We took a family vacation out to Colorado. I would consider this our first real vacation as a family. We travel a lot to visit family. This time is was just the 3 of us.
Here are my tips for traveling with toddlers:
-Miss Tea has flown many times but this is the first trip we got Tea her own seat. She's still young enough to be a lap child, but I would highly recommend their own seat for a toddler. She's too active to sit on a lap. We originally put Teagan in the middle seat between us, but she quickly decided she was a window seat girl.
-As recommended by my coworker, we rented a carseat from the car rental company. It was totally worth the price not to lug her big car seat through the airport. Plus you can leave it strapped in when you return the car.
-That brings me to my next point - pack most of your child's things in her checked bag and bring very little as a carry on. Its much easier on the parent to keep track of less and to carry less. You don't want your child's beloved blanky getting put in dirty security scanner bins or dropped on the floor. Teagan loves to play with our Android tablet. We have games and songs on it for her. Its small and entertains her. Perfect.
(Side note: my restless little girl was great on the flight back. The only timed she got upset was while watching a "Hickory Dickory Dock" video on the tablet. Each round through the song there is a different animal climbs the clock. The last animal is an elephant that eventually breaks the clock. Teagan hates this part and was upset. Too cute).
-Bring snacks and an empty sippy cup. Buy a drink after you get through security. Having a familiar snack you child loves it better then the expensive airport food that she may not like anyways.
-Bonus - you get to bypass the security body scanner if you have a child in tow.
-Traveling during your child's sleeping time (early morning/late night or naptime) does not mean your child will nap on the plane. You might get crying baby instead (past trip experience) and you'll be one of "those" people.
Any one else have tips for traveling?
More pics from our trip:
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| Denver has a fantastic Children's Museum |
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| Denver Aquarium |
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| Checking out the Tesla showroom |
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| Watching Airplanes |
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