8 Fresh Summer Favorites You’ll Love

Take on all that summer can be for you and your family this year with this 8 fresh summer favorites you’ll love! I’ve gathered my favorite new picks that will bring you into the summer months perfect for you, your family, and your home, and even your pets! Let’s jump right in with all my favorite picks for this summer.

We received a variety of samples in exchange for this post. All opinions are our own.

8 Fresh Summer Favorites You’ll Love

You’ll be ready for any adventure this summer with a shortlyLOVE Tate Quilted Backpack. It’s perfectly sized to take on a plane as your personal item or use this lovely mid-size backpack on your daily adventures as it’s not too big or too small to carry everything you could need. It is a gorgeous quilted water-resistant nylon twill that has durability in mind while being stylish and comfortable. The interior is a beautiful soft blush that is silky to the touch. It’s easy to wear with padded, adjustable straps or carry it with the sturdy nylon top carry handle.

The Tate Quilted Backpack is packed with thoughtful features and storage options. My favorite feature is the hidden zip pocket across the back and can unzip to use with your luggage or zip closed to have an unique storage pocket. There are two deep, open side pockets to hold a water bottle or slip your phone in for easy access. There’s a large front zippered pocket that gives you quick access to your essentials. Inside the main pocket includes a padded pocket that can store a 15″ laptop or other device. There are two interior pockets to easily stash your phone or other accessories. Plus a smaller interior zippered section to keep your small items contained. There’s even a key leash so your keys won’t end up buried at the bottom of the bag.

Your dinner table is looking for an upgrade from any outdated or chipped dinnerware. I adore the timeless style of the Blyss Dinner Plates. They are made with a high quality FORTESSA^® Bone China™ that gives the finished dishes a beautiful soft creamy white color that goes with everything. It has a strong durability and strength that is dishwasher safe, microwave safe, and even oven safe up to 400°F. The complete set includes a 10.6″ dinner plate, a 9″ salad plate, and 11.75oz mug, and two different sizes of bowls with an 11oz traditional style bowl and a 24oz wide bowl that’s great for soups, salads, and even serving some meals.

I love that this set comes with a beautiful base white color that I will never tire of. To add a little fun and color, you can choose one of 4 colorfully lined Blyss 8.6″ bowls – grey, green, turquoise, or cobalt, or stick with the same classic white style. It’s up to you! I’ve been so happy with these dishes and they are perfect for entertaining and everyday use.

Uncommon Goods is my go-to shop to find fun and unique products that are actually useful and helpful! No matter what your summer plans might entail, they’ll have just the things to help enhance your summer experiences! Let me show you two you might love this summer! For trips you may take on the road or by plane, you’ll love to keep all of your cords and cables contained and organized with this Compact Travel Cord Carrying Case. Having traveled as a large family, I have felt the cord chaos and digging through multiple bags just to find a specific cable. This case unzips so that it can lay flat and open to easily organize and access all of your different cords.

Next, the Tangle Free Solar Glow String Lights will be the perfect companion for all your outdoor adventures. Let the hanging solar powerbank charge during the day and then help light up your campsite, backyard, tree fort, you name it! There are 40 warm LED lights across a 44′ nylon braided cord that are easy to hang. The powerbank can also charge your devices and lasts up to 40 hours on a single charge, depending on lighting mode.

Have you jumped in on the bidet trend yet? If not, you’re missing out! You’ll find the perfect option that has all the features you could want in the Bemis Discovery DLS Bidet. Does it bother you when the toilet seat is left up? No more worries! The seat auto opens when it senses movement and will close automatically when you’re finished in the restroom. You can choose and adjust from a variety of different settings including heated seat, water temperature, adjustable water pressure, and adjustable nozzle positions. This will give you the perfect spot to rest when you need to use the bathroom.

We’ve been testing out the Discovery DLS Bidet and I have to say I didn’t realize how much I loved the setup until I had to use our guest bathroom one day. How quickly I missed the warm seat and a toilet seat that opened for me. It makes personal hygiene and cleanliness easy and effortless, plus it’s saving our septic system all the wasted toilet paper. The remote that was easy to mount beside the toilet makes it easy to adjust any of the settings as needed. You can start the different functions including rear wash, front wash, warm air dryer, and even the auto wash function with ease and as needed. Don’t delay any further in updating your bathroom, you won’t regret it!

