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We just completely revised our Traveling with Babies and Children Guide if you have a chance to take a look. There are a lot of neat, new products and tips, too!

Thanks for the great list of links to follow…

Usborne Books has a fabulous set of dry erase/wipe clean cards called, “100 Things For Little Children to Do on a Trip” They advertise it for kids 6 and up, but my almost 3 y/o can do several of the activities with help.

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They also have another card set called “50 Travel Games and Activities” that’s not dry erase, but still full of great ideas.

Take along a metal cookie sheet and a bag of magnetic letters and have younger children look for letters on signs. When they find one on a sign or a truck, they can put the matching magnetic letter on the cookie sheet until they’ve found the whole alphabet. 2 or more kids could race….

For younger kids again, Gel Gems or other vinyl window clings are also great for travel on a cookie sheet or plastic cutting board. Kids can move them around and create designs or stories. Some kids might be able to reach the window for sticking too.

NOT for kids who are still into putting things in their mouths.

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