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Road Trips with Kids: How to Thrive - not just Survive
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📱Tools & Tips
📚Read-Alouds & Audiobooks
🎒Gear
🎲Activities & Games
📱Tools & Tips
Posts, articles, apps, and inspiration to plan that next road trip!
Start with this actionable tips to get excited and inspired.
5 Best Tips for a Road Trip with Kids
I recommend this everywhere. It's the best for keeping track of reservations, budget, and your itinerary. And it's free!
Wanderlog travel planner: free vacation planner and itinerary app
This Instagram reel takes you step by step in the process of downloading a digital map to your phone, so you can travel without service and not get lost! A must do for any road trip.
How to Download Maps for Offline Use
📚Read-Alouds & Audiobooks
Stories for kids and grownups to listen to on a long road trip.
Ok, so Harry Potter is probably an obvious choice. But this is a favorite that all three of my kids can (usually) agree on, and that is a win in my book!
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Audiobook on Libro.fm
The narrators for each book are incredible. Now my kids are a little older, I think these might be a great new series to start - I know I loved them all!
The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection Audiobook on Libro.fm
We first discovered this series on a road trip in Tennessee and Kentucky, and I think my kids may have the series memorized by now.
Framed! Crime-Fighting Collection Audiobook on Libro.fm
The narration (Victor Garber!) is so fun and the characters have so great one liners. My kids all love Bunnicula, Chester, and Harold.
The Bunnicula Collection: Books 1-3 Audiobook on Libro.fm
🎒Gear
Those little things that make a big difference when traveling.
These were smaller than I expected, but have turned out to be the perfect size to add a variety of snacks. Everything is dishwasher safe, the lid is attached so it won't get lost, and you can change the configuration to fit different snack sizes. Lov...
Mothercould Snack Box Set For Kids - Target
These have been great to bring along for road trips and camping. Fill them up and toss them each time your stop for gas, food, or the bathroom.
I like having them on hand in my day to day as well - soiled clothing, sick tummies, and all the other fun stuff of parenting.
I like having them on hand in my day to day as well - soiled clothing, sick tummies, and all the other fun stuff of parenting.
Stick-on Disposable Trash Bag for the Car
🎲Activities & Games
Ways to keep the kids - and adults - entertained on those long drives.
Unique and compact travel and road trip activities grouped by age from toddler to teen!
Best Travel Activities for Kids
No caps to lose! I don't need to say anymore.
Crayola Clicks Washable Markers 10ct
Quiet, creative, and easy to pack. Bonus - it is entertaining for a wide range of ages.
Pushpeel Sensory Activity Board
Something you can do together that usually ends up creating some great laughs or forever inside jokes.
Mad Libs on the Road: World's Greatest Word Game