Family Vacations Made Easy with Information & Tips for Traveling with a Baby or Toddler
Well, easier đ
Our information and tips for traveling with a baby or toddler have you covered!
If you’ve come looking for tips for traveling with a baby or toddler, you’ve come to the right place! From our famous printable packing lists, to how to feed your baby on vacation, to dealing with jet lag and time changes, to basic tips for flying with baby, to airport security and traveling by car with babies, toddlers, and young children, this page is your starting point to creating a memorable journey with your little one. And and please donât hesitate to connect with us on Facebook or Twitter for more advice and support!
The Mother of all Packing Lists
Gone are the days of traveling light!
One of the best tips for traveling with a baby or toddler is to use a packing list. This packing list is based on a destination where you wouldnât have access to many of the things that we deem to be necessities. For example, when we went to Cuba, there really wasnât much that you could buy, and what you could buy was very expensive… (read more)
Carry-On Packing List
Trust me, you want to have these things handy!
To many, this list may seem excessive. But if youâve flown with a baby or toddler, you know that needing something and not having access to it could be outrageously frustrating! If you split the contents between the usually allotted 3 bags of carry-on luggage by most airlines for 2 adults and a lap baby, you should be able to avoid bringing along a mule to carry everything! (read more)
The 5 Ts to Happy Travel with Your Tots!
Top tips for smooth sailing (or flying, or driving) on your next family getaway!
Some find the term âfamily vacationâ to be an oxymoron â is it really a holiday if youâre still up at the crack of dawn? Or coping with a tantrum in the middle of a busy airport? Well, I canât help much with your little oneâs sleeping habits, but I can suggest 5 easy tips to a more harmonious holiday â from beginning to middle to end. If you adopt the Scoutsâ motto of âbe preparedâ â you truly will be⌠(read more)
The 5Rs to Rosy Road Trips…
This summer, hit the highway in harmony!
I think everyone has a memory of at least one family road trip… Piled into the family station wagon, safely buckled in and taking turns singing harmonies of Row Row Row Your Boat in-between neatly munching healthy snacks. No? How about pinching, bickering and hogging the one Sony Walkman in a seat that’s sticky from spilled juice with the vague scent of vomit wafting by occasionally (this being a time pre-Febreze). More like it? Me too. (read more)
A Complete Guide to Our Resources & Tips for Flying with a Baby or Toddler
Don’t stress out over your upcoming flight.
We’ve got over a decade’s worth of experience and advice for flying with babies and toddlers from newborn to preschool, and we’re not shy about sharing our tips and advice. Don’t allow the stress of flying with a baby or toddler ruin the fun of planning your family vacation. Read up here and get prepared. Then, let the real fun begin of choosing where to go and deciding what to do. (read more)
Flying with an Infant or Toddler: On the Plane Tips for All Ages & Stages…
Which do you think is harder? Newborn or Toddler?
There are different challenges and joys with each stage of a baby’s life, and each of those stages present different challenges and joys when bringing said baby on a plane. Whether you’ve a tender newborn or a hearty toddler, we’ve flown with a baby that age and are sharing with you our concerns and tips from that stage.
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The 3Ps to Passing Airport Security with Babies & Young Children
Strollers & Liquids & Toys â Oh My
I think itâs been a while since the heyday of travel â when hopping on a plane was an experience in itself. I know my mom always looked forward to being able to just sit for a few hours and have someone bring her a hot meal and a glass of wine (obviously I was older by this point!) while she thumbed a book or napped. Unless youâre flying first class or by private jet, itâs safe to say those days are long gone, and now the âfunâ of air travel begins before youâve even hit the departure lounge. Ah yes, Iâm talking about going through security. (read more)
Feeding Your Baby on Holiday
It’s not so tough, honestly!
My daughter was 11-months-old when we took our first family vacation to Cuba. At first I was overwhelmed with the thought of bottles, formula, jars and bibs taking up all of our luggage allowance and all of my time while supposedly on holiday. However, like all good vacationers at an All-Inclusive resort, she came home a few pounds heavier! All my worrying was for naught but my organization wasnât. If you prepare well, you will be fine â and it will be no more difficult than feeding at home, except hopefully youâll be sipping a well-earned cocktail! (read more)
Healthy Travel Resources & Tips for Traveling Sick with Babies and Toddlers
One of a parents’ greatest fears is baby getting sick on vacation. And should you cancel an upcoming trip if baby seems to be getting sick?
Here is a complete list of our tips and resources for healthy travel with a baby or toddler, as well as information on traveling sick and preventative measures you can take to hopefully stay healthy while traveling. (read more)
Where to Stay when Travelling with Babies and Small Children
You have lots of options!
Everyone has travel preferences. But whether you’re the backpack/hostel type or perhaps the exotic locale/boutique hotel type, once you have children and decide to travel with them, you have to be open to new and different travel experiences. I was always a travel snob. To me, unless you were staying in B&Bs and taking public transport, you were not experiencing the true culture of where you were visiting. It never occurred to me that traveling was meant to be relaxing as well! Since opportunities to get away are now fewer and further apart, I now wholeheartedly embrace the ‘travel as vacation’ mindset, but I still need a little local culture as well. (read more)
Planning Your First Trip with Baby
The way youâve always traveled in the past is changing. In some ways, itâs harder. (Donât worry, it gets easier.) In a lot of ways, itâs more rewarding. You get to see the world through the eyes of your child, and itâs truly a magical place. If youâve always loved travel, you still will. And very soon youâll have a new travel companion whoâll be just as excited about new adventures. Let us help you get started planning your first trip with baby. Here’s where to go to learn more about where to go, where to stay, and how to cope! (read more)
A Little Jetsetter In The Making…
Coping with time changes and jet lag in babies and young children.
A big concern many parents have about traveling is how time changes and jet lag will affect their child’s routine and sleeping patterns. It’s a valid concern; we all know how jet lag makes us feel (zonked and cranky), and who wants to cope with a toddler in that same state?
Baby Travel Gear
Babies need lots of stuff, and they need stuff for travel too…
We’ve come across some awesome, excellent, great (and sometimes not so great) baby travel gear. Maybe you need a head start on baby travel gear essentials. Whether it’s a travel crib or a travel stroller, or which is the best FAA-approved car seat to travel with, we’ve likely tried it out. In most cases, all the info is here. Except for the bad stuff, because my mother always taught me that if you don’t have anything nice to say… (read more)
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