Car Rides & Road Trips
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Car Trip Ideas
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on May 10, 2010
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Hey all you creative Momma's. Hit me with your best ideas/tips/suggestions on surviving a 10 hour car trip with my VERY ACTIVE 17 month old!! Thanks.
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- do most of the driving overnight if you can. They will sleep and you will have peace. I do this anytime I travel, even with my almost 5 yo
- We just did it at Christmas twice with 2 kids (3.5 and 20 months). First from Indianapolis to Cleveland and back (300 miles each way) and then from Indy to DC and bac...
- I couldn't agree more with the advice already given here. My family lives in Texas, my husband's family lives in Iowa and we live in Chicago so we are always in the ca...
Car Trip with a Toddler
Asked by M.J. from San Francisco
on September 1, 2010
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I'm making an 7-8 hour car trip with my almost 3y/o. Any suggestions to help her pass the time would be GREATLY appreciated! p.s. She very rarely sleeps in the car.....
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- I drove from Missoula MT to Eagle River AK with a 2 and 4 year old! My best friends were snacks and a portable DVD player. Also plan to stop and let them run a littl...
- I agree with the poster that mentioned surprises and playing games. That worked so well with our son. He is NOT a car sleeper and we look an 8 hour trip to Legoland. E...
- Bring a magnadoodle if you can!! It helped a lot with my 2 year old. We also have an I-touch with a couple movies downloaded on it. They are expensive though around...
Weekend Car Trip
Asked by L. from Nashville
on February 25, 2006
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Would like to take a weekend trip with the kids that is 4 hours or less from Nashville, Tennessee by car. Any suggestions?
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- Try Gatlinburg or Chattanooga. They both have aquariums. And are less than 4 hours.
- Chattanooga has a lot of fun things for kids. The Aquarium is continuing to make improvements and expand. There is the IMAX theatre nearby. Signal and Lookout Mount...
- Hi, are you going in the summer? if so Dollywood, and gatlinburg are fun! there is lots to due, they have ripleys believe it or not museum, they have the aquarium, put...
Seeking Car Trip Advice
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on November 17, 2011
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We are driving to Florida (from Illinois) and I have a almost 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl. I think I have enough entertainment and snacks, but just in case is...
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- For long car trips I always pack a stash of small new toys, games, etcetera that I can hand out as needed and plan lots of stops along the way to stretch (this drives ...
- J.: That's a long drive. I hope you plan on stopping about every two hours to let the kids out and run. That's what we do when we take trips that are long - VA to M...
- Pillow case and towel from home. (Scents of home are comforting when asleep). extra underwear for accidents water prescriptions just in case sunblock
Advice for Very Long Car Trip
Asked by N.M. from Chico
on August 7, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
We are moving and will be driving across country with our three kids, ages 3, 2,
and 5 months. We expect to be on the road for about a week.
We've do...
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- you can get carrying cases for the DVD player that also attach to the back of the front seat at the headrest. They are relatively cheap too. Check with Wal-mart, Targe...
- We are a military family and have done varoius cross-coutry moves with from 1-3 kids all little. Our next will be with 5. The DVD player is nice. If it doesn't have...
- Music cds the whole family can listen to, maybe sing along with, are another idea.
Dinner for a Car Trip
Asked by J.C. from Washington DC
on August 20, 2009
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We are headed out of town soon. The trip will take about 5 hours, and we are leaving later in the afternoon. We didn't want to stop for dinner but would rather let m...
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- My 2-year-old prefers a steady rotation of little things, so I would pack little baggies of olives, chicken or hot dog pieces, slices of apples and peanut butter, box ...
- I just did a 4 hour road trip with a 2 1/2 yr old last week. Go ahead and stop around dinner time. Try to plan it out so that its at about the 1/2 way point. Do bathro...
- I bought each of my kids a sectioned Tupperware-type box and packed them with a meal. I packed sandwiches when they were older, but at two string cheese and cut up lu...
Long Car Trip
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on October 14, 2008
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My in-laws want my husband and i and our soon to be 1 yr old to go on a 11+ hrs. trip so we can meet up with family for thanksgiving. I really don't want to go b/c th...
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- Both of my children have traveled a lot since birth, both in the car and on planes. I have a 5 yr old daughter and a 2 year old son. Kids do very well traveling if y...
- The sooner you get the kids used to car rides the better. I understand your relunctance in going. It is a lot of work and it is always tough when it comes to family....
- Could you have people come to you? If not, and you really would like to go, but are just nervous, I would say the bestthing to do would be to drive overnight. My hus...
Need Suggestions for Long Car Trip down South
Asked by L.A. from San Francisco
on June 9, 2008
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I am planning on taking my 2, 4 and 5 year old on a long (12+ hours) car trip down south. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep them occupied in the car so ...
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- I would suggest driving down Hwy 101 vs. I-5. Its a prettier drive and the traffic is not so nuts. Portable DVD player is the way to go........they are very inexpens...
- Okay, I was completely dismayed when dvd players started appearing in cars, but after borrowing a friend's for a road trip to the Tetonsn (6 hrs/day for 3 days each wa...
- I live in El Cerrito across the bay & regularly drive to SD w/my 2 boys & have been doing it alone now on & off for over 7 yrs. My parents live in Northern Escondido ...
Road Trip: Infant Fussy in Car Seat
Asked by C.H. from Chicago
on May 27, 2008
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I need to take my 10-month-old on a 2.5 hour car trip this weekend, and I have to travel without my husband. She will sleep in the car for about and hour to an hour an...
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- If you haven't tried this already, line the seat with a soft blanket or sheet. I've learned that the upholstery on these seats are itchy and uncomfortable.
- Have you tried a DVD player? Even buying a new toy like a book that has doors to open - something interactive.
- DVD player and books with the "peek flaps" - those books with imagines behind flaps. I got 2 of them at Target last summer in their summer aisle for $1 a peice. My 11 ...
Road Trip
Asked by A.P. from Minneapolis
on December 22, 2007
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We are taking our first long road trip with our son the end of december, a 9-10 hour trip to Michigan. I was wondering if anyone has any advice for how to survive the ...
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- He'll be fine! Just remember to take stops every couple hours, time stops around his nursing times and mealtimes, let him play a little and get out of the carseat. Sin...
- About the only things I can really think of to suggest is have someone sit in the back seat with him to ease in keeping him entertained, and stop every couple of hours...
- This past July my family and I went on a 12 hour road trip to see my parents. My very active daughter was 13 months at the time and things that worked for her were: 1...
