Traveling and Re-purposing

When we travel, I always try to bring along a few essentials:

• pillow pets/lovies and blankies
• snacks/drinks/treats
• an extra cooler
• extra wipes and kleenex
• paper plates and napkins
• backpacks for each kiddo with coloring books, markers, a few toys and reading books
• slip on shoes for getting in and out of the car at rest stops
• motion sickness tablets
• books on cd
• my camera, my laptop, dvds and other technological devices
• and, our little potty chair and toilet paper...

The last one is one I've learned to bring from many experiences, because no matter how hard they try, kids don't tell you they need to go until they NEED TO GOOOOO! So, you know the little potty, you use for training your toddler to go on the toilet? (Side note: Saige went potty in the toity for the first time today and earned herself a chocolate chip.) We bring that training potty along and have used it on the side of the road more than once. We don't keep the pee and poo with us or anything, we throw it on the side of the road, but it makes the going easier. (Yes, we've had to stop on the side of the road for a kid to dooky.-- Thank the Lord we had the necessary items along.) Because, I don't know about your kids, but when you stop to let a kid go on the side of the road, there has been a time or two where their little bowels and bladders have stage fright. But, the toddler potty helps with that. Plus, there is less of a possibility that your kids will get yuck on their clothes.

So, that's one of the things we do. It's not always fun, but it helps a ton when you're driving in the middle of nowhere!

What do you bring on your road trips? Ours are always adventurous! Are yours?

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Love, Amber