Travels tips — 1 & 3 year old

[Anonymous]

Hi! Prepping for an upcoming trip with our 2 kids (ages 13 months and almost 3). We will have a very long flight.

Please share your favorite travel tips! While looking forward to the trip, I have so much anxiety about the flight.

I also got both kids tablets. Any app/game recommendations for toddlers?

[Anonymous]

Lots of snacks, screens and stickers for the 3yo. Maybe some other small toys like playdoh that you won’t care if it rolls under the seat and you never see it again. Try and keep on the their normal nap schedule if possible. Buy seats for everyone. Use a car seat for at least the 1yo.

[Anonymous]

Not gonna lie, we rely on the tablet *a lot* for travel with our 3 yr old. It’s only for travel, so it’s special, and we don’t limit it. It terms of games she likes the Doc McStuffins drawing games (basically just like the computer game Paint) and this phonics game called Super Why at the Fair or something like that. Make sure you also download some shows ahead of time. She likes to do activity books and stickers too but the majority of any flight is tablet time.

[Anonymous]

I recommend a stash of brand new fidget toys (I got a 30-pack from Target) to pull out at strategic intervals too.

[Anonymous]

Get over the head headphones. Practice with them. Expect the toddler to not like them. Bring a charging bank and charging cords. Download some drawing apps. Pay for you tube premium family for a month ($22 and goes across multiple devices) and download their fave cartoons so you dont need wifi. Get tiny toys and dish them out every 30 min. Snacks for sure but separated into lots of baggies or pill containers as they will inevitably spill. Bring extra clothes for each kid. Put them into cheap zip sweatshirt over a t shirt or long sleeve tee so you can take off the sweatshirtnif they barf easily and not over their heads. Lolly pops for the order one for takenoff and landing. Landing is always worse. Sips of water from a fave straw cup for the little one. Bring a gallon zip lock with other ziplock for dirty clothes and anything else.
Definitely buy seats for everyone if at all possible. Muslin blankets rolled up for each kid, as a blanket, pillow or fort. I always sat between the two kids until the little one was ofer 3. Inevitable they both want to sleep on me. Dh is in charge of carrying ipads and snacks and sits across the aisle so hes fresh at arrival and can lug everything and/or a sleeping kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not gonna lie, we rely on the tablet *a lot* for travel with our 3 yr old. It’s only for travel, so it’s special, and we don’t limit it. It terms of games she likes the Doc McStuffins drawing games (basically just like the computer game Paint) and this phonics game called Super Why at the Fair or something like that. Make sure you also download some shows ahead of time. She likes to do activity books and stickers too but the majority of any flight is tablet time.

Please lie!

[Anonymous]

You can buy milk from Starbucks or a deli on the other side of security. Learn from my mistakes and if you put it in a sippy/straw container unscrew and rescrew the lid at altitude before you flip the straw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get over the head headphones. Practice with them. Expect the toddler to not like them. Bring a charging bank and charging cords. Download some drawing apps. Pay for you tube premium family for a month ($22 and goes across multiple devices) and download their fave cartoons so you dont need wifi. Get tiny toys and dish them out every 30 min. Snacks for sure but separated into lots of baggies or pill containers as they will inevitably spill. Bring extra clothes for each kid. Put them into cheap zip sweatshirt over a t shirt or long sleeve tee so you can take off the sweatshirtnif they barf easily and not over their heads. Lolly pops for the order one for takenoff and landing. Landing is always worse. Sips of water from a fave straw cup for the little one. Bring a gallon zip lock with other ziplock for dirty clothes and anything else.
Definitely buy seats for everyone if at all possible. Muslin blankets rolled up for each kid, as a blanket, pillow or fort. I always sat between the two kids until the little one was ofer 3. Inevitable they both want to sleep on me. Dh is in charge of carrying ipads and snacks and sits across the aisle so hes fresh at arrival and can lug everything and/or a sleeping kid.

Assuming you are traveling with spouse I would caveat this only assuming the seating is four across. At those ages I would rather be al four together I’m a three across than two and two with a stranger in the third seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can buy milk from Starbucks or a deli on the other side of security. Learn from my mistakes and if you put it in a sippy/straw container unscrew and rescrew the lid at altitude before you flip the straw.

you can take water for this age, thru security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get over the head headphones. Practice with them. Expect the toddler to not like them. Bring a charging bank and charging cords. Download some drawing apps. Pay for you tube premium family for a month ($22 and goes across multiple devices) and download their fave cartoons so you dont need wifi. Get tiny toys and dish them out every 30 min. Snacks for sure but separated into lots of baggies or pill containers as they will inevitably spill. Bring extra clothes for each kid. Put them into cheap zip sweatshirt over a t shirt or long sleeve tee so you can take off the sweatshirtnif they barf easily and not over their heads. Lolly pops for the order one for takenoff and landing. Landing is always worse. Sips of water from a fave straw cup for the little one. Bring a gallon zip lock with other ziplock for dirty clothes and anything else.
Definitely buy seats for everyone if at all possible. Muslin blankets rolled up for each kid, as a blanket, pillow or fort. I always sat between the two kids until the little one was ofer 3. Inevitable they both want to sleep on me. Dh is in charge of carrying ipads and snacks and sits across the aisle so hes fresh at arrival and can lug everything and/or a sleeping kid.

