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Family Road Trip Essentials
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items As seasoned road trippers (is that even a term?), these are our top recommendations to make hours and miles in the car smoother for everyone involved!
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Organization
Activities for Kids
Activities for Grown Ups
Snacks
Necessities
Organization
I swear, keeping the car organized while traveling is so hard. Here are our tips to help make that easier.
Trust me, the Parker Baby Co diaper caddy is top notch for organizing things on a road trip. We love to pop it in between our kiddos in the backseat and fill it with their items.
Use code “CORA” for a discount.
Parker Baby Co. Diaper Caddy
Topo Designs makes incredible bags for organizing things. We love their Dopp kits and this burrito bag would be perfect for small items required for travel.
Topo Designs x Trek Burrito Bag
The mountain bag sits up near my seat on every road trip and we stock it full of all the necessities. It is the perfect size!
Mountain Utility Tote
Activities for Kids
Whether they are two or ten, all kids need something to occupy them in the car. Here is what our two kids (ages two and six) love!
Our kids love their Yoto and Yoto mini for long road trips. We’d actually also recommend their headphones as well.
Yoto Player or Yoto Mini
Our kiddos love their Water Wow activities. They are perfect for a road trip and are less free. There are lots of options available.
Melissa & Doug On the Go Water Wow!
Our son (age 6) loves scratch art. There are lots of options available out there. Here is one option by Melissa and Doug.
Melissa & Doug On the Go Scratch Art Sea Life Color-Reveal 12 Page Activity Pad
Our kids love these erasable LCD tablets. They are so nifty for travel.
4 Pack LCD Writing Tablet for Kids
These Usborne puzzle adventure books are excellent for long car rides. They do skew older though (6+), so keep that in mind. I had these as a kid and plan to get new copies for our son.
Agent Arthur's Jungle Journey (Puzzle Adventures)
Such a fun activity for a short or long drive. Super affordable as well!
Brain Games - Sticker by Letter: Dinosaurs
Our kids love to color but crayons aren’t the most feasible with temperature changes either travel. So, we love these twistable ones.
Crayola Twistable Colored Pencils 18ct
We love Bluey in our house. So, a coloring book like this would be a huge hit in our travel organizer.
Crayola 96pg Bluey Coloring Book
Activities for Grown Ups
Even adults deserve something fun to do while driving or riding. Here is what my husband and I enjoy.
I love this word search for long car rides. Pro tip, bring some fun pens along and switch up the colors.
100 Stress-Relieving Word Search Puzzles
My husband claims this as his favorite. I love the word search created by the same folks.
200 Stress-Relieving Sudoku Puzzles
A portable charging bank is a necessity for a long drive, especially if your vehicle doesn’t have charging capacities.
Portable Charger, 20000mAh Power Bank
Snacks
No good road trip exists without snacks. Here are our favorites to curb the munchies.
We love turkey or beef sticks for road trips. Super easy to pass along and mess free.
Chomps Chomplings Original Beef Mini Sticks - 3oz/6ct
Such a high quality snack that can curb the munchies on a long car ride.
The Good Crisp Company Original Potato Chips Canister - 5.6oz
These are my absolute favorite. An ethical candy company that is individually packaged and great for road trips.
UNREAL Dark Chocolate Coconut Candy Bars - 4.2oz
Delightful fix for a sweet tooth craving while on the road. A family favorite of ours.
Wiley Wallaby Classic Red Licorice - 10oz
Hydration is so important even while on the road. We love Liquid IV and the various flavors.
Liquid I.V. Hydration Electrolyte Powder Supplements - Variety Pack
Necessities
These are the absolutely must-haves that you should not drive cross country without. They make everything smoother.
Trust me. These are a necessity, especially if you have a motion sick kid. They seal at the top making smells invisible. So worthwhile.
Disposable Car Garbage Bin Bags
Wipes are so important for sticky hands, stinky butts, or random messes that manifest.
Mama Bear Toddler Toilet Wipes, 8 ct
I love my Hearth & Hand blanket for travel. It’s so cozy for those times when others want to AC on. Here is one available and on sale.
Plaid Throw Blanket Red/Green - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia