Our vacation is less a week away (!!) so I’ve been asking my fellow moms for advice when it comes to entertaining a toddler on a plane. None of these are exactly groundbreaking ideas, but maybe some of these them will be helpful to you.
Stickers – lots and lots of stickers! – Cameron is really into stickers lately, so this idea made perfect sense to me. We’ve been getting them after our weekly visits to Trader Joe’s and Cameron will spend the whole walk back sticking and unsticking them to his pants and anything around him. I went to Target and picked up a bunch in the Stationary and Scrapbooking sections (on the first floor near the greeting cards). We went for the truck and farm stickers, but there’s a big assortment. I also ordered some Melissa and Doug stickers off of Amazon. I got a pad of paper (also from Target) so that the stickers hopefully end up there instead of all over the plane. I also plan to bring crayons.
Cameron picks out some stickers at Target
A new toy – I’m going for something blinky that involves batteries. I haven’t quite picked out something yet, but I’ll keep you posted as to what I end up with. But, I plan to keep it totally secret until we get on the plane, that way it will be all the more exciting.
Videos – I ordered a Yo Gabba Gabba DVD – It is Cameron’s favorite so I am hoping it will buy me at least an hour or so. I went for the Dancey Dance Bunch, but I’m pretty sure any of them would do. Cameron doesn’t seem to mind watching them over and over again. I also have some Baby Einstein. Cameron loves Baby Wordsworth, and Neighborhood Animals.
iPhone – Peekaboo Barn is still Cameron’s favorite iPhone App, but he also loves just flipping through the photos (most of them are of him) and pressing the buttons in general.
Snacks – lots and lots of snacks. I think we all know that there isn’t much food on airplanes anymore, so don’t forget to pack an arsenal. It was also suggested to me to try lollipops. This isn’t something I would normally give Cameron, but when it comes to keeping a toddler quiet on a plane, I’ll go for pretty much anything.
Non-Refrigerated Milk (yes, they make that!) – I actually plan to bring this for not just the plane, but the vacation in general. You can get it on Fresh Direct (it’s called Farmland Lil’ Milk Stay Fresh Whole Milk). By the way, they also have 1% and 2% if your little one is no longer on Whole Milk.
Other Passengers – Cameron loves to make friends. Hopefully some of my fellow passengers will be interested in making friends back! If so, I plan to use them for as much entertainment as possible.
Books and Puzzles – Just like his videos, Cameron can play with his puzzles and books over and over and not get bored of them. He also really likes his touch and feel flash cards. I think I’ll stick with his most favorite ones (tractor, firetruck, dog, cat, ball).
Any of you mommies out there have other ideas to share with everyone? I can use all the help I can get!
