swim "cover-up" for DS4? does it exist?

[mcqueen n' sally]

a couple of years ago my mom bought DS a great terry cloth zippered hoodie that was a great cover-up for when he got out of the pool... he has since outgrown that one and i cannot find anything similar anywhere! it's all rash guards, which are great but not what i am looking for...

i think the one he had was osh kosh, but i didn't see anything like it when i was at the outlet last week...

anyone have any suggestions on where i might find one? (that isn't like $50 - i did find one on a website for that price, which seems a little much to me)

thanks!

 

[taylor3297]

Try Lands End, that is where I usually get my children's swimsuit cover ups.

 

[stella27]

one step ahead had some cute ones.

 

[WantToGoNow]

We just use t-shirts.

 

[NotUrsula]

Walmart had them in the toddler girls section last week -- you might have to cover up the flower decals, though.

Could you just get him a terry robe? Another good choice is a towel poncho -- just buy a thick towel and cut a hole in it, then bind the hole so it doesn't ravel. You might also consider just buying him a cotton hoodie jacket meant for an older boy, and cut off the sleeves part-way; that way it would be longer.

Most boys really don't like wearing "cover up" robes -- they just want to drip dry or wrap up in a towel. They sometimes get teased for wearing a robe "like a girl." This infamous little number kind of killed the market for terry coverups for the male of the species :

 

[daisyduck123]

I had the EXACT same problem when DS outgrew his toddler cover-up.

I looked & searched, but could find cover-ups only for girls.

I finally gave up & he just wears rash guards now. They dry quickly.

 

[FutureDis]

We bought my son one of these (not this exact one, but a Mickey Mouse hooded towel) for Christmas and he LOVES it! Not only would it be great for the Disney pool, but great for bath time too!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Disney-Mickey-M...ItemQQimsxZ20090407?IMSfp=TL090407153002r8949

 

[FutureDis]

This is the actual one we got (it's a poncho towel, not just a hooded towel) at target:
http://www.amazon.com/Mickey-Mouse-...?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1240606480&sr=1-14

I don't see any on target's website anymore... but perhaps in the store. It's very cute, and plays the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song.

 

[FutureDis]

Here is what it looks like, and one to buy it looks like!

http://www.extremecomputing.com/mickeyponcho.html

 

[mcqueen n' sally]

thanks everyone!

i know most boys don't want to wear one (in fact DH has asked me not to call it a cover-up in reference to DS ), but he's only 4 and doesn't seem to mind about that kind of thing yet...

i guess i could just get a rash guard, but he always gets so cold when he gets out of the water, i wanted something dry he could put on... the one he had was essentially just a sweatshirt made of terry cloth, not long at all...

oh well, i guess i'll just stick with a towel and a t-shirt...

thanks again for all the suggestions!

 

[ShootingStarMom2]

I don't know how handy you are, or if you sew at all, but they have hooded bath towels on clearance at Target for $3.98. You could easily cut 2 holes for arms. They are just plain white with bubble decor on the head. There are even a few mickey heads that are unintentional. Just in case you are really stuck for something quick.

 

[2shortpeopleruleme]

We just bought our DD's new suits for Disney at Sears. They were on sale for $16.99 and it came with a suit (one or two piece) and a hooded cover up! I thought it was a good deal for both. HTH

 

[Shagley]

Is this the type of thing you are looking for? http://www.landsend.com/pp/Beachand...N&CM_MERCH=IDX_00003__0000000319&origin=index

 

[princess pooh]

I got a terry sweatshirt for DS at Carters. It was in the bathing suit section so I guess it's meant as a cover up. I don't know if it comes in bigger sizes though.

 

[tloveswdw]

I got a terry sweatshirt for DS at Carters. It was in the bathing suit section so I guess it's meant as a cover up. I don't know if it comes in bigger sizes though.

That is what I was going to post... I think it went to size 7 at our store.

 

[mcqueen n' sally]

Is this the type of thing you are looking for? http://www.landsend.com/pp/Beachand...N&CM_MERCH=IDX_00003__0000000319&origin=index

yup! thanks! i had seen that online and wasn't sure if it was what i wanted but i was just at sears and picked it up... you were right, it was exactly what i was looking for!

thanks again for everyone's help!