Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Sorry we don't have any pictures from Thanksgiving festivities. We were too busy running around after Noelle, I guess. :o) We celebrated Thanksgiving at Jim & Rebecca's house this year (Chris' brother & sister-in-law).
Now to the topic of this post: Your Advice. We have not traveled with Noelle on an airplane yet. However, there may be some trips in the coming year. So, I thought I'd go ahead and ask for your advice.
What have you (or your friends) found to be helpful when traveling by airplane with toddlers or little kids?
Please share your comments. Thanks! :o)
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The best thing is that you guys have already prepped Noelle for such a trip. You've given her a love for books (therefore the ability to sit still a bit and enjoy them).
Of course we all would probably say a portable DVD player and maybe buying her a brand new toy that she can have fun manipulating.
Snacks get all of us through long flights. :)
Wow, lots of advice for ya. First, be prepared!
Bring lots of stuff. Toys that Noelle finds fun or fascinating - bring them all. Each toy will last approximately 3-5 minutes. So bring lots.
Candy, bottle, or something for your princess to relieve ear pressure with during take-off and landing.
Patience. Pack an extra helping.
Small stroller. Those little umbrella ones are great. Don't bring a dramatic one. You'll hate life.
Snax. Let her eat herself silly if that will keep her occupied.
Allergy medicine. Try it out at home first - but don't be above a little medicated sleeping time. Check with your pediatrician for help with this. Also, don't let people look down on you. After your child has been screaming on a crowded airplane for 45 minutes you will be willing to try anything. ANYTHING!
Try wrapping all her toys in wrapping paper, too. This will add a good 45 seconds to a minute that each toy will last.
She'll do great and so will you!
Sarah had been on at least 2 dozen flights by her 2nd year. Girls usually do great as long as they have a loved one near by to talk to. Books, DVD's and snacks help too.
For boys getting close to age 2 - We highly recommend Benedryl! :-)
Not that we're speaking from experience or anything....
I don't have time to write out our advice, but after our flight down here to Texas and our flight tomorrow back up to NC, I have lots of tips, so feel free to bug me if I forget to leave another comment once we get back!
we've done quite a bit of traveling by airplane in our days...Anthony used to work for Continental.
my best advice would be to stay calm...prepare yourself for ANYTHING. if you expect there to be challenges, you'll be less surprised by them when they come and pleasantly surprised if all goes smoothly!
take LOTS of snacks, toys to stay busy, little lollipops work wonders for an upset toddler (dum dums), books, and whatever else you can think of. i have a little travel case with random things inside that kids like to mess with...if you can think of some things like empty tic tac container (lid opens and closes), mirror, couple crayons with scrap paper, stickers, matchbox car, anything that will keep her busy for a few minutes. a little sack like this is great for restaurants too. :)
also, make sure you ask the gate agent how open the flight is. sometimes they will give you a heads up and if the flight isn't very full you can luck out with a whole row...just ask them if it's open to assign you seats in an open row or if it's southwest and they say there are open seats, head to the very back and take up a whole row. most people sit in the front and the back ends up being pretty open, then you won't worry about her bothering people. we always have the pilot "call" Jackson right before we take off (pretend of course) and talk to daddy and the pilot reminds Jackson not to kick the seat in front and to be kind to other people around him. she might be a little young for that but it's worth a try. :)
in a perfect world, i would keep her in her carseat. we always had access to know when flights were open enough for this. if you can find out at the ticket counter if there will be an open seat next you, request a row with an open seat and take your carseat with you. i tried to make riding in a plane like riding in a car. if they believe they have to be in their carseat just like when you are in the car it's much easier to control them and keep things simple. all suggestions and hope some of them help. :)
Drive. But if you must fly - snacks, a portable DVD player, a new book, and being prepared to walk up and down the aisle of the airplane a dozen times. Oh, and of course, prayer :) Good luck!!
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