Traveling & Kids: Melissa & Doug

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Travel Toy Ideas for Looooong Flight

We are going on a 11 hour overseas flight in a few weeks with my son (6) and daughter (will be 3). It's an overnight flight but my kids don't sleep much. We've done this trip before but it's been a couple years, last time my daughter was a baby. Are there any great new travel toys out there? Or what have you found to work on those long confining flights? Both kids are really...energetic, shall we say, and will get restless. My son is a certified Lego maniac and loves any building toys. My daughter also likes Legos and is somewhat...

Car Seats

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First Flight with Infant

Next week, my husband and I will be flying for the first time with our 6-month old son. It's a direct flight, but it's not short. Do you have any tips or recommendations for making the trip as pleasant as possible? Also, do you have advice on how to transport the stroller, car seat, and the base for the car seat? Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Car Seat ?

My son is 11 months and weighs about 22 pounds, woould it be okay to turn...

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Airline Travel with a 2 1/2 Year old...Yikes!

I asked this question at the beginning of September and got no responses...maybe I will have better luck the second time! Does anyone that has traveled recently by plane with a toddler have any suggestions for suitable lunch/snacks, activities to keep my DD busy, or any other airline travel suggestions/things to avoid, etc.? I've checked the TSA website and know that I can bring juice (of course, it does not say anything specifically about juice boxes!). However, I'm wondering if I can bring freeze-packs for keeping go-gurt, juice, and...