Packing tips please for beach resort holiday with three small children

[KristinaM]

We are going to Greece in June with our three children 8,3 and 2. Last time I went on a beach holiday I was footloose and child free ( as well as 3 stone lighter )

Advice, please, on what to take/leave behind. Apart from taking passports and sun lotion obviously....

we've just got back from a beach holiday with similar ages. Second stacking cup suggestion, the baby loved them as well as armbands which she was obsessed with. Also our 7 yr old loves chess, so bought a magnetic travel set from Smiths which had chess, draughts, backgammom, chinese chequers etc, we played it every day. Also travel scrabble for us.

Sarongs great for everything, to wear, as towels, sun shades, blankets, etc

take a small inflatable dinghy/boat. (I bought one in poundland, so didn't bother bringing it home!) The older children can play with it in the pool or you can fill it with water and the 2 year old can use it as a 'paddling pool' near your sun loungers.