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🍁 Leaf Peeping Road Trip Essentials 🚗✨
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items Planning the perfect fall getaway? 🍂 Hit the road with these must-have items for your leaf peeping adventure! Perfect for fall travel, scenic drives, and family adventures. You'll find products to keep your car essentials organized, snacks and suppl...
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🚗 Car Organizers: Keep Your Ride Clutter-Free 🍂
☕ Travel Mugs & Thermoses: Sip in Style on the Go 🍁
🔭 Binocular, Field Guides, & Backpacks: Get a Closer Look at Fall Foliage and Wildlife 🍂
🍎 Road Trip Snacks & Picnic Supplies: Keep Hunger at Bay on the Go 🚗
📝 Printable Scavenger Hunt: Make the Drive Fun for Everyone 🍂
Making Wax Leaves!
🚗 Car Organizers: Keep Your Ride Clutter-Free 🍂
A smooth leaf-peeping road trip starts with a tidy, organized car! Car organizers help you store snacks, drinks, travel games, maps, and essentials without cluttering your seats. Check out these handy car organizational tools!
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Great for backseat snacking! Twist 'n' Lock system keeps food fresh and lets you mix and match containers. It includes 2, cupholder friendly jars, measuring 1 cup each. Containers can hold formula, fruits, veggies, dips, crackers, and other tasty sna...
Stackable 2pc Food Storage Jar Snack Pack - variety of styles!
Perfect for keeping road trip snacks organized! Use this as you head out to catch the fall colors and keep snacks within easy reach!
Auto Drive Universal Car Seat Organizer with Drink Holders, Black
I am convinced that every car with kids needs a trash bag. This one hangs easily and also collapses easily for storage. Useful!
Auto Drive Trash Bin Collapsible Portable Auto Garbage Bag Multipurpose Car Organizer (Black)
If you have a car trash bin, you are definitely going to want liners... These are small and will do the job!
3 gallon trash bags, 120 strong black rubbish bags, 10 litre bin liners for bathroom, kitchen and anywhere in the home
This organizer is just really handy! If you're going on a fall color road trip, you may not want the fold down table to be used for an electronic device, but it can be useful for other purposes. And honestly, the rest of the offered storage will be u...
Auto Drive Multi-Pocket Backseat Organizer with Table (Black)
This is a great way to keep car tissues organized AND within easy reach! No more trying to find tissues in the glove box!
JEYODA Car Tissue Holder, Sun Visor Mask Holder for Car, Mask Dispenser for Car, Premium Leather Napkin Holder for Car Backseat, Car Must Haves Interior Accessories
☕ Travel Mugs & Thermoses: Sip in Style on the Go 🍁
No leaf-peeping adventure is complete without a hot drink (or cold water bottle) in hand! Keep your coffee, tea, or cocoa warm (or your iced drinks cold) with insulated travel mugs and thermoses. A good hot or cold drink to sip makes travel more fun!...
This Owala water bottle is great for cold drinks your kiddos may want in the backseat. It has a FreeSip spout designed for either sipping upright through the built-in straw or tilting back to swig from the spout opening. The push-to-open lid keeps th...
Owala 16oz Kids' FreeSip Stainless Steel Water Bottle - Green Machine
Works for hot or cold beverages. Leakproof. Can sip from any angle. Cupholder friendly! The Yeti brand is durable and reliable!
Rambler® 16 oz Travel Bottle
I love my Yeti travel mug so much! It keeps my coffee hot (or my iced coffee cold) for a LONG time. I used it almost daily!
Rambler® 20 oz Travel Mug
Your Yeti travel mug doubles as an insulated cold drink cup and this lid makes sipping easy!
Rambler® Medium Straw Lid
Cute! A travel mug just for road trips! Check it out... Add some fun to your leaf viewing adventure!
This Is My Road Trip Cup Tumbler With Straw | Coffee Mug, Wine Glass or Drink Cup | Vacation, Weekend Trip Gift Idea | Compare To Yeti
🔭 Binocular, Field Guides, & Backpacks: Get a Closer Look at Fall Foliage and Wildlife 🍂
Enhance your leaf-peeping adventure with a pair of reliable binoculars! Perfect for spotting birds, wildlife, and distant treetops, binoculars let you see every detail of the vibrant autumn colors. Compact and lightweight options are ideal for road t...
You just may spot some wildlife while out looking at the colors and these binoculars will certainly come in handy!
Cabela's 10x42 Binoculars with Harness
If you have binoculars, then your kids will want a pair too. This inexpensive pair should do the trick!
USCAMEL 8x21 Binoculars for Adults Kids, Waterproof Folding Compact Lightweight Small Binoculars for Bird Watching Outdoor Hiking Travel Concerts Theater
If you're going to go out and enjoy the fall colors, you may want to identify the trees too! Fun and educational!
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America|Paperback
This field guide can help you identify birds and critters you may spot on your road trip! Great resource to bring along!
Kaufman Field Guide To Nature Of The Midwest|Paperback
If you're planning to walk or hike a bit during your adventure, you'll definitely want to bring a lightweight daypack along. Room for snacks, water, and any other necessary gear!
Osprey Daylite Pack | REI Co-op
🍎 Road Trip Snacks & Picnic Supplies: Keep Hunger at Bay on the Go 🚗
No leaf-peeping adventure is complete without tasty snacks and handy supplies! Stock up on healthy bites, sweet treats, and travel-friendly picnic essentials to keep everyone energized during scenic drives. You'll find snack options and picnic suppli...
