10 Uses For Scarves with Kids

Scarves are the godsend of parenting.
Not the thick woolly type scarves, although…
No, I’m talking about those fashion, chiffon scarves adorned by women everywhere.

I’ve got quite a few in an array of colours and here are my 10 things you never knew you could do with scarves.

• Forgotten a bib? No worries, tuck your scarf under your baby’s chin. Talk about feeding on the go.

• Forgotten a blanket? No problem, cover your child in the scarf
• Left the house with sick/your child’s dinner/your dinner/poo/ a hole (delete as applicable) in or on your person? Cover the stain up with a scarf.
• In early pregnancy and want to hide your growing bump? Get a scarf.
• Got a bored child or baby when out and about? Use the scarf as a peek-a-boo tool. Swish it in their face. They love it.*
• If your child has an ‘accident’ whilst potty training and you’ve forgotten a change of clothes, fashion your scarf into a sarong.
• No hands to hold an umbrella with 18 kids and a pushchair? Put the miracle scarf over your head.

• Taken the dog to the park in the car and forgotten a lead? Use the scarf.
• Soft toy keeps being flung from the pram? Tie one end of the scarf to the toy and the other to the push chair.*
• Still wearing maternity pants three weeks months post-baby? Don’t bother trying to squeeze into your old pants just because they happen to be slipping down every minute, just secure them with a scarf.

So there you go. No need to thank me. As you can see from the above, I forget things. A lot. Disaster is almost always averted by a scarf. Winner.

What do you do with your scarf?

*do be careful about strangulation.