Flying With Kids
We first took our kids on a airplane when they were nine months old. Since then they have been on three other flights. I was always nervous about flying with them, how they would react, how they would deal with sitting for a three + hour flight. I have always been pleasantly surprised.
I had a plan. I would have bottles ready for them during takeoff and landing. I had baby tylenol ready to go in case someone was miserable. I put away some of their toys weeks before our flight so they would be all new to them when we got on the plane.
When they were a little older I worried they would want to get down and walk around, explore. They sure did but I redirected their attention to the new little toys I had bought at the dollar store before our trip like crayons, books, molding clay and toy cars. It worked. Snacks in your carry on or purse are like gold.
I also always tried to arrange the flight around nap time. When we could we booked flights on JetBlue so they could watch nickelodeon and we always traveled with our portable dvd player and they even got a new movie or two (one for the flight home).
We always tried to get to the gate early and go off to an unused corner and let them out of their stroller to run around. Burn off some energy and let them run wild. This would scare the passengers on our plane, they would think they were going to fly with two little hellions, but they would sleep most of the flight just like they do on long car rides.
Plus here is a tip, if you don’t want kids on your flight? Don’t go to Florida.
What are your tips for traveling with kids?
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March 19th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
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