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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the entire thread but I went to Portugal solo with my 7 y/o and 4 y/o.

We each had a backpack: I had a big one with a basic change of clothes for each of us, secret snack stash, refillable water bottle, meds (including dramamine for them, to help sleep on the redeye over if nothing else), notepad and pens, my makeup bag/toiletries, socks, flip-flops, whatever else I needed access to in transit or if checked bag got lost. I could additionally stuff my purse in here if/when needed, so also purse contents, including passports.

Their backpacks had small toys (probably Barbies and such), a couple lightweight books, coloring book/paper/crayons, a refillable water bottle each, headphones (noise-canceling set for my younger kid, which we lost at some point), a stuffed animal, chapstick, toothbrushes/toothpaste, hair brush, a pair of underwear and socks, eye masks (because they didn't believe me that they'd get some on the plane, lol). And probably other small items they smuggled in.

We did check one bag, mostly because we were going to a black-tie wedding and had to schlep formal wear to Europe. We carried on the small roller they shared with their regular clothes and more smuggled kid stuff; we checked the bigger roller I took that could reasonably accommodate our dresses and shoes in addition to my regular clothes, a laundry bag, more toiletries, adapters, chargers, etc.

We didn't even have a stroller at that point so it was moot, but my goal was for them to be running around and worn out anyway. Had the formal wear not been required, I would have done a smaller roller for myself and probably would have checked both if it was free. My older kid pulled their shared roller, which worked well because the 4 y/o did a lot of melting down that required me to have free hands.

It was a great trip! (Even with the meltdowns, ha.) Have a great time![/quote]

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