The Preschooler

Travel Do’s and Don’t’s

After having taken several long trips in the car recently, I have come up with a list of “Travel Do’s and Don’t’s” which I will try to remember for any future travel plans with small children. 

• Do: pack small drawing activities that use water for writing.
• Don’t: take along a deck of cards marketed as a travel game, but includes a child-sized dry-erase marker that does not erase from car upholstery.
• Do: carry child-friendly snacks with you at all times.  These are a great form of entertainment as well.
• Don’t: include small chocolate candies or gummy snacks that will melt and stick to anything and everything.
• Do: pack a change of clothes for each child with whom you are traveling.
• Don’t: pack these clothes in the bottom of the pile.
• Do: take advantage of spray on sunscreen for your children.
• Don’t: stand downwind while spraying the sunscreen unless you want your legs to be white only in the front.
• Do: include book recordings from the library as part of your children’s travel entertainment.  They are both fun and educational.
• Don’t: sign out the unabridged versions or your children may learn more than you wanted them to.
• Do: pack DVDs as a back-up plan to the recorded books.
• Don’t: forget to make sure the discs are actually in the cases, otherwise you may be watching “Happy Feet” on continuous play the entire trip.

I am sure you have your own list of Do’s and Don’t’s so feel free to add to the list.  We can all benefit from each other’s “learning” moments.

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Written by Laura on May 25, 2011