wooden travel desk with magnetic travel toys

Five Favorite Travel Toys for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers

Looking for some helpful new travel toys to keep your little ones busy during your upcoming travels? Here are some of my hand-picked recommendations of travel toys for babies, toddlers, and kids under 5 years. (This post contains affiliate links and your click-throughs help support this site–thank you!)  1. Lamaze Freddie The Firefly Freddie the…

Tangram tiles travel easily, require no batteries, and can be used to make flat images or stacked for a 3-D effect.

Five favorite screen-free travel toys and kits for young children

If you’re looking for screen-free alternatives to help keep your child entertained on an upcoming flight, road trip, camping trip, train ride, cruise (when wouldn’t these come in handy?!) … consider these favorite travel toys for young children. No charging cord or batteries required! And better still, these travel toys will help keep your child’s…

The "trayblecloth" in action on an airplane seat-back tray.
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Pack This! The “Trayblecloth” for Flying Toddlers & Preschoolers–and Ideas for What to Pack in It

When I board an airplane with my kids, it’s hard to know what I want to hit first with my antibacterial hand wipes: The safety belt buckles? The arm rests? Or the fold-out tray where our gadgets and goodies and snacks will inevitably end up? The “Trayblecloth” goes one better than a wipe–at least where…

Pack This! “Tell Me a Story” cards for travel with preschoolers

Pack This! “Tell Me a Story” cards for travel with preschoolers

Have you ever noticed your child getting grumpy and more demanding after playing games on your phone or tablet for an extended period of time (AKA during travel)? While I know that it is possible to help keep a kid quiet through a 5+ hour flight with just movies and video games alone, I know there will…