Keeping cool when its SO hot out?!
Question:
Keeping cool when its SO hot out?
HI. I work at a daycare and during the HOT summer days we STILL have to go outside (For at least one hour in the morning, and we're usually out for about 3 hours in the afternoon)...
The kids are nice and cool becuase they get to go into the sprinkler. Staff are not supposed to go in with the kids.
I bring ice bottles of water to work and sip them throught the day, and i try to stay in shady areas (which in the afternoon sometimes there are no shady areas)... and i wear light colored light weight clothes.
what else can I do to keep cool?
Becuase i am not a person of authority at my work, i can not decide when we go outside or go back inside... and because there is a ratio (One adult to 10 kids)..breaks in the afternoon are usually not given (other than our 1 hour lunch break for the day)..
Answers:
I live in Texas so I understand! They sell cooling wraps here at some of the department stores. Another alternative is wet wipes. If you use a wet wipe and wipe around your ankles, neck and wrists (pressure points) Your body will feel cooler. My family often implements this and it works! Shades and a hat also seem to help a bit. You could also get one of those mini handheld fans that mists you. Those were great when we visited Florida! They are sold at all sorts of super markets and Wal-mart!