How Do You Do Long Car Trips With Young Kids?
Long trips by car can be tedious and boring, especially for kids confined to a car seat for long periods of time. Here are some useful tips that you can use when planning a car trip with young kids to keep them happy and content and for you to keep your sanity on the road. Plan ahead. When I know I have a long car trip ahead, I start to plan for it. I look out for small, inexpensive toys that I can purchase from the dollar store or other places cheaply. Target has a great $1 section and I purchase toys from there regularly and put them away as I know we travel frequently. The toys need to be low noise, not have a million and one small pieces that will be lost and should be appealing to the child. My kids are ages 4, 6 and 10 now and have definite interests such as spaceships, cars, Harry Potter etc. They should also be able to play with them independently so that I won’t be distracted and interrupted constantly as I’m driving. Great toys that have worked for us are; small dolls and act
