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What You Need To Pack When Traveling With Your Kids

If you're planning a family road trip, the best idea is to create a travel kit for your child. In the travel bag include the "necessary" items such as pens, pencils, crayons, travel games and writing paper -- these are all important for a child to have in order to stay entertained on a trip. However, other items are necessary to spice up a long car ride. The best idea is to find small and inexpensive items with a lot of play value. Don't spend a fortune. For just a minimum amount, you will be able to spice everyone's mood even for a couple of hours of travel.

• 1. Allow your child to help choose what kind of items he/she would like in the tote bag. However, be sure that she does not decide everything, because the element of surprise will keep her from getting bored.
  2. Individually wrap the items you bring with on the trip. Inexpensive wrapping paper or placing the items in lunch sack bags creates interest. An item is always more fun if the child doesn't know what it is ahead of time.
  3. Visit your local discount store, but don't just buy any item. Be sure to ask yourself, "How long will this item keep my child's attention?"
  4. Buy snacks for on the trip. Preferably, choose snacks which don't cause crumbs and are easy to pack, such as fruit roll-ups, grapes, apples, juice boxes with holders, carrots and celery.
  5. Buy a roll of scotch tape for your child. This will keep his or her attention for hours! Your kids can tape their mouth shut and try to talk to one another. They will also put tape on the windows and tape together paper to create books and other masterpieces.
  6. Get a book or two for them to read on the trip -- just be sure to save it for the trip!
  7. Bring along some stencils so your child can do something a little different with the pencils and paper.
  8. Sing songs and play games on your trip.
  9. Include Post-it sticky notes in your child's tote. Your child will love writing messages and drawing on them, and then he or she can stick them on the windows and create an art display.
  10. Put a sticker pack in the tote bag.
  11. For older children, include a comic book, kid-friendly magazine, soduku game or word search.
  12. Wrap all new items in the tote bag in gift wrap or construction paper. Give your child a new surprise every 30 minutes to 1 hour (30 minutes for ages 3-5, and 1 hour for ages 5 and up).
  13. Include your child's favorite kind or candy or gum in the travel tote.
  14. Put tiny toys and other things in an empty aspirin bottle. Examples: Micromachines, worry dolls, pretty stones & beads. Check out your local and online craft store for more great ideas.
  • MAKING YOUR KIT

Here are some ideas of budget-friendly items to add to your kit:

About the Author

Liez Sales is an author for various lifestyle issues. Get more information for personalized bags, on website Bags-purses-totes.com. Buy inexpensive bags too!

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