thread: Road trip and week-long holiday with a toddler

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  1. #7
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    Feb 2006
    NSW Central Coast
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    When we drove to Qld (about 10hrs), we only had DD so she was about 14mths too. I would reccommend the non driving person to sit in the back with her for at least some of the time.
    DVD's or similar are good, I have movies on my phone for DD (now 2 1/2), though I'm ot sure if DS (13mths) would watch them for any length of time. He does look at them but the is usually on his way after a little while! Definately food. Kept in a cooler bag. DS likes playing with the cold packs if it's hot enough once they're a bit melted, lol!
    Favourite books and small portable toys. I put DD's in some special bags, one was a pretty little makeup bag and one a Dora lunch bag. It made opening the bag and seeing the toys a bit more fun, lol!
    Toys that were popular was a singing microphone and a Dora phone that talks and mini textas and a small note pad. DD still loves both of these toys and they were just cheapie toys from the checkout at toys r us. If you can have some new toys or toys she hasn't played with in a while. It makes them more interesting! Maybe take away a few of her (small) favourite things now in preparation. When we drive anywhere with DS I sometimes give him my ipod (I sit with him in the back!) He loves it! Maybe you could down load some wiggles music or something onto it.
    Be prepared to stop more than you think. You will probably need to stop every 2-3hrs or so. Make sure you have panadol or nurofen on hand. JIC! I know I often get headaches when driving and once when we were driving to Canberra, DD got a fever in the 3ish hrs it took!
    Ok that's all I can think of...HTH!
    Last edited by MrsFabuloso; September 23rd, 2009 at 08:51 AM.