Rebecca’s Guide to Travel with Youngins
We’ve been flying with our kids since our first was 3 months old, and now with our boys ages 3 and 5 I feel like we have some pretty solid expertise in the area of what to pack. I go big on packing prep because I dread the logistics of travel and know that if the kids are happy I will be too! I always set a calendar reminder for 10 days before an upcoming trip to give myself time to order any amazon stuff I want, hit a grocery store (and sometimes a craft/toy store) and that covers pretty much everything we need. Without further ado, here are some of our best tips: MAKE FRIENDS One of the best ways to make traveling more pleasant is to change people’s expectations of what it means to be near kids on an airplane. Our #1 strategy is to dress the kids like pilots and practice politeness and friendliness with them in advance. - Pilot costume : white collared shirt, pilot’s hat ($3 . . . seriously, $3 . . . on amazon), black clip-on tie ($5 on amazon), epaulettes (pilot stripe...