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Car Trip Survival Kit
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When FTF's editor was asked to appear on CNN's Newsite before a recent holiday weekend to show parents how to create a "Car Trip Survival Kit," the FTF staff brain-stormed to come up with the goods.
So, without breaking the bank or loading down parents with a lot of excess gear, FTF presents a Car Trip Survival Kit any parent can assemble, probably from gear you already own.
For Parents To Carry and Administer:
- Moist towelettes or wipes
- Paper towels
- Zip-loc bags: trash, dirty diapers and car sickness attacks
- Masking tape: stakes out territory for siblings
- Roll of "discipline" quarters: start your trip with a full roll for each child; take one away for infractions or add one for good behavior
- Flashlight: to reward kids who want to read after dark
- Spare batteries for all
For Infants & Toddlers
- Cooler to hold toys and drinks/snacks
- Baby safety mirror: clip on visor so driver or passenger can view baby without turning around
- Pop-up top on sippy cup for juice/milk
- Bottle warmer with cigarette lighter power adaptor
- Pull-down, lock in place shade to keep sun away and divert vision of motion sick kids
- Plush toys
- Padded toy bar to clip onto rear or front-facing car seat
- Sports bottle caps to convert bottled water into no-spill containers
For Preschoolers to Have in Backseat
- Sing-along tape with book of lyrics for whole family
- Plush toy and picture book for sibling to read aloud
- Auto Bingo or "I Spy" out-the-window games on highway
- Playsets with self-stick felt pieces to place on cardboard scene, or crayons and pad of paper
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