Infant Travel Advice: Target
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Long Road Trip... Need Advice
Asked by G.K. from Salt Lake City
on February 27, 2010
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We are taking our kids (2 and 4.5) to San Diego the first part of May. I am very excited but at the same time a little panicked. We decided to drive, a 12 hour drive I...
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- I'm assuming the beach is on your list somewhere?? The beach is free and provides *endless* entertainments for the kids. I grew up in SD and we just visited as tou...
- Maybe someone has already suggeted something similiar (haven't checked) but something that has been a blessing for us on long trips with small people has been the 'Vac...
- You will have to stop evey 2 hours for a play stop or a snack or a meal. If you think about time out, 1 minute per year of age. Why do you think that is? Why n...
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 ...
Travel with Little Kids
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on June 2, 2010
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I am traveling Southwest next week with a two and a half year old (who has a seat) and a one year old (who doesn't have a seat). Any ideas how to keep them occupied d...
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- I think the one year old will sleep I know my daughter did At that age. For the other one take new toys or even little travel games. We bought our daughter her leaps...
- We have traveled a lot with our 5 and 2 yr olds. I have one who won't sit through a movie. These are some of the things that we have done. Make sure you have some ...
- I have an online community site on family travel. You can find tips there for travelling with your kids. Here is an article on toys that will keep them entertained on ...
New Road Trip Activities
Asked by K.G. from Dallas
on May 10, 2008
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I am writing to see if anyone has seen any new/different "road trip" activities for children ages 3 and 6-- thanks :)
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- www.familyfun.com I found a lot of activities at this site.
- I spy is always fun! We also play a alphabet game We just go through the whole alphabet just finding them in signs or whatever. My sons loving singing the alphabet so...
- We often travel to NJ, or SC, so here's what I do for my 4 and 5 year-old. I have a bag of car-friendly activites (toys and games that don't make a lot of noise, thos...
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...
Travel to Maui with a Toddler...
Asked by M.S. from Salinas
on July 26, 2010
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We are considering/planning a vacation to Maui. We haven't flown yet with our son (he's 18 months old). Do you moms advise bringing your child's own carseat on vacat...
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- We go to Maui just about every year. It is so fun to go with the kids! Kaanapali is a really nice area. We booked a great condo via craigs list, it was the Marriott...
- We traveled to Maui with our toddler at that age. We rented a car seat since that is another piece of luggage you would have to pay for. I would rent a place where you...
- I'd recommend taking your car seat. It's an additional cost if you end up checking it (or if you weren't planning on getting him his own seat but decide to do so after...
Seeking Advice---how to Travel with 11 Week Old
Asked by L.R. from Dallas
on July 23, 2008
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We are traveling to the San Francisco/Sonoma area in 2 weeks and I searching for advice on how to travel efficiently. My dtr will be 11 weeks old and I will still be...
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- We just traveled to California with my 7 and 4 year old boys, ok yes very different than an 11 week old, however, my husband is Platnium status ( he is always gone) an...
- ask your pediatrician, but at this age I don't believe it is necessary to sterilize bottles (if you can wash well)Attach carseat base to carseat (but label both with a...
- I would recommend that you ask your friends if they can borrow anything that you need (pack and play/crib, stroller, car seat) and I would buy as much as possible when...
First Disneyland Trip!!!
Asked by B.A. from Los Angeles
on January 27, 2007
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We are planning to take our daughter to Disneyland for her third borthday in February... Does anyone have any money saving tips or advice on how NOT to break the bank ...
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- Hi B., I am originally from Anahiem and am also interested in going to Disneyland with my son. There is a Disney site you can go to for information and there are also...
- My husband and I spent our honeymoon in Disney World and our first anniversary in Disneyland, and the best thing we did to save a little money was to share food, espec...
- Hi B., We use RIDEMAX every time we go to Disneyland. It's SO useful!! You can view it at www.Ridemax.com. It's costs about $15 but it's well worth it. It's a pro...
First Camping Trip
Asked by J.D. from San Francisco
on August 5, 2009
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My wife and I are planning our first camping trip with our daughter, Mia. She's 2.5yo, and i'm just wondering if anyone else has gone camping with a child that age. Wh...
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- Hi My husband and I just had our fist camping trip with our little girl who is a year and a half. We had a blast, but...., but sure to bring plenty for her to do, it'...
- Welcome J.! Just wanted to say THANKS to everyone. Great tips! We aregoing camping with our 22 month old soon and I have a great list now. This is the best site! K.
- DO NOT try to use pull-ups on a camping trip-- this is the voice of experience speaking-- because they're easy to get off, but you have to completely undress the child...
Making a Road Trip More Enjoyable
Asked by A.K. from Atlanta
on February 10, 2008
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Every time we get into the car my son who is 20 months has almost temper tantrums. He knows that we have a screen and that his movies play in the car so that is part ...
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- We travel alot because of my job and I have found that the magna doodles are wonderful!!! They come in travel sizes. Our kids love those.:) We also have the dvd player...
- Your 20 month old my be just to young for that long of a trip. We had to drive from NC to Alaska when my olest and at the time only child was 3 1/2. That was hard enou...
- When we take road trips with our daughter we make sure we have time to stop more frequently to get out and stretch and walk around. This was great for stimulating the ...
