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Travel with toddlers and babies is not for the faint of heart by any far stretch of the imagination. Seeing as hubby wants to take a road trip/vacation before it gets too hot to get out and actually do any sightseeing, I’m making a list of travel tips for myself so that our mini-vacation with the kids is not a total diaster.
This will be the first time we will be taking our little ones backpacking, and when I look at the long list of baby camping gear I realize that I am way off the course of keeping it simple.
In my camping list, baby toys and handheld games have been deliberately omitted because I want the little ones to take in the new sights, smells and sounds…not play with stuff from home.
Here’s I have on my list so far:
1. 2 Outfits and 1 parka per adult and child. Wash and wear is how you roll when you travel with toddlers and babies.
2. One facecloth per family member and bibs for baby. I skipped the pre-moistened wipes.
3. Dried fruit for the older kids’ snacks and baby’s portable grocery store, mommy’s boobs and food for the adults to cook over an open fire.
4. An old songbook that my mom used to take on our camping trips when I was a kid. Great for singing around the campfire.
5. Baby safe sunblock and bug repellant
6. Sheets and lightweight blankets for when sleeping in the tent in a sleeping bag gets too darn hot.
7. My backpack baby carrier, the one dad won’t mind wearing if I get too tired backpacking with baby on the trails. I considered buying a travel crib and a swing but decided against loading up on baby camping gear that we would only use once or twice. I may regret it, but this first family vacation getaway can serve as a test run to see what I want to put on my “wish list”.
8. A first-aid kit including allergy meds if needed.
I’m amazed that I could only come up with 8 items for my camping list. I’m sure that I will be adding more items and this list of items may seem deceptively short as food alone will add pounds upon pounds of weight to the load we have to wag along with us.
I know I’m leaving something off! Could you please read my list and tell me if there is a “must have” item that will make travel with toddlers and babies more pleasant? The thought of being out in the wilderness only to find that something is missing absolutely horrifies me!
This will be the first time we will be taking our little ones backpacking, and when I look at the long list of baby camping gear I realize that I am way off the course of keeping it simple.
In my camping list, baby toys and handheld games have been deliberately omitted because I want the little ones to take in the new sights, smells and sounds…not play with stuff from home.
Here’s I have on my list so far:
1. 2 Outfits and 1 parka per adult and child. Wash and wear is how you roll when you travel with toddlers and babies.
2. One facecloth per family member and bibs for baby. I skipped the pre-moistened wipes.
3. Dried fruit for the older kids’ snacks and baby’s portable grocery store, mommy’s boobs and food for the adults to cook over an open fire.
4. An old songbook that my mom used to take on our camping trips when I was a kid. Great for singing around the campfire.
5. Baby safe sunblock and bug repellant
6. Sheets and lightweight blankets for when sleeping in the tent in a sleeping bag gets too darn hot.
7. My backpack baby carrier, the one dad won’t mind wearing if I get too tired backpacking with baby on the trails. I considered buying a travel crib and a swing but decided against loading up on baby camping gear that we would only use once or twice. I may regret it, but this first family vacation getaway can serve as a test run to see what I want to put on my “wish list”.
8. A first-aid kit including allergy meds if needed.
I’m amazed that I could only come up with 8 items for my camping list. I’m sure that I will be adding more items and this list of items may seem deceptively short as food alone will add pounds upon pounds of weight to the load we have to wag along with us.
I know I’m leaving something off! Could you please read my list and tell me if there is a “must have” item that will make travel with toddlers and babies more pleasant? The thought of being out in the wilderness only to find that something is missing absolutely horrifies me!
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