How to entertain rear facing toddler in car

No judgement please but my daughter was forward facing for quite some time until I did my research and she’s now rear facing. But because she’s used to forward facing and looking out the window, she’s finding rear facing boring and gets irritated.

I have got a little mirror so I can see her and she does keep herself entertained for a bit but then gets cranky.

Any tips for this pleaseee

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I usually give her snacks / different toys and put her favourite music on hope this helps x

You can get toys that attach to the seat via the headrest like the mirror, they do some with steering wheels on etc which worked for my friend (my girl is only 5 months so can’t talk from experience). What about suction spinners also if she can reach to spin them? kept my friends girl entertained for ages in my car lol xx

so my daughter sits opposite me as I have a newborn behind the passenger seat, I find it difficult to pass stuff but she does want baby shark playing ALL DAY!😭😂

oo I think she would like that

I recommend ‘busy books’ from Amazon! There’s different pages with stuff for them to fiddle with and play with, it keeps my toddler entertained! They’re so good.
Also, I know I’m going to sound like an annoying parent but please don’t feed kids snacks in their car seats whilst driving, it’s a choking hazard. I’ve tried in the past and learnt the hard way with this! Only mentioning as I saw a comment above suggesting it xx

My little boy has a fabric book he is only 8months but just as an idea, I wouldn’t give anything hard at all because of it becoming a projectile in an accident if you wouldn’t throw it at them then they shouldn’t have it in the car x

Our girl has a yoto in the car and listens to stories and songs.

What about those toys you can suction to the windows?

I’m finding this a bit of an issue now my baby is getting older too and doesn’t just sleep on all car journeys!
I did read you’re not meant to give them anything in the car that you wouldn’t throw at somebody’s face I.e. anything you give needs to be very soft/light. I think fabric/crinkly things that make an interesting sound are a good idea and if all else fails, snacks!! 😂

I don’t think my toddler would find these entertaining, she’s 2😭

I give her her lcd writing pad, her leapfrog writing tablet or her water colouring books (shes nearly 3)
She also chooses what we listen to.

Also side note, check that the mirror you have is shatterproof! I didn't know this when I first got one until someone pointed out there are loads on the market that aren't shatterproof, which are a huge risk in the event of an accident. I ended up buying a new one because mine didn't state if it was shatterproof or not!

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