My husband and I are taking a leap of faith and moving our family across the country from Colorado to Florida! Our first part of the journey was from Colorado to Texas, and keeping kids busy on a long car ride can be tricky! This is why I wanted to share with you all the fun things we brought on our journey to make it a whole lot easier!
Why do you need a Road Trip Activity Basket?
First off, we haven't always used a travel basket to keep activities at the ready for our kiddo. We used to rely heavily on the Kids Fire Tablet which has movies and games that are specific to kids, and we love that tablet however, we found that Azie tends to get bored with it after a certain period of time. "Are we there yet?", begins ringing in our ears and this alone makes the trip feel like it's never going to end! I'm sure we are not the only parents that have ventured out without an activity basket, but those days are long gone for us now that we have found how easy it is to keep one stocked and at the ready. Not only do these activities give your kiddo a break from screen time, but they are educational, engage their fine motor skills, and give them a chance to problem solve! We chose items that she could easily do on her own since we would be driving and not able to assist her; I would recommend doing the same for your kiddos!
So what’s actually in our basket?
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Here is a list of our favorite road trip basket activities with links to purchase!
Adorable White Basket with Wooden Handles - This is your activity vessel. They have a few varieties, but any basket works if you have one handy at home!
Unicorn Magic Painting - If unicorns aren’t your kiddos thing there are so many magic painting books to choose from; Dinosaurs, Animals, Dragons, and More!
Little Travel Sticker Book - These repositionable stickers are perfect for little fingers!
Wipe Clean Activity Book - This book is full of fun activities and comes with a dry-erase marker!
Good as New - This is a reusable sticker book and it is too cute!
100 Things For Little Children To Do On A Trip - This is a pack of activity of wipe-clean cards that come with a dry-erase marker.
Water Game - Hand-held water game makes playing games in the car fun! Perfect for all ages, (I personally love the ring toss game)
Magnetic Puzzle - This magnetic puzzle means your puzzle stays in one place!
Drawing Tablet - This tablet is currently 10% off and requires no batteries or charging.
Melissa & Doug Water Wow Books - We like to use the water paintbrush that comes with these books with our Magic Painting Books from UBAM too (Less Mess)!
Activity Tray - This handy activity tray can strap around your kiddo making it secure during travel. It also doubles as a food tray for eating on the go and keeping the mess contained!
Start Building Your Activity Basket Now!
I hope that you were able to find an item or multiple to fill up your next road trip activity basket! PaperPie has so many amazing books specifically for making traveling a whole lot easier with kiddos. One of the many reasons I became a consultant with them is to get these books at a lower cost and share them with everyone! Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need help navigating the website or want some personal recommendations from me!
Happy Traveling!
I would love to hear what your must-have activities are for road trips.
Let me know in the comments below!
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