Whole Family: Melissa & Doug

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Toys for Hotel During Vacation

Hi moms! So we're traveling with our 5 year-old boy and 2 year-old girl to Mexico for Thanksgiving. One issue we always seem to have is that there is not enough for them to do (play with) for the time we're in the hotel room. I bring a few small toys and a few books, and movies too, which is great for my 5 year-old, but my 2 year-old is so not into TV or movies and would really do better having toys around. At home she plays forever with her dollhouse, puzzles, and books. We're staying in a rather remote area of Mexico, and there...

Pets and Travel

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First Time Air Travel Jitters

I will be traveling with my 14 month old next week. The flight is 11hs (departing 11 pm) and then another 30 min flight connection. My stomach is in a knot! Needless to say this will be my first plane trip with him (my husband is also traveling with us) and I am a bit nervous. We could not afford to pay him a seat, so he will be traveling on our lap... Any suggestions you can give me from your own experiences would be much appreciated! I am especially worried about: - his milk and food... how do you transport their milk and or food?...

Traveling & Kids

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Travel Toy Ideas for Looooong Flight

We are going on a 11 hour overseas flight in a few weeks with my son (6) and daughter (will be 3). It's an overnight flight but my kids don't sleep much. We've done this trip before but it's been a couple years, last time my daughter was a baby. Are there any great new travel toys out there? Or what have you found to work on those long confining flights? Both kids are really...energetic, shall we say, and will get restless. My son is a certified Lego maniac and loves any building toys. My daughter also likes Legos and is somewhat...