Tips And Inspiration For Travel With Young Kids

Okay, I’m not going to lie, I’m a little frightened.

Thursday we’re getting on a plane to Toronto for Gwynn’s cousin’s wedding. We’re flying with BOTH kids.

Now I know Gwynn and I are bigger, stronger and more agile than both kids but I still find the prospect of this all going terribly wrong a little intimidating. But I’m sure it’ll be fine, in fact I’m sure it’ll be fun!

In trying to make it as successful a trip as it can be I’ve been looking to some of my favorite sites to try and find some guidance, comfort and reassurance that it will all end well.

Small Notebook.

Rachel has some great ideas for packing and organizing kids stuff for a trip.

“When you pack your kid’s suitcase for a vacation or summer camp, place each day’s complete outfit into a large  ziploc bag. Have one more bag for an extra day. It makes it so much easier for kids to get dressed when they don’t have to dig through all the jumbled clothes in their suitcase.”

Rachel also gives great advice on packing light and her biggest time saving tip of having a toiletries bag ready to go at all times. She also has a pre-trip checklist that I’ll certainly use as inspiration for creating my own.

Mommy’s Idea Book.

Amanda has a great series on family vacation planning. The third article in the series is Don’t Forget To Take … She has a great list of items, most of them I routinely forget such as band-aids, hand sanitizer, and maps. She has a great checklist as well for things to pack. It’s pretty comprehensive and largely covers what we’ll need.

Man vs. Debt.

I have to include Adam on this list as my source of inspiration that everything will turn out fine. He and his wife Courtnay flew half way around the world from the US to Australia with their 16 month old daughter! I’ve been following their story and was happy to hear that it all went well. I don’t know if Gwynn and I would be brave enough to do a day and half of travel with our two boys just yet but I’m pretty confident that we can manage 3 hours.

If you have any tips at all about air travel with little ones I would love to hear them!

We will be in Toronto for a week but I have a couple of articles lined up to keep us going. I just may not be able to respond to all your comments or emails.

I hope you’re all keeping well and had a fantastic weekend!

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