Doing any kind of car traveling with a toddler can be an adventure in and of itself. Whether you\u2019re taking a long road trip or just driving to Grandma\u2019s here\u2019s some tips to make the trip a little easier on the whole family.<\/p>\n
Breaks.<\/strong> If you are going for any distance, there is no way a toddler can sit the whole trip. Break the trip up into segments — drive for an hour and a half and then take a break, get out of the car, and stretch for a half hour. Sure, it takes a lot longer but you get there with a much happier child. You can combine these breaks when you need to stop for food but make sure that the toddler doesn\u2019t have to sit. Restaurants with play areas or picnics at rest stops are the best bet.<\/p>\n Snacks.<\/strong> You won\u2019t always be someplace you can pull over and pick up a bite to eat. Make sure you\u2019re prepared for when hunger strikes your toddler by packing healthy snacks. Finger foods are best because they give the tot something to do with their hands. Things like graham crackers, cheerios, grapes, slices of cheese, and celery or carrot sticks. Avoid sticky sugary foods, though, because that\u2019s a mess just waiting to happen.<\/p>\n Songs.<\/strong> Brush up on your children songs. Singing silly songs that the toddler can sing a long with you is a great way to distract your kid from the long miles ahead of them. Inventing a silly travel song for that particular trip makes it special and can entertain the little one for a time. <\/p>\n Essentials.<\/strong> Pack a bag of small toys, coloring books, crayons, and books. The best toys to bring aren\u2019t their favorite ones but rather toys they\u2019ve never seen or haven\u2019t played with in a long time. It keeps their attention longer and makes the trip special. Toddlers are smart, and if they get new toys when they travel, they\u2019ll remember and be more agreeable to the trip in general. You don\u2019t have to buy new things or expensive toys, things from kid\u2019s meals or something they haven\u2019t played with in a long time work just as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Doing any kind of car traveling with a toddler can be an adventure in and of itself. Whether you\u2019re taking a long road trip or just driving to Grandma\u2019s here\u2019s some tips to make…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-vacation-and-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}