE* The winner is #4 Kristen M. Congratulations!
That is seriously SO COOL!!!! I love those. My kids should be wearing those rash guards. Yes, I forget sunscreen too- especially when we are just playing outside. I would really like to win this contest, thanks!
wow ~ the wristband would come in handy while swimming this summer!! great site with lots of useful items!! thanks for sharing!!
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Wow- these are an awesome idea- I am a big fan of extra protection- DS wore a protective shirt with his trunks all summer long.
This is a great package. I’m surprised by how reasonably priced the long sleeve suits are. We are moving this summer to a sunnier location and this is something the kids could use.
I wish we’d thought to get something like this before we went to the coast last weekend. But we’ve got plenty of pool playdates ahead of us this summer.
This would be great for those cooler days at the beach.
This would be nice to have for my 4year old. Thanks for another great contest!
That is a TON of stuff! And although I love entering contests for fun little trinkets and cute stuff, it’s nice to enter one for something important for my children. This would obviously be quite useful in these desert summers. Thanks!
I’d love to have the blue flames suit and blue hat for Jasper but Roo would get the sunglasses in pink daisies!
Oh how cute! I love the pink tie die. And the price for the suit is not bad at all, I may buy a suit for each of my little ones
This sounds great! My daughter has red hair and super-fair skin and she really needs a lot of protection. Even with sunblock she tends to burn so it would really benefit us to have one of these suits, and I love the idea of wristband, too!
These suits are great. I have one for my 2 1/2 year old. He hates to have sun screen put on his body. This works great!
Wow, all of these sun products look great. Being a family of early skin cancer, I’m all for protecting my little one’s skin from the start. Thanks for offering such great products to help do that.
It is also hard to put sunscreen on a wiggly toddler who is extremely ticklish. It took me almost 20 min just this morning to put it on her whole body (we hit record temps today). A full body bathing suit would have made it much easier
this would be perfect for my little man. he is very fair skinned and loves to swim!
I would love for you to pick me :)
We usually forget the sunscreen and end up borrowing it from the hubby’s sister so this would save my sister in law a bit on sun screen, I would only need enough for her exposed skin. Not sure how cute it would be on her though, I would have to see it. She is super cute in bikinis but she tends to take them off so this might be more comfy and safe on her skin. She loves swimming, it is still a bit cool for it here in upstate NY but will be needed soon enough with the weather the way it usually is.
great contest! we’re in Florida, and it’s hard to keep the active little ones adequately covered up…
We would get great use out of this!
This would be nice.
What a great contest! Definitely something we need here in Florida on the Gulf where the sun can burn so quickly.
just what is needed for the summer heat.
We try to stay out of the sun as much as possible, so this is great
My grands love being outside but are so fair complected. If they had these, we would not worry about their playing outside in the sun.
This is wonderful! I could certainly use one for my son for our upcoming beach trip.
This is great my grandson could use it
This would be great for camping!!! We go to a swimming hole and we would get so much use out of it.
I want to win!
All of those thing would come in handy for the long summer days. I think I like the Solar Safe UV Sun Monitor Wristband the best.Being a forgetful mommy too. This would help to keep the kiddos from any sunburn.
This would be great for my little dude. He has such sensitive/pale skin. I always worry, even with sunscreen on. This would help a lot! Thanks!
I would love to have this protection for my child.
This suits sure are great
Til its warm out,I can’t wait
If I wore one of these in my size
People at the beach sure would have bugged out eyes!
my daughter doesn’t tan just burns..perfect solution
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I would like to have this protection for my grandchild.
Living in Corpus Christi and being so close to the beach…you can’t help but take the kids out in the sun…this would be a great win for my kids and I.
I always worry I missed a spot with sunscreen. This set would really help protect the most vulnerable parts from the sun!
very cute & love the sun protection
This would be perfect for my daughter at the lake! She is so fair skinned.
This is awesome! Even though I apply sunscreen to my son religiously, when we’re out in the pool, I still worry it’s not enough!
great idea for kids.
I spent yesterday outdoors gardening with my 10 month old playing nearby. She had on a sun safe hat but I forgot to think of her arms in the sleeveless dress she was in. She is now sporting some bright pink arms. I vow to start assembling an arsenal of sunblock products for her. I need to do something to relieve my mommy guilt.
wow i think this is so grate little kids need this and i would love to try to win one thanks
Great idea! Pick me, please
If they had had these when I was a kid, my skin would be in such better shape! I was such a pool rat – lived at the pool- and I hope my son will love it as much as I did. But I hated sumscreen – I think this is a great solution. Besides, Jack will feel like a little surfer dude!
Awesome, please pick me!
