**** Update to this post: My boys absolutely loved the popsicle sticks and Velcro! We were able to play with them while waiting for our flight.
I have to say the best idea, aside from two video rentals on their Kindles, was little baggies filled with candy...I "hid" four small snack sized baggies in their backpacks so every so often they would find gummy worms or swedish fish or a dum -dum... Also for the flight home I switched their books and I put a new coloring book in each of their bags! ******
We are headed out of town to visit family and to be perfectly honest, I am a tad nervous... Family of five checking in for a 2.5 hour flight and an additional car trip: Yes Please! Sign Me Up!
My entire family is thrilled to go on a vacation and I know once we are there all will be well in the world (until we have to travel home)...but for now I have scoured the inter -webs to find the best ideas bloggers, moms, and Pintrest has to offer!
Once home I will do a follow-up post as to what really worked and what was a complete disaster...
So here is what we have:
The boys bags are packed! We are all carrying - on! These little gems came from Pottery Barn Kids.
The boys love them because they remind them of Michael's gym bag - so they feel 'cool like daddy.'
I headed to Target and went directly to their $1-$3 aisle. I found these super cute pencil cases and filled them with a pen, a rubber snake, and some connector blocks. I also picked up a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles note book for them to write/draw.
Over Memorial Day weekend, the boys won these Avengers Velcro wallets so taking the idea from Armelle Blog I made them a "Busy Wallet." I filled it with some play money, a few pictures, and some old gift cards.
Also inside their backpacks I let the boys pick out a handful of "guys." These are Jack's. He chose all Paw Patrol Pups!
This has to be my favorite craft we have packed! I really hope this entertains the boys as much as I think it will.
Desert Chica posted this idea and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to make these! Not only do I love this craft for travel but I love it for home. The boys can practice making shapes, patterns, counting, building their imaginations and everything else in between! Because my hardware store only had large velcro circles I ended up cutting them in half. On one side I placed a soft piece and on the flip side at the opposite end I placed a scratchy piece. In the third picture you can see what I'm describing on the two green popsicle sticks.
In my carry-on I will be bringing applesauce pouches for the boys to eat/drink during the take-off and landing. I also picked up a pack of strawberry juicy fruit gum (but they only get a piece if they are being super good!) I also have crackers, little packs of fruit snacks, flash cards, and a baggie full of large legos...When all else fails I'm going right for the Dum- Dums and the Ninja Turtles crayon/coloring book sets I snagged at Target!
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