The season of schvitzing has arrived, and whether you love it or just love to complain about it, summer does require some gear to get through it smoothly. These picks from the Kveller editors have you covered whether you want to stay cool, stay stylish, or just keep your kids busy at the pool — with a little Jewish flair.

Your Instagram ads aren't lying to you: These cooling shorts feel insanely luxurious while doing everything they can to prevent chafing and keeping you comfy. Bonus points: They come in maternity sizes. —Molly

Ice Pop Molds
You can't do summer without ice pops and I'm planning to use all my leftover juice and smoothies to fill up my freezer. If you want one with an Israeli flare, try a banana date smoothie. — Lior


The ultimate Jewish mom tank
We can't let a summer go by without recommending the ultimate Jewish mom tank top, courtesy of our own merch store.

Form Riviera Dress
I have this dress in three colors and basically just rotate between them all summer. —Daci

It's almost criminal how good this sunscreen feels on your skin, which is a sentence I'd never thought I'd write, but it's true. —Molly

Reusable water balloons
These are all the rage among the local children in my town, and I have to say, I'm never mad when I get accidentally hit with one at the splash park. —Molly

Portable ice maker
My freezer doesn't have an ice maker, so a few summers ago I gave in and bought a portable one. I do not think I could survive schvitz season without it. —Lior

I'm truly obsessed with the Teva Hurricane Drift sandals, perfect for the splash pad and oh-so-comfy. —Lior

These are my current (often complimented) sunglasses — I actually just grabbed another pair while helping to put this list together. —Daci

Sometimes you just have to share your love of Yiddish with everyone at the town pool. This should do the trick. —Lior

Clear beach bag organizer
Don't tell my kids, but I actually despise going to the pool — mostly because I haven't figured out how to organize our hot mess of a bag in a way that works for me. Crossing my fingers this helps. —Daci

Quick dry towels
If you have to pack a bunch of towels, these are a game changer. They're super thin and you can fit so many in a bag without it getting overstuffed. —Daci


Suction cup toy
I randomly stuck these in our pool bag last weekend and my toddler spent 30 minutes (30!! minutes!!) playing with them while sitting on the first step of the shallow end. —Daci

Icon juice glass
I want to drink all my iced summer beverages from this Hamsa glass. —Lior

I've been trying to resist, but I've officially been influenced by, like, half of my Instagram feed to try this bug repellant stick. —Daci