Hi friends!
As you may know, we’ll be headed to South Florida very soon and I am pretty much reading all the tips and tricks for flying with a 20 month old. And aside from that, putting together a well-equipped carry-on bag. It feels like you have to pack a zillion things when traveling with little ones, right? I tried my best to keep it light, but I definitely want to have enough tricks up my sleeve if/when she starts to get restless.
I thought I’d just share my list here – taken straight out of my Google doc. Maybe it’ll come in handy for other mamas traveling with toddlers in the 20-month range.
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- Empty water bottle – I’ll add some water to this once we get through security.
- Empty sippy cup – planning on buying a carton of soy milk or similar to fill her milk sippy up after we get through security.
- Stickers – endless fun for this kiddo.
- Snacks – some of her favorites lately are fig bars, veggie sticks, animal crackers, dry cereal, and larabars.
- Toys – I’ll grab a few of her favorites that are easy to pack, as well as a few new ones to surprise her and hopefully keep her interested. Non-noisy ones!
- Crafts – mess-free coloring, to be exact. Hoping that this kind of stuff will keep her busy. She likes to color at home, so let’s hope it’s the same situation in the air.
- Books – Maybe 2 board books and a book with flaps (they keep her entertained for a while!)
- Minnie stuffed animal – her security plush. :)
- Blanket – she loves these and carries them everywhere (and sleeps with them).
- iPad + headphones – we found these headphones on Amazon and tried them out with her. She LOVED them. We’ll buy a couple of her favorite Disney movies to have on hand and some Daniel Tiger episodes.
- Baby birth certificate – we need this since she’ll be sitting on our laps to prove her age.
- Tylenol – I just like to have this in case.
- Bib – one of these to avoid any mess if she wants to snack.
- 2 burp cloths – we never use these anymore, but on a flight… I want to have them in case of any messes.
- 6 diapers – I know we won’t need all these… but you watch. I will say that and then we will use them all. Ha!
- Baby wipes – a given for sticky hands and faces… and to wipe down the entire seating areas and trays. Too much germs on a flight for me.
- Change of clothes – again, just in case.
- Arm and hammer diaper trash bags – in the horrible event that she goes #2, I want to contain the smell by using the scented trash bags.
- Tissue packs (2) – just in case.
- Travel hand sanitizer – to keep it germ-free.
- Lip balm – I just bring it everywhere and Willow loves putting it on.
- Ergobaby carrier – we don’t usually use this anymore, but she still fits and I am gonna try to use it through security, at least.
Am I missing anything? I’d love to hear your experiences. Share in the comments on shoot me on a message on IG.
Thanks for reading! I’ll be offline for a week or so, but posting with resume once we’re back. Promise! xx bianca