I hope I win for my son!
great contest
At the moment I’m searching for a good chemical free sun screen for my girly (girly #2 is still too small for sunscreen – of course maybe not if it’s chemical free – I’ll have to look into that) Anyway, again looking forward to our vacation I was thinking that it’d be great to have more than one suit. we have one short sleeve one that covers more than the cute tankini she was given but this sure would be wonderful and make me worry less about my fair child. And can I add WOW! Only $2 for swim lessons, that’s wonderful!
My little boy needs this for our hot CA sun. fingers crossed!
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wow, how awesome … i love these.. my grandfather had skin cancer so i worry about my kids … to the point of over protective worrying . We spend alot of time at the beach and win the family history of cancer. I would love to win this for my daughter, the suit is exactly what i was looking for… i have been looking for something similar in my area and haven’t seen anything that well made. thanks for the great contest!
Perfect for the baby vampires in my life (our family hates too much sun exposure.)
Both of my parents have had skin cancer, so sun protection is something that I take very seriously for myself and my kids. This would be a wonderful prize to win to help protect my girls! :)
I had skin cancer removed… you can’t be too careful
That is adorable. I would love to win so my son would be covered from the sun. Thanks for the opportunity.
Cute! My brother had three skin grafts for skin cancer.
good prize
like to win this
God bless the person who designed these! It would be so much easier to put my little guy in a suit like this rather than the t-shirt we always had to put on over our swim suits growing up. The t-shirt always would get the air bubbles and be floating on the water surface while in the pool. I love that they have the SPF of 100+. Your little math equation is so, so true!
cool idea
This is so great for a little one and the parents. It will be so much easier to handle them in the water.
She is so cute! Those blue eyes and blonde hair are wonderful. Please enter me in your sun protection giveaway drawing. I have a nephew that is very fair and burns easily. This would go to him!
Thanks,Cindi
this would be perfect for lily. she burns so easily
My daughter would live in the pool if we’d let her, she could really use this stuff. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
What a FANTASTIC idea! I hadn’t ever thought of something like that for my pale little boy. I slather on sun screen whenever we go out because of his sensitive mostly-irish skin (just like his mom!) btu this is a way better idea! And with lots of sun in our future in California, this would be perfect!
Thanks!
ANOTHER TERRIFIC GIVEAWAY!!! I have 2 grand daughters (2 and soon to be 4, years old). They love their swim lessons and playing in their own pool, but hate it when Mom slathers them down with sunscreen. I would love to win this swim-safe package for the 2 year old, who doesn’t even comprehend sun damage yet, and, this set would give her parents some much needed relief about keeping their little girl sun-safe without distracting her from her swim lessons or pool play.
I want a swimsuit like that for myself!
This would be fabulous for my little girl when we take our beach vacation this summer. Thanks so much for such a terrific giveaway!
Would love this for my LO!
we need this, we have a swimming pool
A great summer giveaway! I’m very interested in the solar safe UV sun monitor wristband – I’ve never heard of it, sounds like a smart idea.
I worry so much about my 1 year old when we go outside. She is allergic to the sunscreen. The long sleeve rash guard would be a perfect solution for her when we go swimming.
I worry about the little ones when they are in the sun. this is a great prize
This is something I definitely need for my youngest step-daughter when she is out in the sun.
This would be great!!! Thanks so much :)
I would love to have this for my daughter, to pass down to my other daughter! They would be so adorable in it!
Awesome, my little guys is a redhead with pale, pale skin. He seriously could use this!
Awesome prizes
So cute and practical.
This will come in handy this summer.
These are great! Sun protection is sooooo important!
Do they make the suit in my size?
Very cool! I would love to win this!
I just bought my two year old grandaughter a wading pool. She got a little pink the first day, even with sunscreen. This cute suit would be perfect for her. Love the picture of your cute little blondie!
enter me!
I like the styles of the suits…we have yet to do anything but traditional suits.
Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
such a great idea.
Thanks for the contest
This is so great! So often I just put suncreen on those bare arms and legs and don’t even think about under the suit…
My kids can use this year round here in FL!
My daughter could use this on our beach trip to Greece
Wow what a great prize! My daughter is an absolute fish in the summer. We love to drive to the Jersey Shore and she knows I’m a stickler for sunscreen but she isn’t a big fan. This would help us both feel safer!
We’re going to the beach soon; this would be great for my 2 year old.
What a nice giveaway !! Thanks !!!
These are so cute! I would like to get them for our trip to the beach this year! My kids are very light skinned and need this kind of protection. Can i buy them at a store?
My son really needs this, we just found out he’s allergic to the sun but he loves to go swimming and to play outside.
