TOP TIPS FOR TRAVELLING WITH KIDS!

Are you worried about taking your kids on a long-haul flight? Has the flight time been putting you off your dream holiday?

Here are some tips we have picked up along the way

NOW IF YOU TAKE ONLY TAKE ONE THING FROM THIS POST…MAKE IT NUMBER ONE!!!

• Bring entertainment and break it up as UNITS OF TIME. (I normally try and have something for every 15/20mins) DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT give everything to them at once, as they will get bored within 10 mins.

• Drawing/colouring/magazine/sticker book/reading book/small Lego set/fidget toy/pack of cards for the win!

• Kids love playing pen and paper games, like noughts and crosses, hangman etc (sticky notes are great to add for this!)

• Have snacks - we bring little bags of snacks. E.g. sliced apples, grapes, raisins, cheerios, breadsticks, crisps, carrot sticks, cucumbers. Having things they can pick at and eat will keep them entertained and kill a unit of time.

• I always try and have some lollipops for take off/landing to keep the ears from popping. (Sugar-free all the way!) We try and keep sugar to a minimum on a flight as trying to get a child to stay seated, loaded on sweets is not the one. We learnt the hard way 😂

• For a baby or toddler, giving them a bottle or dummy works wonders for take off/landing.

• Check if your airline offers a kids meal and don’t forget to preorde! Mine never like the food, but since booking a kids meal its been a lot better. Or bring a packet lunch.

• Stay hydrated. It’s easy to forget the water or have less so you don’t have to keep getting up to pee, but the lack of hydration headache will be worse than asking the aisle seat to get up!

• Bring kids earphones, more comfortable for them and will keep them on longer.

• Buy a new magazine/toy for them and give it to them once you have taken off

  TIP: Panini Premier League Sticker Book for the win! FYI The Panini website has loads of different sticker books, not just football. E.G. Bluey, Harry Potter, Encanto, Minions etc. if you want to be super organised.

• If you don’t have entertainment on the flight, bring a device with downloaded episodes on. (We personally don’t bother with a device if there’s on board entertainment as it’s extra to carry and they find new things to watch)

Honestly the flight will not be that bad, you have probably overthought it in your head to be way worse than it actually will be. Other passengers don’t care about kids on the plane, most of them probably have been where you are.

Hope these tips inspire you to take that trip and make those family memories ❤️