Stroller Accessories

Trickin' out your baby's ride with stroller accessories is a customizing thing to do.

What would a stroller be without stroller cup holders and customized stroller covers and a stroller paint job, and unique stroller sun shade and a stroller ... Whoa! Let's not give Dad too many ideas.

However, you might be surprised how many different stroller accessories are available.

You did your homework and picked the perfect stroller for your child, but now that you've had the stroller a couple of months, you realize that there are a few ways to improve it to better fit your lifestyle. Oh, yeah and the child is now sitting up, holding his sippy cup, wait, there it goes flying again. (This kid has a really good arm!)

The fully loaded and pricey strollers came with the stroller cup holder kit, but you didn't go that route. Or you can't find it right now. That's OK. There are many after market (that's a car accessory term) and generic stroller cup holder manufacturers. Huge numbers of them come up on the Internet if you type in "stroller cup holders." If you head to your local baby accessory shop, you can find stroller cup holders there. If you do travel to the baby stroller accessory shop, make sure and take several containers with you that you will want to fit in the stroller's cup holder. The favorite sippy cup, the cartoon character juice cup, the water bottle, what ever.

The stroller accessories don't stop with stroller cup holders, oh no. The real class comes with the stroller covers. Their purposes are to protect the baby from rain, insects and too much sun.

The stroller covers that ward off the rain are usually clear plastic and do not add much to the overall tricked-out stroller look. But they do protect the baby from getting wet.

The stylin' stroller covers are the sun screens and the insect covers. If you look hard enough you can find these stroller covers in different colors. This is the stroller accessory that you can use to show your real sense of color and design.

However, stroller covers are meant to protect your baby. Make sure each stroller cover is made for your stroller model. It is important that the stroller cover is the right size and shape to stay on your stroller.

The fit is especially important with the rain stroller covers. Besides having the correct fit, the rain resistant stroller cover must be secure. Make sure the plastic rain cover fastens to the stroller frame in several places. Make sure you fasten it at each fastener and every time you use the stroller cover. You would not want it to come loose, your baby to pull it down and suffocate. Of course you would never leave your baby unattended, ever, even in a stroller, but the stakes go up if you are using a plastic rain cover.

The other two types of stroller covers, sun protection and insect repelling, are made of mesh fabrics and "breathe." While there is some danger the baby could get tangled up in the cloth, your child is less likely to die with these covers becoming unsecured.

Trickin' your baby's ride can be fun, but it has its practical side, too. Just remember he will out grow this ride sooner than you can imagine.

You can find a helpful stroller covers buying guide and additional stroller cup holder information to help in your baby gear buying decisions at Aha! Baby.

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