I would love one of these – it is so difficult to find real sun protection in stores.
great sweeps
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This is a wonderful giveaway. ;-) Thanks.
love it
Great products! My son’s need some of these
The Sun Monitor wristbands are a great idea
These things are really cool! You can’t really find any of these in stores. It has been well into the 90s here in Texas, and we are so looking forward to swimming this year. These would definitely be very beneficial to us because my son is so fair skinned that I think he will burn just by looking at the sun.
My daughter is so dark, it is easy to get lazy about sunscreen.
Wow! Amazing!
What a great prize! We live close to a waterpark, which I hope to visit often over the summer. The long sleeve swimsuit would be great. I can just see myself missing some spots with the sunscreen and don’t want my son getting burned.
Wow!! This is great! I prefer the Long Sleeve Suit / Pink Hibiscus Long Sleeve.
Absolutely perfect from my two little surfers and just in time for summer! Hang 10!!!!
I have the age spots to prove that I did not take care as a kid. I would like to do better for my children.
My little boy has a bad skin reaction to most sunblocks, so this would be absolutely perfect.
I like it, enter me please
We spend a week at the lake every summer and this would be great for my little munchkin’!!
This would be so great for my son! I can totally picture him running around in his new Blue Flames swim suit!
i want to win
my blonde daughter sure could use this
just the thing for my kids
like to win this
My son totally needs this! He has a triple whammy of malignant melanoma family history, fair skin, and life in a super sunny climate, so he needs all the protection he can get.
This would be so perfect for my granddaughter who is really fair skinned.
Thank you so much for offering this wonderful contest.
I would LOVE to win !!
We really need to protect our kids from the sun. Thanks.
The sun was never anything we were concerned about when I was a kid. Now we know it is somthing to pay attention to on our baby’s fresh, new skin. It is hard for me to get into the habit of remembering the sunscreen. As well as he does not like to sit still for me to put it on. I like the long sleeve swimwear. It’s great they make these for little tykes too.
we could really use this – my son is mixed so he soaks up the sun super super fast!
nice
Gotta have these! Thanks for reviewing such great stuff for kids.
Wow, this will be nice
i want to win
My mother has just had a bout with skin cancer so for our family this hits home….this would be perfect for my little granddaughter. No worries. I try really hard to stress to the whole family how important it is to protect yourself from the sun….this is adorable.
Very fashionable and protective. I Love It!
This is so perfect for my grandson. It is darling and so practical.
This would be amazing for summer!
OMG.. we’d love to have the blue in 2t.. connor just got his first pool!
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I would love these! My kids have had me in the pool for 2 weeks straight and no matter how much I apply sunblock they’re still getting too much sun!
Oh my goodness – my husband was just talking about long sleeved bathing suits for the kids last night. What a coincidence! I would love to have at least one of my kids protected for free – even if I had to pay to get one for the other one!!
:)
i would LOVE to win this. please, count me in. thank you :)
Wow – this would be great for my son or daughter. I think sun protection is so important! Thanks for a great giveaway.
This is a great prize for the summer. The only challenge is keeping a hat on my kids’ heads. They’re good about letting me do sunscreen, but stick a hat on their heads and it gets pulled right off! The rest would be great!
I can’t believe the swim class is $2. That’s phenomenal.
I wondered where the great suit in that photo of your daughter came from. Please enter us, and thanks for the introduction to this swimwear site.
What a great swimsuit!! Love the picture of your daughter. I had to laugh when I read the equation but it’s oh so true! I’m expecting a hot summer so we can definitely use this! We’re also traveling to Belgium for 3 weeks in the summer and it would be so cool to show off this suit to the grandparents! Thanks for the great giveaway!
I would love to win. Thank you for the giveaway
What a great set & nice products. We definitely struggle to get sunscreen on squiggly boys, and the full protection of these great suits would be a good thing.
Very nice ! Just in time for swim season!
I could really use this for my daughter!
Pick Me !!
This is awesome! I know that I can never get enough sunscreen on my screeching son. He fights it to the end, so I never know how protected he is–thanks!
Great protection when out in sun. Didn’t know clothes had protection
We live in Texas and are outside all the time! Hope we win!
enter me
UV appropriate sensitive clothes; this is fantastic!!! Keep it up for the wonderful contests. Thanks
I would love these for my girl’s. I was just diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer in November. It was because I never protected my skin. I want to make sure my 2 girl’s don’t end up with the scars that I have ended up with. Wonderful product. Thanks
What a great giveaway. I go through a bottle of sunscreen a week on my 3 kids (yeah, I’m a sunscreen fanatic) and this would really help cut down on the time I spend lotioning up my kiddies.
Please enter me :)
A wonderful idea! Thanks for the opportunity to enter.
It is great how the clothing industry is coming out with swim suits that have extra potection! Sunblock just is not enough. I love the pink Hawaiian style one….reminds me of when I lived in Maui!
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What awesome products. I’ve always wondered, if sunscreen is so advised, why don’t lotion makers automatically put it in for all of us?
