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Summer survival kit: What you need to help you keep your cool

If you can’t skip town - and the heat - for the next three months, do the next best thing and be prepared.

Like it or not, a steamy summer is coming. If you can't skip town for the next three months, do the next best thing and be prepared. Beat the heat -- or at least make it bearable -- with a summer survival kit that will help you keep your cool.

FUN AND GAMES: Pretzel pool float, $40, Macy's; pineapple pool float from Sunny Life, $60, Saint Bernard; ice cream cone fan from Sunny Life, $14, Saint Bernard, 5570 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, saintbernard.com; Fredericks & Mae bocce set, $320, Nest, 4524 McKinney Ave., Dallas. nestdallas.com

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TOWEL OFF: Hala in periwinkle or pink from John Robshaw textiles, $80, johnrobshaw.com; Areca Palms from Eskayel, $68, eskayel.com; Odyssey Towel from Cultured Me, $95, Saint Bernard, 5570 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, saintbernard.com

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SERVING UP STYLE: Lemon pitcher, $22, tumblers, $28 for set of four, melamine tray, $28, Draper James, 26 Highland Park Village, Dallas (pop-up closes June 7), draperjames.com

SIT A SPELL: Wilden three-piece chat set, $1,079, Macy's

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Fatboy, original outdoor beanbag, Fatboy, $329
Fatboy, original outdoor beanbag, Fatboy, $329

MAKE TIME TO LOUNGE: Fatboy beanbag, $329, fatboy.com

SPREAD OUT: Grass is Greener picnic blanket, $45, katespade.com

PEEP THIS: Illesteva Milan II sunglasses, $300, Saint Bernard

BRIMMING WITH STYLE: Herschel Glendale classic youth cap in popsicle print, $24.99, Saint Bernard; Oh Say Can You Sea visor, $25, southerntide.com; Seaside straw hat, $68, southerntide.com

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SMELL LIKE SUMMER: Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess summer fragrance collection, shimmering body oil spray, $42; whipped body cream, $45; exfoliating body cleanser, $42, esteelauder.com

SUMMER COLOR: Lip and cheek tint, $38, toryburch.com

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SKIN SAVERS: Alba Botanica Cooling Aloe Burn Relief Spray, $15.99, Whole Foods locations; Clinique Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for face or body, $26 and $32, clinique.com