Parenting hack: why you should never go to the playground without a shower squeegee
29/11/2023
Translation: machine translated
Influencer Gayle Chapman reveals to her followers on Instagram why she takes a shower squeegee to the playground - and it goes viral.
Biscuits, nappies, sand toys: when I take my two monsters to the playground, I always have a lot of stuff with me. What I've never taken with me outside my four walls, however, is a shower squeegee. But that's about to change.
I saw a video of Gayle Chapman on Instagram. The mum of little River shows her around 37,000 followers what life is like with a child and gives tips and advice for everyday life. "This trick will change your life," she promises at the beginning of the reel. Gayle takes a shower squeegee with her to the playground. This allows her to easily remove snow and rain from the slide, swings, scooters and the like. She herself saw another mum use it years ago and remembered it.
Others want to try it out
The video went viral and has now been viewed five million times. Many mums thanked her for the trick: "That's brilliant!" wrote one follower. Until then, she always had a towel with her, which she often forgot wet in the pram - with unpleasant smelling consequences. Does this sound familiar? Or have you ever failed to dry a wet slide with the three paper handkerchiefs you had with you? Then this trick could help you too.
What things do you always have with you when you go to the playground? Let me know in the comments.
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A true local journalist with a secret soft spot for German pop music. Mum of two boys, a dog and about 400 toy cars in all shapes and colours. I always enjoy travelling, reading and go to concerts, too.
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