I haven't posted tips for so long. I suppose with all my packing, impending home buying and moving, I've been the one in need. But before I go, I wanted to share some great road trip tips (as my own 3 day trip looms ahead) that I dug up:
Foil Art: bring along a roll of foil and create crowns, giant balls, airplanes and shapes. My sister Christy turned me on to this excellent (in play and price) idea.
Magnet Fun: I'm finally putting the play cookie sheet from my kid's play kitchen to use! Bring along alphabet magnets (or trains, Bob the Builder guys) to play with.
Sandpaper is for kids with this unique idea: cut different lengths and colors of yarn and let your child decorate a piece of sandpaper. The yarn will stick to the paper and come off nicely for reuse.
I'm fully loaded with new toys and books, word games (cannot wait to hear what Afton thinks an invertebrate is!) poems and rhymes to memorize and of course CANDY! My best weapon of preparation is turning the three day road trip into our summer vacation. This way I (and my don't stop until you get there guy) can happily stop and visit historical places, fun spots for the kiddies and stay in good hotels (jacuzzi tubs are a treat on long drives) with no guilt.
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Foil is the best thing ever...I wonder if the inventor would have guessed more mom's go through it because of their imaginitive children :D
Have an awesome drive you guys! Take pictures and stop lots. Hotels are the funnest things. I mean pillow and sheet fights..and you don't have to clean it up... Life is good :D
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