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Need Some Advice for a 14 Hour Road Trip.
I haven't yet done this, but am planning to at Thanksgiving, and that is the ... We are going on our 3rd long road trip this year tomorrow as a matter of ...
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- Bee there, done that. Just the thought of the trip makes me want to run for the hills. My biggest suggestion would be the same as many others on here. Drive as much ...
- looks like you have lots of good advice! We do a travel gift bag. These are little gadgets that I purchase before hand at Walgreen's or the dollar store and I give t...
- I've heard excellent things about the aqua doodle travel kit. They can color with water. you just fill the marker up with water and the water turns blue on the right p...
How to Have an Affordable (And Fun) Road Trip
Hubby is working on a documentary and we'll be doing a road trip to a bunch of ... It takes some planning but it can be done!!! Hope this helps. Helpful? ...
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- I'm sold on Hotwire.com Though they don't tell you the name of the hotel, they tell you the area and how many stars the place is. The two times that I have used it, ...
- Two best tips I can give, if you're in a car: - AAA http://www.aaa.com - Convention hotels (Hilton/Hyatt/ etc.) While we use AAA occasionally when we're stat...
- The zoo idea is great. We get a lot of use out of our membership, which was around $60. We also really get a lot of use out of our children's museum Membership that ...
Suggestions for Surviving a Road Trip to the Beach
Read all 17 responses: "We're taking a road trip next week to Port ... We are planning to go to the Aquarium and spend time at the beach and a few of the ...
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- Our family has done beach rentals for the past 12 years . . . this year will be our 13th! And since 2005 we've made huge road trip to NJ each summer because that's ou...
- i'm going this summer with 4 kids in tow, ages 11, 8, 7, and 5. if i can survive that road trip, surely you can survive yours! LOL i second the portable dvd player an...
- It is also well worth the time and money to take the Jetty boat to San Jose Island. The water and beach seems alot cleaner. Worth checking out! But there are no fac...
Mom Seeking Activity Ideas for a Long Road Trip
I also have lots of new books for him and plan to buy a (age appropriate) .... Looking for Ideas to Keep My 18Mo Happy During a 12-14 Hour Road Trip in July ...
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- DVD player, DVD player, DVD player!! Snacks, snacks, snacks I used to drive up to NJ a lot from GA when my kids were younger. I'd pack a bag to keep next to the...
- I wanted to chime in and tell you that when my son was young we went on a long road trip and packed a cooler and stopped at a rest stop along the way and had a picnic....
- I would stop every few hrs and let me run around.
Roadtrip with Kids
Roadtrip with Kids. Hi Moms- I wanted to get some feedback on this from you. We are planning our family vacation and it's about a 12 hour drive (about 800 ...
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- We've been taking family trips every year to see my husband's family, which is also a 12 hour drive. We have done it where we drove overnight and done it having to sto...
- My daughter was about 2 years old when we did a road trip (15 hours one-way). On the way up there, we stopped half-way and continued on the next. The hotel was ok and ...
- I would recommend breaking the trip in half and stopping at a hotel. We did this when we went to Texas last year for our first family trip and it was a 14 hour drive ...
Road Trip with Very Active Toddler to Tahoe, Help!!!
We are planning a trip and i think we are going to do this also. Maybe when she is 3 or 4 she ... We did a road trip to Yellowstone a couple of years ago. ...
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- Dear P., we took 3 small boys on many road trips. You really should stop every 2 hours for a little running around. Check aaa.com for rest areas along your route. T...
- In addition to what you listed, bring lots of snacks and drinks. You'll have to stop for potty breaks anyway. I also play kid music part of the time. Happy Trails.
- We drive from Portland to the Bay area frequently with our 17 month old. If you can leave at nap time to get you a two to three hour break or at bed time and just hav...
Driving Vs. Flying to Orlando?
We have 4 kids (now 10, 8, 6 and 3) so I like to plan a cheap hotel on the ... Planning Ahead for Disney, Any Advise? ... Planning a Road Trip W/a 3 Yr Old ...
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- We drive everywhere...we have three kids....8, 4, and 2. We have a dvd player in the car, special snacks, and a cooler of drinks. I also go to the $1 store and pick ...
- We just drove to Tampa from St. Louis with a 6,8 and 2 year old. Due to the fact we only had a total of 5 days for the trip we drove through the night, with my husban...
- We have not driven to Disney but we have driven from St. Louis to West Palm Beach, to Destin and to Sarasota/Longboat Key. Destin was a one day trip. West Palm and L...
Road Trip with Little Ones.
Keep that in mind when you're planning your trip. .... Hi S.: My huband & I just did a road trip with our 32 month old from Florida to Washington. ...
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- Hi S. i am a mother of 3 and have done a lot of long raod trips with my kids and the best thinks i have found is not to take them out too often go untill you have to s...
- You know the best thing ever.. Get one of those little dvd players that u can strap to a consol lid or seat and that will work for the 2 year old and maybe even the li...
- When my son was barely three, I moved from Oregon to Oklahoma... packed everything in my car that I could fit and we drove there in 42 hours! It didn't work out so we...
Road Trip to Corpus Christi
At least on the road trip we can plan in something fun. If you have a portable DVD player, you should be able to survive the long, empty drive between San ...
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- K., It would take 7 hours to drive straight through but I'm sure with 2 4 year olds you probably would have to add one hour at least for breaks and potty stops. ...
- We just came back from Port Aransas this past weekend with our twin 3 year olds. So I know exactly what it's like. Port A is a little further (I think) than Corpus. It...
- We've done the drive with tots in tow and it can stretch to 9 hours once you count all the stops to give the kids a break. Honestly, however, our flights down there h...
Need Advice on Road Trip and Hotel Stay with a 12 Month Old
I am planning on having him weaned off of formula right before we go and he does drink milk out of sippy cups now so I .... Road Trip with Toddler and Baby ...
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- Is this your first trip travelling together w/all the children? If so you may just sit them down before the trip & just say, "listen I realize this will be a long trip...
- call ahead and see if the places you are staying have a porta crib. I have a fisher price booster seat with a tray that staps onto a chair, I LOVE IT!! I used it at h...
- We just did a 7 hour drive and agreed to buy a DVD player for the next time. My little guy just got tired of sitting in his seat. I would hand him toys and play with h...
