Whenever we tell our friends that we're going on a 7 day cross country road trip with our 3 yr old and 6 yr old kids, we get this reaction that we're out of our minds. Toddlers have zero patience and they get bored in a blink of an eye, so how do we manage them strapped in their car seats for hours with our sanity still in tact at the end of the trip. Or are we even going to make it?
I take it as an opportunity for me to make them productive because I would be in control of their activities because they won't have any choice but to do the activities I packed and there will be no TV or tablets to distract them. While husband prepares everything needed for our Tesla like software updates, buy portable compressors, snow chain, etc., I on the other hand was busy putting magnets on their puzzles and flash cards.
I made use of the magnetic sheet I bought from Daiso (japanese dollar store) months ago, cut small pieces and stick it on the back of their puzzles, memory game and flash cards so they won't drop them while they play on their baking sheet from The Dollar Store.
We also bought this Rubbermaid Seat Organizer from Walmart for $11 which I filled in with crayons, snacks, water, hand wipes and legos placed in between their car seats for easy access.
Husband also downloaded vidoes on their tablets through Amazon and Youtube Red so they can watch their favorite shows while offline. But our rule is they can only use their tablets when it's dark because that's the time they can't do their baking sheet activities and so they won't ran out of videos to watch.
Kids' boredom is inevitable but with a little effort and organization, surely it can't stop us parents to go on an adventure.
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