Getting ready for a road trip?

My family was planning a trip to Virginia Beach, which is 3 and half hours away from where we live. I knew that my one year old would take a nap during the trip, then need a snack and most definitely have a fit because of being in car seat for a long time.

 I knew what to expect… a stop or two would help us stretch out, change the baby’s diaper and that would work for my thing number two (my 8 year old daughter came up with the “thing”  idea, she loves Dr. Suess and she is my thing number one).

 Now, to get my 8 year old daughter ready for the trip I tried something new. I usually pack a few books, an electronic game, and a notebook for her to draw, but this time I created a binder titled: My travel guide.

 I printed out a prayer, a step by step map, to avoid the “Are we there yet?” question. This way she would be able to visualize where we were. I also printed out some silly songs, coloring pages, a scavenger hunt, the license plate game, a few mazes, and some empty pages with cute borders for her to draw.

 I really enjoyed setting this all up, plus I learned some interesting information about the interstate numbering system, which I printed out as a road trip fun fact.

 My trip might seem short for some of you who take road trips to next level, and drive for longer hours or even days. And so I am sharing my travel guide with you all. I made a copy of my original travel guide as set it up as a template.

You can find it here: My Travel Guide

 Good luck and happy road tripping!

 Warmly, 

Jo-Ann

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