Summer vacation is coming. Whether you’ll be packing the kids up for a trip to grandma’s or getting a vacation yourself, you can’t go wrong with these picks for packing:
1. Little Passenger Sparky Junior Travel Backpack – They’ll be so busy making their way through the adventures in this car-shaped backpack, they’ll forget to ask “are we there yet?” seventeen times over. Stuffed with their own map and road atlas, plus travel-themed playcards and activity books, there’s room to add a few more of their favorites into the bag before you hit the road.TIP FOR PARENTS: Use the accompanying dry erase markers to plot your road trip route in the map so they can follow along.
Sparky’s see-through make-up also means they can spot their toys from the outside, leaving you to drive while they paw through their Little Passenger. Get it from CSN Stores for $23.50 with free shipping.
2. Ramblin’ Kids Suitcase by the Piggy Story – Retro- and rover-licious, this hard case is made in the grand old traditions of overnight cases. And while it really is an overnight case with limited room for their goodies, I say that in the best sense of the word. Packed with a soft blanket and pillow, the Piggy Story case is covered in a fun doggy print that suits both girls and guys.
Take out the pillow and blankie to pack in an overnight outfit and a few of their favorite toys, or leave them in and send them off to granny’s where she has doubles of their duds anyway. The case is small enough for them to carry, and sturdy enough that it will survive the trips. Get it from The Chocolate Cake Club for $54.
3. Dastardly Dragon Overnight Bag by Sassafras – Let them out of your castle for an overnight adventure with a small bag that packs a surprising amount of room. The cuddly dragon (didn’t know that could happen, did you?) lets this bag double as a friend to squeeze when they’re away from home at night, but it’s the ample space inside the zippered body that makes this a must buy for parents. Well, that and the sparkly “fire-breathing” tongue? Get it from the Chocolate Cake Club too – for $26.95.
4. Duffel Bag, Little MissMatched – The last thing you want when you’re five hundred miles from home, is to find out your daughter’s sippy cup that he chucked onto the bag beside her has soaked through the bag into all of her clothes. Hello waterproof linings! It doesn’t hurt that these are cute (and a little on the kooky side), but the Little MissMatched bags make it onto the list thanks to ample space for all of their clothes (I packed ten days worth in my daughter’s duffel on a recent trip), handles for little kids to cart them or a strap for Mom and Dad, and a lining that helps them stand up to being dropped in mud puddles on the way into the hotel or left too close to the pool. Get one for $30 (check out the different designs).
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