I love longtime reader Sarah Park’s submitted question for today’s Q&A Tuesday. We’re elbow-deep in packing for our return overseas, so right now I’m reminded of how much traveling light is high on my priority list – whether we’re on a 10-hour flight, or whether we’re hitting the park for an afternoon picnic.
Sarah, co-founder of Pear Budget, asks:
What are the three most indispensable items you pack when heading out with preschoolers?
Yep, pick only your top three – and diapers are excluded here.
I’m looking forward to seeing your answers!
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Snack, Wipes, Paper/Crayons
kori@hair4myprincess´s last blog post…Fishtail /Fishbone Braid Video
SNACKS
SNACKS
AND SNACKS!
Despite what happens, if a toddler has a raisin in his/her mouth, it is less likely they are unhappy. (At least that pertains to my children)
If the snack pack is full, I would say cell phone and keys.
Wipes
Water
Tiny first-aid kit!
Amanda @ http://www.kiddio.org´s last blog post…Booklist: President’s Day
1. Snacks–more than I think I’ll need; and a variety of sweet, salty, crunchy, squishy.
2. Magnadoodle–keeps either girl (4yr & 20mo) occupied.
3. Ring Pops–they are the reward of choice in our house & keep even the crankiest child happy when you really need to finish running errands.
All I need is a healthy snack for the tots, some good quality baby wipes and something to keep them occupied with (a Richard Scarry book has enough drawings/detail to keep a small child busy for quite a while – if we’re going to a park, all we need is a ball! Extra points if you can bring the dog!)
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1) Snacks/Drinks
2) A beloved toy
3) A change of clothes (I keep one in the trunk, just in case)
water bottle
snack
camera!
1. Beverly Cleary Chapter Book
2. Water
3. Dried Fruit
Walk, walk,walk.
listen, listen, listen
look, look, look.
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Three things you must take for a preschooler:
1. Change of clothes (shirt, bottoms, undies)
2. Baby wipes – for cleaning up all types of messes
3. Medical kit (thermometer, fever reducer, allergy tabs, EpiPen, bandaids, neosporin)
I’ve discovered with my two kids that they will always get dirty – and if the baby wipes won’t clean up the clothes, they must be changed. (Drinks get spilled all.the.time. – and potty training accidents happen when you are least prepared.)
I’ve also discovered that it never fails – I discover one of the kids is running fever when we are one hour from home on an errand. I make sure to keep a medicine kit stocked just in case – also, since my son has allergies and hives and doesn’t tolerate bug bites, we always have his EpiPens with us, as well as benadryl – that way we can take care of things no matter where we are.
Since I always carry my cell phone in my purse, that’s not included in my preschooler’s list.
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With my oldest, it would have been a change of clothes, first aid kit and baby wipes, because he was insanely accident-prone and in need of patching up. Now with my youngest, it’s a snack (for him) coffee (for me) and my cell phone so the big guys’ school can get in touch if needed.
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1. plenty of snacks
2. water
3. a special toy ( that you keep in your diaper bag for that sudden meltdown that’s bound to happen)
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1. Diaper (for the youngest) and babywipes.
2. Snack and drink (banana/cookies and chocolate milk or juice in little tetra bricks)
3. A toy/book
In the car I always have a bigger bag containing more of the above as well as a change of clothes, plastic disposal bags, small first aid kit etc.
Mindful Mimi´s last blog post…Today is life – the only life you are sure of.
I haven’t done it in a while, but in hindsight I wish the essentials I never left home without had been (1) a Zen-like, being-in-the-present mindset, (2) an easygoing, can-do attitude, (3) the ability to enjoy all the little caught moments in the daily round and know that the challenging times were all part of it, too.
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Well, I have to say it’s much easier getting out of the house with a 3-year old than any other age thus far, but my top three things are:
1. toy (usually more than one because he can never settle on just one)
2. snack
3. stroller (which I always keep in the trunk so I don’t forget to pack it)
Mommy’s top three things are:
1. cell phone
2. credit card
3. snack (mommies get hungry too)
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1) snack and drink
2) change of pants/undies (still working on training)
3) something to draw on or color
1) Matchbox/Hot Wheel car
2) small notebook and washable crayons
3) small book(s)
I was going to say nappy(diaper), diaper bag (for smelly used nappy) and wipes but I will instead go for wipes, band aids, lollypops( for treats or distaction if needed)
Assuming wipes are included with the diaper,
For Maya:
1. Water
2. Snack
3. Her favorite small dinosaur toy from the dollar store.
For me:
1. Phone
2. Wallet
3. Keys
1. My handbag (which has a spare nappy and wipes in 1 section, my purse and phone in another and small lollies, band aids, pen, panadol etc in the other section.
2. drink bottles
3. keys
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