Roadtrip with 16 month old
Going on a 7 hour roadtrip with my 16 month old. Any suggestions for toys or age appropriate activities to keep him entertained in the car? Would also love any suggestions for healthy and easy meals/snacks I can keep in a cooler!
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Ours is 15m and we've done 6-8hr drives with her a handful of times since she was 5m
For toys we keep these in the car:
Fidget spinner
Rattle
Book light clip
Duck (thats actually a squeaky dog toy)
Idk want its called but its like 2 pyramids attached together and each side has a different thing to do (a plug, a spinner, a buckle, buttons etc)
Fisher price game controller
Little Einstein music thing
For snacks we always take:
Cheerios
Plum toddler fruit snacks
Gerber puffs
Gerber crunchies
Stony field yogurt pouch
Beechnut veggie pouch
Those dry yogurt snacks
Plenty of extra water
Our little one loves a cheese burger and a patty with cheese is little to no clean up besides a hand wipe 👍🏼
Also if you dont already, sitting in the back with him might make it more fun if possible 😁
Miss Rachel 🤣🤭
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Going on a 7 hour roadtrip with my 16 month old. Any suggestions for toys or age appropriate activities to keep him entertained in the car? Would also love any suggestions for healthy and easy meals/snacks I can keep in a cooler!
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