Update your pet’s favorite place with a P.L.A.Y. Mosaic Lounge Bed. You’ll find a stylish, comfortable, and well constructed pet bed that will let your pup lounge in comforter throughout the day and night. This lounge bed is made with a 100% natural cotton canvas with a variety of different patterns and styles to fit your home. You’ll love the furniture-grade craftsmanship to help it last and last. The bed is filled with an eco-friendly PlanetFill® filler that is made from 100% post-consumer certified-safe recycled plastic bottles. Not only is it eco-friendly, but it’s cozy and supportive for your dog.

One of the features that I love best is that the Mosaic Lounge Bed is completely machine washable and dryer friendly! You can easily remove the center pillow or reverse it, as may be needed, to even out your pets laying preferences. My sweet lab loves this lounge bed and especially the raised edges that give her a variety of sleeping options. If you’re looking for a new pet bed, there are so many great options from P.L.A.Y. to choose from.

One of my favorite pastimes as a family and with friends is to get to the table with a fun board game, and at the top of my personal favorite board games list is Aeon’s End by Indie Boards & Cards. It’s a deck builder game where you work cooperatively to defeat the latest threat to Gravehold. It combines my two favorite genres – coop play and deck building – and does it in a unique way where you don’t shuffle your deck so your decisions each round build upon each other and lead to interesting decisions. I also love the random aspect of the turn order deck that varies who’s turn, including the nemesis, will get to go next.

Aeon’s End is an expansive world that can be added to with new mages to play as, additional nemeses to fight each with unique playstyles and elements to add to the battle, and a variety of different cards to fill the market with available choices for expanding your deck through each play. You’ll start with a big box base game, like Aeon’s End Outcasts which includes everything you need to play and a series of battles to work through. Then, pick up any of the expansions that add additional mages, a new nemesis, and cards to add variety and extend your play. Then, mix and match through the content to make a series of battles to play through the expedition system that levels the content you own to become more powerful each level in a campaign style game. It’s a world of gameplay that will bring your family hours of fun all summer long.

Give yourself a flexible space for cooking that is perfect for summer. This AMZCHEF Portable Double Induction Cooktop with 2 Burners will be the perfect complement to your kitchen. You’ll love this induction cooktop with its two separate cooking zones each with a cooking heat range from 200-1800W on each burner for quick cooking. Adjust the controls with the touch screen buttons. The two-ring induction hotplate gives you the flexibility to fit a variety of size pots and pans. Plus, with the high quality crystal glass plate, it’s easy to clean and care for.

This Portable Double Induction Cooktop would be perfect addition to a kitchenette with the ability to store the cooktop when not in use. We’ve loved using this induction cooktop in our basement kitchenette and it’s a great setup with flexibility to cook one or two different dishes at the same. It heats well and look sleek in the space, plus we can store it when we don’t have guests.

Stay hydrated this summer with a Takeya Sports Water Bottle that will take you on all your adventures. The 22oz Leakproof Water Bottle features a spout lid to easily chug water and make sure you are getting enough water throughout the day. It’s vacuum insulated to help maintain ice-cold beverages for up to 36 hours or keep your drink of choice hot for up to 14 hours! It has an built-in ice blocker to keep your drink flow even. I really appreciate the integrated silicone bumper that doesn’t take up extra width making this water bottle fit into my car cup holders with ease.

Another great option they offer is the 24oz Actives Water Bottle with Spout Lid. You can choose the size that best fits your needs from 18oz up to 64oz. Each styles includes a comfortable carrying loop that makes it easy to carry anywhere with you. Choose from a variety of beautiful colors including a limited-time special collection of ombre colored water bottles. You can even customize your water bottle with a personalized engraving – add your name, initials, or symbols that fit your personality. The Takeya water bottles are also dishwasher safe or easy to hand wash if you prefer.

Which of these summer must-have picks are your favorite?