With the weather improving, you might be thinking about a road trip with your family. Here are some great ideas from ECFE parents that will help smooth the way.
Traveling with children probably means that you'll need to take a lot of things that you wouldn't need if you were traveling alone. Your list might include:
- Snacks and drinks -- choose items that take a LONG time to eat!
- Wet wipes
- Garbage bags
- A clipboard for coloring or other art activities
- A pan with a sliding top to use as a lap desk (with built-in storage!)
- Pillows and blankets
- Extra clothes
- A night light
- Special blankets, stuffed animals, pillows or pacifiers that your child WON'T sleep without!
You'll want to plan many stops along the way -- playgrounds, rest stops, town squares, college campuses, all make great places to run off some energy. Take some balls or Frisbees along to throw around when you're at a rest stop.
In the car, you'll need a lot of amusements:
- Colorforms stick on car windows
- Etch-a-Sketch or Magna Doodle games
- Sticker books (or even Post-It Notes!)
- Coloring books or a plain pad of paper
- Pipecleaners (fun, quiet, and not messy)
- Finger puppets
- A ViewMaster with new slides for each trips
- Books, comic, activity books
- A small flashlight
- Listen to music, or have a sing-a-long
Try wrapping a few small toys and give them out one at a time over the course of the trip. Don't forget to save a few for the trip home.
Happy traveling, and please share more of your family's "must-packs"!
Esther Schak,
Parent Educator, Saint Paul ECFE
Labels: family, Parent-Educator, Recommendations
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