The hands-free umbrella for strollers and wheel chairs

Pack This! “Bumbershoot” hands-free stroller umbrella for parents

A rainy day sanity saving accessory for your family vacation – Other than wearing a hood (and cascading mascara) while pushing my perfectly encapsulated child through the rain in her storm-shielded stroller, I’ve had a tough time figuring out how the stroller set really gets out and about in foul weather. At home, you may…

The travel-size doodle pro tag-along for travel with toddlers

Pack This! Travel-size Doodle Pro (a poem)

And now… for a truly inspired Pack This! feature. Our travel-size doodle pro has put on many miles (along with its lap-size counterpart, which is always helpful during road trips). If you don’t have one already, here are just a few reasons why I highly recommend a travel-size doodle pro for every traveling family.   How do I love…

Little Airport Sticker Activity books keeps travling toddlers and preschoolers busy

Pack This! Little Airport Sticker Activity Book

For something small enough to fit in your back pocket, you’d be surprised how many hours of entertainment your child may actually get from this clever little book. Inside are 30 reusable stickers with airplanes ranging from small Cessnas to jumbo jets, plus a fuel truck, baggage truck, passengers, flight crew and more.  And unlike…

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Pack this! Organic baby food pouches for travel by plane, train, or car

True confessions: Not sure what exactly I would find in Thailand, especially after we headed out of Bangkok, I packed several glass jars of organic baby food in a heavy-duty Ziploc bag in one of our checked suitcases. Did it add a bit of extra weight? Heck ya. Did any of it break or leak?…

DEET-free insect repllent wipes

Pack This! DEET-free mosquito repellent wipes that work for the whole family

Ticks, biting flies, mosquitoes be warned: this mom’s in no mood for shenanigans. From our first camping trips with our firstborn–and when we soon after hauled her off to southeast Asia at 7 months old, right up to our recent travels in Costa Rica with our third toddler in tow, I know that finding a…

Pack this! The ultimate travel pants for moms

The ExOfficio Insect Shield Convertible Pants are pretty much everything a mom could hope for in a pair of traveling pants. Let’s start with the built-in insect repellent that guards against mosquitoes and ticks and lasts through 70 washings. Next, you can leave San Francisco fully clad in fog, and arrive at Barbados in Bermudas. On a…