I see future photos of the kids wearing this : )
My son has very fair skin, so sun protection is a must!
please count me in
could have used this product in hawaii! we love this product
Your daughter is ADORABLE! I really need a suit for my youngest and this would be perfect!
I would love to win this! Thanks for the contest!
I love the outside in the summer. Could really use. I walk the pool for 1 hour every day. Please enter me, thank you
I like to win this for one of my little ones.
Pick me! My nephew would love this swim outfit
My little girl has very fair skin and freckles but loves the water and sun so any of these products would be great for her.
My 2 (almost 3) year old daughter needs this. When I break out the sunscreen, she runs away.
This would come in very handy this summer.
would be lovely for summer
Thanks for the chance to win this great prize!
im a mother of 2 and my kids love to be outside. its hard to tell how much sun is to much. this would be great
just in time for the summer heat
I think one of my children might be allergic a little bit to the sun so this would come in real handy for me.
Great idea. I live in Central AZ and the sun is so very intense. I really love the long sleeved suit w/ 100% protection for the little ones. Thank you for the information.
This would be great for either one of my kids!
I want to win
Very cool-perfect for my son.
count me in please!
this is a great product, we are all fair skinned and need to protect ourselves extra in the sun…very good and just in time for the summer rays!
Great giveaway! Would love to win!!
What a great giveaway, please count me in!
this is a great idea count me in
good idea and great prize
My little one has red hair and very fair skin, so this suit would be used all the time. As it is, I apply SPF 50 to her face every single morning. Yea, me!
What a great bunch of protective products. You just can’t be too careful with sun protection!
my redheaded grandson could really use this.ty 4 the contest!
My son can really use this during the summer!
I always try to apply sunscreen, but invariably I tend to miss places. This is a great way to protect kids from the harmful effects of the sun.
This would be perfect for my fair-skinned daughter.
These look interesting.. this would be good for my niece.
Sweet
I would love to win this contest.
What a great giveaway! We do everything we can to protect our daughter’s skin but we could use some help from these great products.
please enter me :)
I love the Pink Hibiscus suit. My 3 yr. old loves to swim but stays cold no matter how hot it is. This would be so great for her. Thank you!
This is a great giveaway! I’d love the blue for my sons. We live in Southern Arizona where the sun is harsh. To make matters worse, I have two pastey white boys with red hair. The need some serious sun protection. Thank you for the great contest.
I had skin cancer on my nose about three years ago (in my 30′s). Doctor was surprised to see it at my young age and after Mohs surgery, I have scarring and a slightly upturned nostril. Needless to say, please make sure you protect the little ones from the sun as doctor suggested this damage was most likely incurred when I was a child.
My daughter needs to be protected from the sun and this would help out tremendously!
My kids need this!
Thanks for the chance — great products to protect our families from the sun.
Wonderful giveaway, and awesome product. Thanks for having it, and bringing the awareness to the forefront!
Great item to help you take care of yourself!!
I am hyper vigilant trying to keep my 4 year old daughter from getting too much sun on her skin (a little is ok because we need the Vitamin D the sun produces in us). Both of my naturally dark skinned parents have had surgery for skin cancer recently. And my husband is fair skinned like his family. So my daughter’s skin is my top priority when we go to the beach or pool. These products would be all encompassing!
My new granddaughter lives in AZ…need I say more?
My girl would look sooo cute in one of those. My wife is a sunburn nut wiht our kids. This is a great idea.
I love thesem, I have two small babies/ toddlers with the youngest having very fair skin, I know she will burn easy, so this would be teriffic for her, and I would want one for my son too, he has dark skin but you can never be too carefull with your children, and it is great to teach them about the damamge that the sun can do to your sking!!
Please enter me!!
Thanks
What a great contest! I have a sun-block t-shirt for my toddler whenever we go to the pool, but these look so much more advanced! Thanks.
I would love this for my son! A boy that is 4 years old has absolutely no tolerance for sunscreen application >.< And this would be perfect for when we go to the beach this summer. Hope you and your daughter have fun with the swimming lessons! :)
I’m always looking for good ways to protect my 2 yr old from the sun, and was just telling my friend that I was hoping to find a long sleeve swim shirt. How perfect!
Great protection
Short sleeved Rash Guard would be useful
This would be great for my son.
This would be great for summer in the water as we will be having. Hopefully they will make a sunscreen I can apply with a hose, then I’ll really be set.
This is a great idea! I love how cute the blue suit is and the protection it offers. My 21 month old would look fabulous in it and I know he would be protected. Thanks for the great contest!
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
These look good and protection is mandatory these days. We also got the uv hats (Nammu), and kids love them! They are bandanna style, so they fit nicely and stay firm for a long time.