My recommendation is to stop at fast food restaurant for potty breaks over a gas station, they are cleaner. But there will likely be additional stops along the way. A foldable potty seat helps little ones in public restrooms - bonus, they don’t touch the potty! If you can plan for some well-timed stops, like lunch, for everyone to stretch their legs and use the bathroom, fantastic. Pit Stops – I purposely delayed potty training my toddler until AFTER our road trips, but if you are traveling with little ones - plan for lots of unplanned pitstops.
Sometimes by strategically timing the use of movies, you can even lull your kids into a much needed nap. My daughters also like to keep their Thermos Funtainer handy to sip on - these things are so great the ice stays frozen for hours so they always have a cold drink.įavorite Movies – What did we do before movies in the car? One Disney movie = 90+ of quite in the car! Ahhhh! Whether you have a built-in entertainment center in your car or you download your kids favorite movies to their tablet, movies are a must for long car rides.
Great road trip snacks include Goldfish, trail mix, grapes, Pirate’s Booty, small tangerines, pretzels, dried fruit, apple slices, etc. Keep ’em Fed – I don’t know what it is about the car that makes kids crazy hungry, but even if we just ate a meal within five minutes of getting in the car someone wants a snack! Keep snacks on hand and within reach. Mad Libs on the Road (great for working on parts of speech & lots of laughs)ĭownload a FREE License Game Printable here.School Work (not exciting, perhaps but good for so many reasons).Blank note books for writing / drawing.Don’t forget to reserve some surprises for the trip home! Tip – Keep all of your activities a secret, even consider wrapping some like gifts. The goal is to have more activities than you need because in this case less is not always more! If we can make it, so can you!Īssume the Role of Cruise Director – Whether you are going to be in the car for two, six or 12 hours, if you want to survive the trip with your sanity you must plan activities - lots of different activities. Because there is nothing worse than being stuck in the car with a bored toddler who doesn’t like riding in the car.
The key to our success, was planning ahead to keep the kids entertained. Plus we got to go really cool places like Gulf County, Florida and my cousin’s wedding! It seemed like a crazy idea, but it was totally worth it, and not as bad as I feared it would be. But we broke our two-hour rule taking them in the car for four- and six-hour road trips. I have never been a big fan of car travel, even less so with kids. We recently took our first and second road trips with the girls, and survived.
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