travel tips

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• http://whatsdavedoing.com/42-favourite-things-travel/
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• Charger
• Seat Back Organizer
• First Aid Kit
• Single-use Wet Wipes
• Snacks

Keep diapers, wipes, and a plastic bag for dirty diapers in the back of your car

5- Portable Lego Kit, 

• Bring along the comforts of home:
•  A favorite book, night-light, pillow (or pillowcase, if you're tight on space), glow-in-the-dark stick-on stars, or even a cool flashlight 
•  A stuffed animal 

•  Travel-sized items 
• 
• ziplock bag  (shirt, pants, underwear, socks…). bandaids, tylenol, cleaning spray for boo-boo

packing your food

Pack plenty of water, a first-aid kit

jumper cables.


Get a good night's sleep before you go.

keep jackets and hats 

sunscreen and 

mosquito repellent


 pack swimsuits and towels in a beach bag 

 a change of clothes, wipes, and sealing plastic bags

Tablets, laptops, and smartphones

A portable DVD player

A miniature battery-powered clip-on reading light:

Educational "talking" toys

Mad Libs

packed a big plastic bowl with a lid, a plastic spoon for mixing, and about 10 different ingredients: M&Ms, nuts, small pretzels, goldfish crackers, etc. 

Snack or candy necklaces

 list of the 50 states

Go online and print photos of things like trees, cows, blue cars, red cars, and so on

hand-motion  CD songs ("Happy and You Know It," "Pat-a-Cake," "This Old Man," etc)

A small, plastic magnifying glass - a local dollar store

My boys (ages 3 and 5) love Play-Doh. I throw several small cans and some of their utensils in a bag and they're occupied for quite a while!

Bring puppets. When I'm sitting in the front passenger seat and my 3-year-old is behind me, I use a puppet to "talk" to him over the headrest or off to the side. It allows me to interact with him without turning around. If you sing songs or play peekaboo, it can illicit tons of giggles. Give your child a puppet too, and have a whole conversation!

– CarrieW 

4. Animal antics

animal sound - guess which animal it is. 

5. Stretch time

• Hop three times on one foot, then three times on the other.

• Run around the car five times.

• Sprint back and forth three times between adults.

• Do jumping jacks for one minute.

• Skip back and forth to the water fountain.

7. Color contest

Name a color and challenge your little ones to spot objects that you pass (signs, buildings, other cars, people's clothes, and so on) in that hue. 

8. Driving playtime

Preschoolers love to mimic their parents, so why not while driving? Invite your child to try to copy everything you do, from holding the steering wheel to opening the glove compartment.

When that gets old, have her close her eyes and guess what the car is doing, choosing from five options: stopping, starting, turning, going faster, and going slower. And no peeking!

9. I spy

Take turns picking an object either in the car or along the road. Then give others a clue such as, "I spy with my little eye... something big and red." Give more clues until someone guesses what it is.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_best-car-games-for-kids-ages-2-to-4_1453150.bc

Creative outlets

White board and dry-erase pens: Kids can draw, play tic-tac-toe and hangman, or write notes to each other, wipe it all away, and start over.

Magnetized letters, numbers, and shapes: You can buy sets that come with a magnetized playing surface and plenty of fun magnets to manipulate.

Sticker and activity books: Extra great for toddlers. They allow kids to express creativity without using pens on the upholstery.

Crayons or markers: Markers are best for kids 3 and up, crayons for kids under 3. If you're worried about your child drawing on the seats, try Color Wonder markers – they only leave marks on special paper.

A trip notebook:

Instant film cameras:  Models from Polaroid and Fujifilm 

Silly Putty: It's cool to stretch and squish and, since it's more elastic than Play-Doh, it's less likely to end up stuck permanently between the seats.

Colored pipe cleaners 

or 
Wikki Stix:

 Make animals, people, jewelry, or just crazy shapes.

Stuff to play with

Busy boxes: Fill a few shoe boxes with flash cards, card games, Matchbox cars, Legos, little figurines and dolls, and other items. Your child can use the box's lid as a playing surface, and decorate the box using stickers and crayons or markers.

Crafty toys: Drawing on an Etch-A-Sketch

, Magna Doodle

 or Aquadoodle 

can keep kids busy for miles. Toys that let them draw using a magnetic "magic wand" (like Wooly Willy) are also absorbing. All are easy for kids to hold in their lap and can be used again and again.

Restaurant fun box: Put crayons, pens, and coloring books or paper and some plastic animals, cars, or blocks in a separate box or giant sealable plastic bag that you can take into restaurants with you to make wait time go faster.

http://www.yourmodernfamily.com/traveling-kids-hacks/