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My car trip with three kids under the age of 5 went well. I have never traveled alone with them before, so I was nervous. Last time I talked about some tips and tricks for flying with kids, today I want to talk about road trips with kids.

Leave extra time. You know how long it takes to get out of the house to just go to the grocery store! Allow extra time to change a diaper right before you leave, make bottles and remind everyone to go to the bathroom and run back in the house to get what you inevitably left inside.
We knew we would have to stop to go to the bathroom and eat so we added an extra hour for our arrival time.

Bring snacks and games. Keeping kids full and busy will help you and them out. Something easy to eat like granola bars or apples are good. We brought our kids little computers, books our portable dvd player and we played car games like I spy.

Pack wisely. Make sure you bring an extra plastic or garbage bag for trash and an extra set of clothes handy in case there is an accident or spill. Bring some kid CDs as well as ones you like for when they fall asleep.
Put what you need on the front seat so you can easily reach it.

Tell me about the good and bad road trips you have had with your kids.

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Posted in Advice, Parenting on November 10th, 2008

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