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What we used to survive a 12+ hour roadtrip with our toddler 🚗
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items We drove from Texas to Iowa, two days up and two days back. This is what we used to keep our toddler happy and entertained🚘
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Snacks
How we stayed organized
Activites
Snacks
These mini chomps were one of our favorite road trip snacks for the drive 🚗✨ They were easy to throw in the snack bag, mess-free, and a good protein option when we needed something a little more filling between all the toddler snacks and treats 🤍 P...
Chomps Snack Size Grass-Fed Beef Jerky
They’re toddler-friendly, mess-free, and perfect for quick little snack moments during long stretches of driving. I loved having an easy grab snack that didn’t make a huge mess in the backseat 🚗✨
Once Upon A Farm Organic Coconut Melts w/ Probiotics
How we stayed organized
We kept one side filled with toys, books, activities, and comfort items, and used the other side for snacks, drinks, wipes, and all the quick-grab essentials. It made everything way easier to find without digging through bags the whole trip 🚗☀️
K KNODEL Car Trunk Organizer, Foldable ...
Kept my toddler happy and snacking independently! She can open the lid herself and asks for help to spin it when needed, way less mess and no opening a million snack bags.
GoBe Kids Small Snack Spinner Slide Bundle
Actually spill-proof, easy for little hands to hold, and the weighted straw makes sipping simple from any angle.
Munchkin Weighted Straw Trainer Cup with Click Lock Lid 7 oz Blue ...
This diaper bag was basically our “everything we might need” bag for the trip 🤎 I packed all of our hotel essentials, extra toddler items, and my personal things inside so I didn’t have to keep multiple bags with us. It held SO much while still bein...
Dikaslon Diaper Bag Backpack with Portable Changing
We separated different outfits, pajamas, and extra clothes into individual bags, used them for toys with lots of little pieces, and kept smaller packaged snacks together so everything stayed clean, organized, and easy to grab during the trip 🚗✨
Amazon Basics Reclosable Gallon Food Storage Bags
These mesh zipper pouches were PERFECT for organizing little finger toys, activity pieces, and small busy items so nothing got lost in the car. They also made it really easy to rotate toys throughout the trip to keep her entertained longer 🚗✨
24pcs Large Mesh Zipper Pouch File Bags YOPCDJ
I used this reusable bag to keep all of the books together during our road trip and it worked so well 🤍 It kept them organized, easy to grab, and helped protect them from getting bent or ripped up in the car. Having all of her books in one spot made...
Stephen Joseph: Gift
We brought this small trash can for the car during our 12-hour road trip and it was honestly SO helpful 🚗✨ We used it for snack wrappers, wipes, diapers, cups, and all the random little trash that piles up fast with a toddler. It helped keep the car...
UUJOLY Plastic Small Trash Can Wastebasket
Activites
Stickers kept her so happy while helping her practice using her little fingers and stay focused.
SAVITA 3D Puffy Stickers for Kids & Toddlers
Perfect travel activity with magnetic storage for easy cleanup and endless imagination, plus the pieces are big enough that I don’t worry about them fitting in little mouths.
microMAGS Travel™ 26 Piece Set - Magna-Tiles
Any type of crayons work!!
Cra-Z-Art Washable Crayons, 24 Count
She’s obsessed with Elsa, so Frozen coloring books are a huge hit for us but honestly any coloring book works great for keeping her entertained and focused.
Crayola Big Book of Disney Animation