This week we will embark on the longest car ride we have ever taken Carter on, and needless to say I am a little nervous! We decided to dived the trip over two days to cut down on the length of time continuously sitting in the car and hopefully that will help! Beyond that I’ve been doing some thinking on how to make a road trip with kids a little easier and here are five tips I came up with!
1. Keep snacks handy! Bring several and more single serve snacks ready to go in baggies or tupperware and keep them in a bag near you so aren’t fishing around while your kid is screaming asking politely for food!
2. Activity bags! Pack activity bags to hand your kid so they have a new thing to do every so often. Having them bagged separately keeps everything organized and creates some novelty as each baggie contains a new surprise! I am also throwing in a new toy for a big surprise!
3. Load up the iPad! My son loves to play games and watch videos on the iPad! Add a few new things on there right before your trip for extra fun. And don’t forget to charge it up the night before! No one likes a dead iPad.
4. Bubbles! Brings bubbles for the rest stop to have an easy and fun activity! Your kids can burn off some excess energy and get a little exercise running around chasing the bubbles!
5. Create busy books! I have a quiet book I made with felt a few months back. For an easier DIY you could create activity pages to print out and laminate and let your kids write or draw on the pages with dry erase markers!
I’d love to know- What are your tips for traveling with kids?
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Life with Kaishon says
September 12, 2014 at 11:32 amI hope your trip is fantastic. You sound well prepared. : )
Lindsay Gill says
September 12, 2014 at 11:42 ammy mom used to have surprise bags for us on car rides full of snack and activities. that was one of the best parts of the trip and i hope i can pull that off for my little luke, too! good luck on your trip! great tips!
Jamie @ SnapGinger Blog says
September 12, 2014 at 3:18 pmI am loving the activity bag idea! Since I usually make a snack bag for our road trips (for the grown ups) I feel like an activity bag is the next logical step. The only thing is, in my OLD age, I can no longer read in the car!! hahahaha groan
ginabad says
September 12, 2014 at 3:31 pmiPad, phones, old phones – wrote about this in the fall. And KidzBop CD may be torture for us, but hey, if it keeps the fussiness down, it's music to my ears!
Barb says
September 12, 2014 at 3:48 pmI love the idea of bubbles! I never thought of bringing them along on a car trip.
Julia Hunter says
September 12, 2014 at 5:10 pmThe Ipad is always our friend I like the activity bags, we hate road trips with our son, an hour in the car feels like an eternity.
Meg Doherty says
September 12, 2014 at 6:14 pmThese are such good ideas! I especially love the bubbles for rest stops. I remember when I was little I always had felt dolls and sticker activity books.
Deanna Robinson says
September 12, 2014 at 6:36 pmI never thought of the bubble idea! Could also be a good incentive to make them get out of the car and use the potty.
Carrie Chockababy says
September 12, 2014 at 7:06 pmI mean, really, how did we ever travel before iPads?!?!?!
joefloggers.com says
September 12, 2014 at 7:13 pmwhen my kids were little, we would leave at like 4am on trips because I knew everyone would sleep until around 7 so I would get a good 3 hours of driving in before the insanity started.
Caitlin Mccormick says
September 12, 2014 at 7:27 pmWe go on a lot of car trips. I will have to try bubbles next time!
Melinda says
September 12, 2014 at 7:31 pmhave a great trip. looks like your all set
Reesa Lewandowski says
September 12, 2014 at 7:41 pmNever thought of bubbles!!!! I'll have to use that for our trip to Myrtle Beach next month!
Peggy Gilbey McMackin says
September 13, 2014 at 2:33 pmGreat Tips. Have a fun trip!