Assuming you are traveling with spouse I would caveat this only assuming the seating is four across. At those ages I would rather be al four together I’m a three across than two and two with a stranger in the third seat.

We have done many 3 across flights and its usually me and the kids and dh separate. It works for us. Maybe notnfor everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get over the head headphones. Practice with them. Expect the toddler to not like them. Bring a charging bank and charging cords. Download some drawing apps. Pay for you tube premium family for a month ($22 and goes across multiple devices) and download their fave cartoons so you dont need wifi. Get tiny toys and dish them out every 30 min. Snacks for sure but separated into lots of baggies or pill containers as they will inevitably spill. Bring extra clothes for each kid. Put them into cheap zip sweatshirt over a t shirt or long sleeve tee so you can take off the sweatshirtnif they barf easily and not over their heads. Lolly pops for the order one for takenoff and landing. Landing is always worse. Sips of water from a fave straw cup for the little one. Bring a gallon zip lock with other ziplock for dirty clothes and anything else.
Definitely buy seats for everyone if at all possible. Muslin blankets rolled up for each kid, as a blanket, pillow or fort. I always sat between the two kids until the little one was ofer 3. Inevitable they both want to sleep on me. Dh is in charge of carrying ipads and snacks and sits across the aisle so hes fresh at arrival and can lug everything and/or a sleeping kid.

Assuming you are traveling with spouse I would caveat this only assuming the seating is four across. At those ages I would rather be al four together I’m a three across than two and two with a stranger in the third seat.

We have done many 3 across flights and its usually me and the kids and dh separate. It works for us. Maybe notnfor everyone.

Why not two and two? I personally would not be okay with dealing with two little ones while DH got a pass, but to each their own I guess.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Get over the head headphones. Practice with them. Expect the toddler to not like them. Bring a charging bank and charging cords. Download some drawing apps. Pay for you tube premium family for a month ($22 and goes across multiple devices) and download their fave cartoons so you dont need wifi. Get tiny toys and dish them out every 30 min. Snacks for sure but separated into lots of baggies or pill containers as they will inevitably spill. Bring extra clothes for each kid. Put them into cheap zip sweatshirt over a t shirt or long sleeve tee so you can take off the sweatshirtnif they barf easily and not over their heads. Lolly pops for the order one for takenoff and landing. Landing is always worse. Sips of water from a fave straw cup for the little one. Bring a gallon zip lock with other ziplock for dirty clothes and anything else.
Definitely buy seats for everyone if at all possible. Muslin blankets rolled up for each kid, as a blanket, pillow or fort. I always sat between the two kids until the little one was ofer 3. Inevitable they both want to sleep on me. Dh is in charge of carrying ipads and snacks and sits across the aisle so hes fresh at arrival and can lug everything and/or a sleeping kid.

Assuming you are traveling with spouse I would caveat this only assuming the seating is four across. At those ages I would rather be al four together I’m a three across than two and two with a stranger in the third seat.

We have done many 3 across flights and its usually me and the kids and dh separate. It works for us. Maybe notnfor everyone.

Why not two and two? I personally would not be okay with dealing with two little ones while DH got a pass, but to each their own I guess.

Or how about my DH who sneakily took an upgrade while I had two kids under 4 in coach… on a transatlantic flight.

[Anonymous]

You’re giving a baby a tablet? You should get some real toys. Tablet won’t do much for 2 yo either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Get over the head headphones. Practice with them. Expect the toddler to not like them. Bring a charging bank and charging cords. Download some drawing apps. Pay for you tube premium family for a month ($22 and goes across multiple devices) and download their fave cartoons so you dont need wifi. Get tiny toys and dish them out every 30 min. Snacks for sure but separated into lots of baggies or pill containers as they will inevitably spill. Bring extra clothes for each kid. Put them into cheap zip sweatshirt over a t shirt or long sleeve tee so you can take off the sweatshirtnif they barf easily and not over their heads. Lolly pops for the order one for takenoff and landing. Landing is always worse. Sips of water from a fave straw cup for the little one. Bring a gallon zip lock with other ziplock for dirty clothes and anything else.
Definitely buy seats for everyone if at all possible. Muslin blankets rolled up for each kid, as a blanket, pillow or fort. I always sat between the two kids until the little one was ofer 3. Inevitable they both want to sleep on me. Dh is in charge of carrying ipads and snacks and sits across the aisle so hes fresh at arrival and can lug everything and/or a sleeping kid.

Assuming you are traveling with spouse I would caveat this only assuming the seating is four across. At those ages I would rather be al four together I’m a three across than two and two with a stranger in the third seat.

We have done many 3 across flights and its usually me and the kids and dh separate. It works for us. Maybe notnfor everyone.

Why not two and two? I personally would not be okay with dealing with two little ones while DH got a pass, but to each their own I guess.

Or how about my DH who sneakily took an upgrade while I had two kids under 4 in coach… on a transatlantic flight.

So did you upgrade yourself on the way back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re giving a baby a tablet? You should get some real toys. Tablet won’t do much for 2 yo either.

+1 I couldn’t get my kid to watch a tablet until we’ll after 2. 12-18 months is the hardest age for travel IMO. Old enough to not sit still and too young to understand why they have to.