Add a touch of flavor to your water! I really enjoy these packets. Non-gmo, no artificial sweeteners, no caffeine. Just great flavor! Great to have on hand for a road trip!
True Lemon Strawberry Lemonade Drink Mix Powder, No Artificial Sweeteners, 1.06 oz., 10 Count Box
Mmm...apple cider doughnuts. What a fun fall snack. You could have a picnic and bring these along!
Entenmann's Apple Cider Donuts, 8 count, Donuts, 16 oz Box
Another great fall themed road trip snack! Apple pie flavored...clean ingredients...what's not to love?
Larabar Apple Pie Fruit and Nut Bars, Gluten Free and Vegan, 9.6 oz, 6 Ct
A fun dessert option for a fall picnic! Delicious brownies with orange frosting and a jack-o-lantern design.
Little Debbie Brownie Pumpkins
Everyone loves Oreos! These would be great to have along on a fall color adventure!
OREO Orange Creme Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Limited Edition, Halloween Cookies, 18.71 oz
I love picnics, and having a family picnic while you're out exploring the fall foliage is a great way to create memorable experiences. This picnic set has all you need!
Picnic Basket Sets for 4
A fall-themed trail mix makes for a great road trip snack!
Fall Harvest Scarecrow Crunch Trail Mix - 8.5oz - Favorite Day™
Another fun trail mix snack option for your road trip!
Fall Harvest Candy Corn Crunch Trail Mix - 9.5oz - Favorite Day™
This backpack is great! There's a cooler compartment and a dry compartment. A great option for carrying cool items in the car or while picnicking!
Double Deck Cooler Backpack for Men,Large Lunch Backpack with 2 Compartment,Soft Cooler Bag,Backpack Lunchbox,Insulated Leak Proof Lightweight - Walmart.com
📝 Printable Scavenger Hunt: Make the Drive Fun for Everyone 🍂
Turn your scenic leaf-peeping road trip into an interactive adventure with a printable scavenger hunt! Perfect for kids (and adults who are young at heart). A scavenger hunt can help a kid hold attention while looking out the car window. Less whining...
Your kids may need a little something to keep them happy and engaged. This should help!
Autumn Scavenger Hunt - Kids - for Parties, Learning, and Outdoor Fun - Printable
Another fun scavenger hunt to keep kids busy and looking. Just print and you're ready to go!
Plant & Animal Scavenger Hunt for Kids – Nature Printable Game – Outdoor Activity for Birthday Parties, Camping, Homeschool, and Classrooms
Here's a bundle of ten different downloadable, printable scavenger hunts! Perfect for all seasons!
Printable Nature Scavenger Hunts for Kids | Outdoor Screen-Free Activity | Instant Download | Printable Fun for Busy Parents
Making Wax Leaves!
Here's a fun fall craft that you can do following an autumn leaf road trip drive. Gather your favorite leaves while adventuring and get crafty with them when you get home!
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This is a fun craft activity that can follow you fall color road trip. Collect colorful leaves while on your adventure, then wax them to preserve them when you get home!
How To Make Wax Leaves (Preserving Autumn Leaves with Waxing)
This handy tool can be used to press leaves, but also flowers too. So handy for many nature-based crafts!
Flower Press Kit, Large Wooden Flower Pressing Kit for Adults Kids, 6 Layers 6.3 x 8.3 Inch Flower Press Leaf Pressing Kit to Making Dried Plants, DIY Flower Preservation Kit Crafts
If you're going to make dipped wax leaves, then you need wax! This beeswax is 100% natural.
WHITE BEESWAX BEES WAX ORGANIC PASTILLES BEARDS PREMIUM PURE by H&B OILS CENTER 4 OZ
For drying the dipped leaves
Reynolds Cut-Rite Wax Paper, 75 Square Feet
Making leaf placemats!
Here's another fun fall craft that you can do following an autumn leaf road trip drive. Gather your favorite leaves while adventuring and get crafty with them when you get home!
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I remember doing this as a kid! We'd collect leaves, press them between layers of wax paper with an iron, and have fun, seasonal placemats! Simple and memorable. Check it out!
How to Make Placemats with Fall Leaves - Classy Mommy
You'll need wax paper. Here's a link if you don't have some at home.
Reynolds Cut-Rite Wax Paper, 75 Square Feet
You'll need an iron too!
Blacker+ Decker Steam Iron - Non-Stick Soleplate, Tempature Control, Compact
📸 Photo Op Must-Haves
Fall backdrops are the perfect setting for lovely family photos. Grab some impromptu shots while on your autumn leaf road trip. These props add the perfect touch!
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Create a cozy fall feel in your photo op with this plaid throw blanket!
Fall Plaid Lightweight Throw Blanket Brown - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia
Another option as a photo op prop! This one has some blue tones included.
Printed Plaid Plush Throw Blanket Green Multi - Room Essentials™: Lightweight Knitted Fleece, 50x60, Machine Washable
This will make impromptu family photos much easier! A phone tripod, remote, and carrying case!
TONEOF 67" Camera Tripod with Travel Bag,Cell Phone Tripod with Remote,Tripod Stand with Phone Tripod Mount&1/4”Screw,Compatible with Phone/Camera/Projector/DSLR/SLR
This is a new updated 6 in 1 lens set.
205 degree fisheye
140 degree wide angle
25x macro
CPL
star filter
ND32
Options to meet your photography needs with your cell phone!
Apexel 6 in1 Clip on Camera Lens Kit Fisheye Wide Angle Macro for Cell Phone