The Mighty Tee!

In honor of this week’s Summer Kickoff “Tee” party, let’s pay a little homage to the Tee, shall we? Did you know a long-sleeved Tee can be your best friend this summer on those long car trips? It’s true! Consider these handy tips passed along to me by many weathered Road Trippin’ Mamas:

- Starting with the obvious, a spare Tee is a life-saver for all the on-the-road spills. Especially so if you encounter a surprise bout of carsickness! Much handier than digging through luggage for clean clothes.

- If an in-car mess magically misses your child’s clothing, the Tee doubles well as a washrag for mopping up, oh say, the Coke that wasn’t properly lidded by the McDonald’s guy and thus splashed all over the front console (can you tell I’m speaking from experience?).

- Long-sleeves work well as temporary pant legs in the instance that your child squeezes the juice box exclusively on the bottom half of their body. Also great for the infamous newborn “blowout”.

- Paired with a burpcloth, a Tee can even serve as a temporary diaper, should you be caught without. (I’m embarrassed to admit I have personal experience here too!)

- Tuck the Tee into the top of a window to create a curtain, blocking the sun for those on-the-road naptimes.

- Heaven forbid something should go “kaboom”, take your Tee with you for a peek under the hood. Protect your hand from hot car parts and oil stains.

- Folded or bunched up, the Tee is a comfy pillow to prop up tired little heads.

- Wrap a couple of rubber bands around your balled-up Tee and the kids have a soft little toy to throw around when boredom sets in.

Have I convinced you yet? Here’s a picture of Gabby in the car, obviously smiling because mommy and her spare Tee have made family car rides much more pleasant many a time. And see those cute stripey tights? Straight from Tote and Tee! Don’t forget to take advantage of their awesome “Tee” Party 20% discount especially for SuperMom Central readers this week! (simply use code Supermom at checkout)