Best Travel Tips for Parents
Best Travel Tips for Moms with young children. Family travel is rewarding and with preparation travel can be even more enjoyable. Travel with your young family and find out.
Traveling with family is rewarding but getting to the destination can be grueling. To lighten the load in preparation and enjoy the plane ride I have a few tried and true travel hacks for parents with small children.
Pack in advance- As you’re doing laundry a month or so before your trip create a space in your laundry room or in a closet to que up items to be packed for each individual. Buy the suncreen, pull out the sunglasses & their case. Begin gathering other toiletries that need to be packed as well. This space will be your landing pad when items return home from the store. If your child had a recent growth spurt make playtime a fun “fashion show” and check that clothes are still suitable. Trying on existing pieces will help build your shopping list for anything you need to purchase for upcoming trip. Buying items at home is more affordable that purchases at a resort location where prices are jacked up for tourists. Be smart about what to pack and what to buy when you arrive at destination.
Pay a day(10) or two of diapers and buy the remainder at destination so you’re not sucking up your room in suitcase.
Purchase a travel stroller with backpack! You will use this stroller for years to come. Our City Tour stroller lasted us 9 months to 7 years. You want a travel stroller that works for you; not one that makes extra work. Choose a sturdy and compact travel stroller that will not need disassembled at the gate while balancing your coffee. Make sure your travel stroller comes with a travel bag. Our City Tour by Baby Jogger came with a backpack that it slides into and fits in overhead bin. The City Tour backpack fits the stroller and in the winter we can stuff a coat or two in as well.
Keep your carry-on lightweight- I get you want to carry-on everything & not have to deal with baggage claim but hear me out. Once you dump everything at curbside check-in(around $4 a bag) you have hands free to hold a coffee & your little one if needed. The lighter you keep your carry-on the lighter you will feel.
