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Traveling with Kids- What you really need!
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items Traveling with kids can be stressful and chaotic. Not to mention, EXPENSIVE! Here’s a list of no BS items that you will actually use when you travel. These are all tried and loved by my family☀️
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The Essentials
A Little Splurge🤌🏻
Entertaining the kiddos
The Essentials
Social media is full of recommendations for what you “need” when you are traveling with kids. Most of that is just expensive BS! Here’s a list of things that you will actually use and be glad you have when traveling with littles.
We have used these every time we’ve traveled in the past year! I don’t have to worry about what kind of bed is available for my daughter because they can work on any bed. They pack up nice and compact and blow up easy. Pro tip: use your blow dryer to...
hiccapop Foam Bed Bumpers
Whether you plan to travel or not, a pack n play for babies is a must! We use this for our 15 month old son when we travel and it’s so easy to just pop it up in our room. I probably use ours once a week for even just a day trip to a friend’s house. I...
Dream On Me Zazzy Portable Playard with Bassinet
We use the Hatch sound machine in both of our kid’s rooms so it was a no brainer when Hatch came out with this portable sound machine. I love that it easily clips on to my diaper bag or a stroller. It’s easy to operate, quick to charge, and has the s...
Hatch Rest Go
This is another item that we use at least weekly! We own two of these and they pack quite a punch. It has 3 levels of air flow and can easily hook to any stroller or chair. We use these a lot during the summer for our trips to the zoo.
AMACOOL Battery Operated Stroller Fan
Okay, some could argue that this is a splurge since the car mirror technically works fine. But I LOVE having cameras on my kids while I’m driving. The monitor mounts easily to my dashboard and I’m not having to turn around to check on them. This is s...
Babyvue Baby Car Camera for 2 Kids
Okay, this one is definitely gonna seem crazy. But wait I’m gonna explain! My kids are used to sleeping in total darkness at home. Whenever we travel it seems like most vacation rentals don’t have curtains. So, I use these chip clips to hang extra be...
Stainless Steel Chip Bag Clips
If you are going to be outside, you need these hats for your babies! They’re super soft and have 2 drawstrings to adjust the size. I love that you get head, face, and neck coverage.
Baby Sun Hats
I didn’t find ring slings until my second baby but I absolutely love them! I use this water ring sling when we are at the beach or pool. I don’t have to worry about baby getting too hot since it’s mesh. It also rinses clean super easy. I just used it...
Water Ring sling
We use the Nanit baby monitor at home with both of our kids. This travel kit makes it super easy to pop the camera off the wall and take it with us. Plus, set up wherever we are going is an absolute breeze!
Nanit Travel Case - Hard Shell for Nanit Pro
You never know if there’s gonna be a high chair available when you travel. This has been our go to seat when we go places because it’s light and easy to set up. The whole thing wipes down super well. The tray has a storage spot at the bottom of the c...
Ingenuity Baby Base 2-in-1 Booster Feeding and Floor Seat with Self-Storing Tray - Cashmere
A Little Splurge🤌🏻
We all have a few items that we splurged on for our kiddos. This section is items that are little pricier but well worth the money! These are products that I would buy again in a heartbeat.
Yall I’m a big fan of Guava products! They are super durable and well thought out. This is a pricier pack n play but it’s so worth it! It folds up super compact and is much lighter than the traditional pack n play.
Guava Lotus Travel Crib
Okay this is definitely a splurge at that price. I was super anti wagon for a long time. But I promise it’s so dang worth it! We call it our pack n play on wheels. I’ve had babies nap in it on the beach, toddlers play in it while we’re out shopping, ...
W2 Luxe Double Stroller Wagon (2 Seater)
Entertaining the kiddos
Keeping kids entertained while traveling can be a challenge. In between the constant potty breaks, here are a few things that my kids love and keep their attention. Plus, most of them are mess free and easy to pack!
My daughter is obsessed with these water coloring books! All you have to do is fill the pens with water and it activates the colors on the page. The best part is, it’s mess free and reusable. No more ink pen all over the back of mamas car!
Melissa & Doug Water Wow!
This one may seem a little crazy, but every time we take these with us the kids go nuts over them. Seriously, all of our friends own them because the kids love them that much. You simply press down on the top of truck and it rolls all on its own. Sup...
Friction Powered Monster Trucks
Okay this one might be a little niche. We drive a Yukon that has the rear entertain screens. I’m only 5’4 so when I’m driving, my daughter isn’t even close to being able to reach the screen to watch her show. I bought these for her so she can extend ...
Telescoping Poiner Stick
This is another one of my daughter’s favorites! All of the pieces fit nicely inside the box that has fun themes. The whole thing is magnetic so it’s easy for kids to just pop the pieces on and off.
Bluey Magnetic Playset - Screen-Free Fun