Tag: activities for travel

Rubber Stamps and Ink Pads- A Traveling Mom’s Best Friend for Rewarding Good Behavior

Rubber Stamps and Ink Pads- A Traveling Mom’s Best Friend for Rewarding Good Behavior

Rubber stamps and ink pads are my savior these days.  My toddler LOVES the rubber stamps (most toddlers do), and they are a very quick and easy way to coerce a strong-willed toddler into good behavior at home and on plane trips, road trips, and […]

Chicago Botanic Gardens: Japanese Garden Children’s Festival

Chicago Botanic Gardens: Japanese Garden Children’s Festival

When we are home in Chicago taking a break from traveling I enjoy becoming reacquainted with how wonderful a place this city is to raise kids.  There’s so much to explore and so many free activities geared towards kids in Chicago. Yesterday I wanted to […]

Packing a Travel Fun Bag for Toddlers One to Two Years Old

Packing a Travel Fun Bag for Toddlers One to Two Years Old

Veda and I, sans papa, are hitting the road again on Saturday on a long day and a half journey from Ladybrand, South Africa back home to Chicago.  A travel fun bag is critical to our success. My mind is now on packing, and deciding […]

Hail, the Red Plastic Swing: Do Toddlers Really Need Toys?

Hail, the Red Plastic Swing: Do Toddlers Really Need Toys?

I always worry when we leave our home-base in Chicago that my toddler won’t have enough toys and books to keep her stimulated and occupied.  We can only fit so many toys in a suitcase for her, and if we are traveling for more than […]

Enriching Your Child’s Learning with Language

Enriching Your Child’s Learning with Language

I think learning different languages can really be helpful to any human being’s development, and since small children and babies are little sponges, traveling can be a great opportunity to introduce a new language, even if it’s just a few words, to a baby, toddler, […]

Encouraging Kids to Reflect on Travels…and Life

Encouraging Kids to Reflect on Travels…and Life

How great would it be to look back at all of your own travel experiences through the eyes of your seven-year-old or twelve-year-old self?  What would have that younger version of you written about a camel ride to see the Great Pyramids, or a hiking […]

20 Things to Play with a Toddler on a Plane- Compliments of the Plane

20 Things to Play with a Toddler on a Plane- Compliments of the Plane

This weekend I traveled solo with my very mobile one year old from Johannesburg to Chicago via Abu Dhabi.  We spent 4.5 hours in the car driving from Ladybrand, South Africa to the Johannesburg airport, 8 hours flying from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi, where we […]

Do Not Underestimate the Power of the Modern Day Boombox

Do Not Underestimate the Power of the Modern Day Boombox

It’s Travel Tip Tuesday!  Every Tuesday I will post a travel tip related to traveling with babies, toddlers, and small children.  Readers are encouraged to reply with their own travel tips by commenting or via email for posting.  Travel tips can be anecdotes, lessons learned, […]

Expanding Baby’s Palette

Expanding Baby’s Palette

You certainly don’t need to travel outside the U.S. to sample delicious international fare (especially when you’re living in a city like Chicago).  It does add to the fun of travel, though, for both adults and babies to sample the local flavors.  One of Veda’s […]