Car Rides & Road Trips: Target
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Target Brand Diapers
Asked by T.C. from Des Moines
on October 1, 2009
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We have been using Huggies Little movers exclusively for about 6 months. I love them. They NEVER leak on my son. However, we are trying to cut back on spending and ...
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- I love Target's Up&Up diapers. I had so many problems with Pampers leaking, and I didn't really care for Huggies (my girls seemed to get more rashes with them). I've n...
- I really like the up&up brand... we were/are also huggies users. I use the Target brand during the day and Huggies Overnights at night because they hold more. We also ...
- I hate them. I just used the last one last night. They are hard and you can smell urine even if they only went a little bit. The side tabs don't stay in place. My ...
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...
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.
Silly Question - Quick Trips to Target, Etc
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on April 18, 2011
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Fellow moms and I are discussing something (and a few dads are chiming in....)
When you need to run into Target or a similar establishment to grab a few things and ...
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- I used to pop my baby (now 20 months) into my ERGO Baby carrier and go. Now if I don't need much I put him in his stroller and go. He really hates sitting in a cart si...
- With my second baby I put the car seat in the seat of the cart, but with my first one I didn't have a car, therefor neither a carseat, I also lived in a building in th...
- car seat on the cart.
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.K. from Dallas
on May 3, 2011
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We are taking a road trip soon with our 4 year old. We did this last year and it went well, but this one is a bit longer. We are looking at being in the car between ...
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- So glad I came over to respond. You have received some great suggestions that I hadn't thought of and can use. Here are my two cents - Definitely get the Color Won...
- We usually leave early in the morning, and the kids doze in the car. After about two or three hours, we stop for breakfast and let them run around. Then we get back ...
- We just went on a 10 hour drive down and 10 hours back for a trip to Disneyland with our daughter and grand daughter. I found sitting in the back seat was easier for m...
Advice for a Long Car Trip with 2 Kids
Asked by A.V. from Duluth
on April 13, 2008
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I am looking for any advice or suggestions for taking a long car trip with a 2 year old and almost 4 year old. My husband and I are planning a trip for a family reunio...
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- I agree that doing most of your driving at night is a good idea. My boyfriend and I just drove to Florida for Spring Break (a 23 hour car ride) with our 5 children (a...
- Hi A., Don't know if this is an option or not, but when we use to take long trips with our little ones we would try to make most of the trip at night while they wer...
- I have two kids (and one on the way) and we took a trip to the Florida Keys this past New Year. Our trip was a total of 28 hours drive time and we made a couple stops ...
