ROAD TRIP! Seems like a great idea until you're trapped in a space smaller than Harry's cupboard under the stairs with bored children who have energy in spades!
With four high-energy kids, I've learned a few things that make traveling just a little e...
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Pro-Trip: Use Your Rest Stops
Expect the Unexpected
Entertainment in the Car
Packing to Save Your Sanity!
Pro-Trip: Use Your Rest Stops
Rest Stops are the unsung heroes of family road trips! Great for more than just a potty break! Run the kids and make some lunch to skip the drive through!
Stop at rest areas for energy breaks. A quick frisbee game gets the energy out and doesn't take a lot of cargo space!
REI Co-op Recycled Flying Disc | REI Co-op
Skip the drive through. Stop at a rest stop or local park and grill hotdogs and burgers!
OXO Grilling Turner and Tong Set: Stainless Steel Grill Tools & Utensils, Rust-Resistant, Dishwasher-Safe, 2-Piece Set
I've been known to keep a soccer ball in my car at all times, just to let the kids play when needed!
ProCat by Puma Ether Size 4 Soccer Ball - Purple/Teal/Black
Expect the Unexpected
Always keep one accessible in the car!
Weekend First-Aid Kit
Entertainment in the Car
Imagine Ink are mess free!
Bluey Imagine Ink Book
Perfect for at the hotel!
MAGNA-TILES microMAGS Travel Set: Educational Magnetic Building Toys for Math and Creative Thinking, 26 Pieces
Stock with coloring pages, mazes, etc. We keep them in the seat pockets all the time!
Clipboard with Storage, Letter Size Storage Clipboard with Compartments Case for Nurse Teachers Plastic Translucent Holds 100 Sheets
Classic road trip game!
More Best of Mad Libs (Paperback) by Roger Price
Remember: Crayons will melt in the car. These have no wax and give no mess from sharpening. Win Win!
Crayola Twistable Colored Pencils 30ct
Packing to Save Your Sanity!
We prefer duffel bags to suitcases.
REI Co-op Big Haul 40 Duffel | REI Co-op
Pack as much as you can to eat in the hotel/at the campsite. Ice lasts for days in these bad boys.
YETI Tundra 45 Cooler | REI Co-op
Stock drinks you can reach while in the car.
Igloo Latitude 30qt Rolling Cooler - Mint: Polyethylene, Retractable Handle, Wheels
Always a good addition for grilling and saving leftovers
