You ready for that 12 hour road trip for Christmas, that flight cross country with 2 layovers, or just walking down the street to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving dinner; no matter how far or how close your holiday traveling takes you, when the kids are in tow, it’s never an easy task!  WE are staying in our own home for Thanksgiving AND Christmas AND New Year’s for the first time in years and I am so excited to not have to lug the kids all over the place, with all their stuff and presents!  We will be family-absent which is beyond sad BUT we’ll be relaxed, preparing for our travels all over next year!  For those of you not like us this season, here’s a nice list of companies and products to take away your woes of traveling with the little ankle bitters {that’s so mean…I meant to say adorable, precious little darlings…}!

This one is perfect for those close trips in town OR far across the country, if you have children that need to be confined, especially at homes that are not baby proof, the PopATot is brilliant!!  You’ve seen it all over I’m sure, if you haven’t, you need to check it out now!  Simply “pops” open like a camping/stadium chair and you “pop” your “tot” right in it for his/her playing pleasure in a safe environment.  Cup holders, rings for toys to dangle from, plenty of foot room, yet keeps everything else out of arms reach that he/she is not suppose to have…when you are done, folds right back up and slides into it’s own carrying bag {easy to throw in the car or over your shoulder}.  An invention of practical brilliance!  Traveling should not be done without the PopATot!  {New patterns available, check them all out!}

Flu season is here and it’s fierce!  And pacifiers are flying all over the place at all times!  Imagine traveling and Nana’s dog grabs baby’s paci and slobbers all over it or baby drops said paci on the floor of the public restroom you are using, germs germs everywhere, even at relatives!  Take sterilization with you with the portable Pipila, a UV pacifier sanitizer! In just six minutes, the unique UV/Ozone lamp {powered by two AAA batteries} penetrates and kills 99.9
percent of germs.  We received one as a sample, it’s super colorful {so it’s attractive, not blah}, small enough to throw in your diaper bag, and works like a charm!  Another no brainer, must have, for traveling with babies!  Available at Target!

Do your kids complain of being uncomfortable in the car in the first 5 mins of a road trip?  Mine sure do!!  Sleeping on the road is so difficult for the older ones {the little ones still just pass out if stuck in the car seat for too long}.  Neck pillows are the key to keeping the older children {and the adult passenger} happier and more content, whether in the car or on a plane.  And the neck pillows from A Little Honey take comfort to a whole new level, I should know, we have one {sample} and it’s goes with us in the car even around town!!  It’s extremely soft and filled with thousands of micro beads that form to the contours of your neck for supreme comfort and relaxation.  AHHH, sweet right?  Purchase yours at Flight 001!

Organize your car PRIOR to taking off, that’s key to an enjoyable ride.  Make sure snacks, entertainment, and diapers/wipes are within easy reach!  The Family Car organizer from Tuffo can simplify and organize the trip for your kids in a heartbeat!  Plenty of external pockets and internal storage, with a strap for parents to easily carry in and out of the car, it’s so much more convenient than backpacks or tote bags where items can full into the bottom out of reach.  No screaming from the back seat makes for a much more enjoyable ride!

Travel entertainment helps tremendously!  Layovers are boring, if it’s raining or snowing car rides offer no scenery, and what if your kids are the only kids at the holiday party, BORING, for them anyway.  Table Topics offers travel sized Kids Topics To Go.  Portable conversation with an educational and fun twist!  Each card offers a different question to the “players”: “What are your two favorite movies?” “What makes you feel better when your sick?”  Learn things about your children you never knew as they in turn will learn about you!  A perfect way to pass the time as a family!

Where is the baby going to sleep or nap?  Do the children need some “luggage” of their own for day trips out and about with family as you visit?  Need a child carrier for the airport?  First aid kit for the car ride?  Find them ALL on LittleLife!  Travel cots perfect for the little ones to sleep and nap in at  whomever’s house you happen to bombard!  Several gorgeous and sturdy child carriers for walking the ennormous airports!  Toddler and Kid sized daypacks for them to carry their own must have items from house to house, terminal to terminal.  MUST HAVE for all road trips, the first aid kit!  You never know when you’ll need it, chances are you’ll need it when you don’t have it!!  Many LittleLife products sold right on Amazon!

For ALL your baby travel needs, every name brand you can think of, from baby food and formula to travel toys and gear, {the Fisher Price foldable rocker above will travel nicely and would help out so much to entertain baby away from home} check out Babies Travel Lite, for fabulous prices, name brands, and delivery to your home OR your travel destination!

One more thing for the plane AND for when you arrive, your in flight seat and portable high chair all in one for baby!  FlyeBaby {you’ll learn more about tomorrow} is a portable, fabric seat that attaches to chairs to secure baby in for feeding time away from his highchair or a secure seat on the plane {you know you get tried of holding them on your lap the entire flight, they need to move around and change positions too}.   So clever right?  Don’t leave home without it!

Safe travels everyone!

Tags: baby carriers, games, gear, travel

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