Car Rides & Road Trips: Fisher Price
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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...
Long Car Trip with My 18 Month Old
Asked by S.T. from New York
on January 31, 2010
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Hi Moms, I heading from New England to the pan handle to spend a month in FL. The plan is to stop and visit family in NC for one night, so there are 2 days of travelin...
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- We have done it with DVD player and without. Mine are very used to long car rides. Take lots of breaks while he is awake. When he is asleep, drive.
- I have 3 boys and travel a few times a year with all of them. We have a DVD player in our van but I don't even know if it works. We let the boys pick a couple of toy...
- Hi S., Skip the DVD player. My husband and I moved across the country (New Mexico to New Jersey) when my son was just 15 months old and the trip went great. It wa...
Creative Ideas to Keep 2 and 5 Year Olds Busy on a Long Car Trip???
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on June 2, 2009
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We will be taking a fairly long car trip this summer, and I was wondering if anyone had any creative ideas to keep a 2 year old and 5 year old (both girls) entertained...
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- My family takes a 16 hour drive one way each year. We love car Bingo. You can find the cards on ebay. Their great. Will keep the kids busy. I also make a small m...
- We are also planning a vacation that will have us in the car for many days. I have been collecting ideas of things for them to do in the car. Some I have tried, some...
- Oh what fun. Been there done that. Make sure you make some stops along the way so the kids can run. We would usually stop at a roadside park and have a picnic and t...
New Car Seat
Asked by C.M. from Boise
on November 21, 2008
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Hello Moms...I need recommendations on convertible car seats. We need another seat and the one we have for our 2.5 yr. old is no longer being produced...it is the fis...
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- Hi C., We, too, have the Fisher Price seat and love it. Too bad it's not being made anymore! I've read really good things about the First Years True Fit convertible s...
- I have the Britax Boulevard and absolutely love it!!! It is forward facing 20-65 lbs and also rear facing 5-33 lbs...I jsut read the rest of your post about the costli...
- We've owned three car seats. Infant, convertible, and the kind that only faces forward, but has a harness, and then turns into a belt-positioning booster. We bought ...
Car Driving
Asked by M.G. from Pittsburgh
on October 3, 2007
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My son hate to drive the car. He is seven month old. Do you have any advice?
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- Is it the car or the carseat that bothers him? My son didn't like the carseat, so we would have him sit in it while he was in the house. That way he could see us and p...
- Well, really he shouldn't be driving the car until he is sixteen. :) Just kidding, I know what you meant. Anyhow, my daughter loves it when I play her favorite CD...
- Try toys or videos.It could be because he still has to face backwards and he's board b/c what can you see facing backwards..not too much of anything. But i took my ki...
Anyone Have a Video Jr Now? Going on a Long Car Trip!
Asked by A. from Lakeland
on October 26, 2006
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We are going to Ga this weekend, about a 6-7 hour drive. My husband, myself and my 4 year old are going w/ friends (also a husband wife and 4 year old). The other 4 ye...
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- My thoughts EXACTLY Elizabeth!!
- A video now is a good idea!!! I have one for my son!!! the videos for them are good... sence your child is 4 they have blues clues, dora, things like that and when she...
- Ariella - No offense, but isn't that really dishonest? Not something I want to teach my children.
Keeping a Toddler Entertained on a Road trip...ideas?
Asked by V.B. from Clarksville
on December 13, 2006
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I am taking my three young children on a nine hour road trip to visit family and would greatly take any suggestions on keeping my 18 month old daughter entertained. T...
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- I know it seems corny, but i sing. ABC's, Christmas songs, twinkle twinkle, and all the other songs they can get involved with. Snacks are important too, just make sur...
- Get a dvd player, i have a 2yr olds as well as 4 other kids if it wasn't for my dvd players i know we would of wrecked on several occasions. they are faily inexpensive...
- Ny-Quil....just kidding..LOL No I'm not.... but seriously we travel at night as well but only if you are not doing it alone. That would be to dangerous if you have t...
Colorado Trip
Asked by G.B. from Dallas
on June 13, 2010
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I have a 6 yr old daughter, 2 yr old son and a 8 month baby and we are going to Colorado this coming Thursday and we are driving over there. My question is ...what sho...
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- We do a 13 hour drive to Colorado every year with our boys, now 6 and 8, and this year will add a 5 month old girl to the mix. We are blessed to have family waiting at...
- Sorry cant help you except to say maybe coloring books for the older 2, activity books, snacks. If you have a portable DVD player - bring some of their favorite DVD's...
- We do long car trips every summer and here are some things we've found that help: We wake up about 3:00 in the morning, put the kids in the car in jammies and go...wor...
Would You Recommend Cabin Trip with 14 Month Old?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on July 7, 2011
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Our friends are planning one in Northern minnesota (4-5 hrs from twin cities, where we live). My son will be the only little one , other kids are 10+ years age group. ...
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- no problem. we had a pack and play and then when bigger brought a blow up mattress on the floor. you can always go inside/outside to nurse. we did this around the...
- take a 1st-aid kit of sorts with plenty of motrin and anything else you might need. A pack n play for him to sleep in. I'm sure people will respect your privacy. Ju...
- I agree with Tracy K. And for the record, we were away on a family camping tip with my whole family and theirs last summer. My nephew's ear started draining. We we...
Toys for Car and Stroller
Asked by M.F. from Los Angeles
on October 24, 2008
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Can anyone recommend good toys for the car and stroller? My daughter who is 18 months does not like the carseat and stroller. I can never go on walks with her anymore...
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- Hi M., I would get a lot of little toys. Keep them with you and whenever she gets bored or irritated show her a new one. If you trade with her then you can just rot...
- Baby Einstein makes great car toys...my son started exert his independence at that age too, and didn't like the stroller or carseat for short period. We got the cat...
- Hi Have you tried a radio, music or singing to her when you go on walks. You could try talking to her about all of the things she can see (cars, trees, birds, etc). ...
