As summer approaches, it seems that more and more sites are offering tips for traveling with tots. When I was a kid, I remember carrying around a box of crayons and printer paper for the plane, possibly my brick-sized GameBoy... oh and a Ziploc of Teddy Grahams. Pretty standard. Today however, children are straggling around the airport with monogrammed backpacks, chock full of iPods, Webkinz, PSPs, stinky Prismacolors and sketchbooks! That's without even mentioning the snacks... but really- it gets to be so cumbersome... especially since most of it has to be emptied at security. So you ask, what exactly Kid, should they bring on the plane (this can be applied to other modes of transportation as well)? Well, mommies, I shall divulge my little list of traveling essentials; enjoy.
1. a SMALL backpack or canvas tote that can easily be shoved under the seat in front of you.
2. ONE choice of either hand-held game or mp3 (i.e. iPod, PSP, etc...).
3. travel-size box of crayons (much less messy/stinky than markers)
4. a coloring+activity book in one (loose paper can cause a huge hassle when removing items).
5. a healthy snack: apples slices or a few cheese sticks (depending on your child's tastes you want to have a healthy and filling alternative to what is offered on the plane).
Wishing you safe travels (and hopefully some in-flight shut-eye)!
xx
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