Car trip tips

[eratmama]

Ok smart ladies, give me your best tips for a 7 hour car ride with a nearly 5 year old. (and a 9 month old, but I feel a little better about him.)

I am trying to borrow a portable DVD player or old ipod for movies.

I made a "discovery jar" --old jar filled with rice and treasures to find.

I plan to pull out a new activity each stop. And drive while she sleeps a bit.

Anything else?

[ct]

snacks! lots and lots of snacks!! Also, we find it so helpful to have a travel potty (we use a $5 ikea one) so we can just pull over to the side of the road vs getting all the way off the highway to use a rest stop.

[cymru]

Snacks, the leappad and a lot of patience were our best friends.

I have no idea how we are going to do 19 hours this winter.

[Deleted]

Drive at night when they are asleep of you can, we did this when we went on vacation last month, best decision ever.

[2brides]

If she still naps, maintain the regular nap routine (just in the car.) Around nap time, we put the radio on soothing music, put all toys away, hand out their blankets, and bam - asleep. We planned stops every 3hrs or so to go to the bathroom/get a snack/stretch our legs.

Sticker books are awesome (search for Ultimate Sticker books) - my kids still love them and will spend a good long while doing them.

Good luck!