If I’ve learned one thing from raising toddlers, it’s that they “require” a whole lot of items in order to transition to bedtime. The flashlight, at least 17 books and a rogue toothbrush are entirely necessary in order for their eyes to finally shut, and this simple pocket allows us to keep all of those totemic items in one spot.
Emily Westbrooks is a freelance writer and blogger from Maine. Based in Dublin, she's married to an Irishman and an adoptive mom to Maya and Noah. She writes about travel, parenting, adoption and fostering for sites like Romper and Moxie & Mabel, as well as for her own blog, From China Village.