Whether you’re headed on a road trip or just driving around town, most moms spend a good chunk of their time in the car — so car hacks are always a must! Check out these ideas to help avoid added stress & simplify your life with a little preparation and a few organization hacks for the car ride.
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10 Car Hacks
Make a Snack Basket to keep in your trunk.
Make a DIY Travel Book to keep in the car with you.
Use a cookie sheet to make each kid their own travel tray.
Use a tackle box to compartmentalize snacks for the kids. This will keep them busy forever!
Organize your trunk like a pro. Check out this mom’s incredible car hack here.
Another genius organization trick: use a canvas shoe bag on the back of the seat to store all your kids’ stuff.
Use a plastic cereal dispenser for trash.
Silicon cupcake liners can be used to keep your cup holders clean. (Click here to buy on Amazon.)
Use travel soap boxes to store things like crayons & decks of cards.
Turn a DVD case into a coloring case.
Make a few of these car pillows to keep in the car and use on your next road trip!
Try some of these awesome car hacks, and enjoy your trips even more! Thanks for stopping by!
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Shelly Loukas says
These are GREAT suggestions!! I absolutely love the tackle box idea! And the tray-brilliant! We are leaving in 7 days for vacation and this post couldn’t have come at a better time! Thank you so much for these awesome hacks!!!! ???
Alida says
So glad to hear! How was your trip?
Kirsten says
Are you CRAZY?!? The little tackle box filled with 2,194,345 tiny sunflower seeds, and raisins, and sprinkles, and m&m’s, in a car? With kids? YIKES! And no thank you. But I love all the other ideas!
Alida says
Haha! This is a great point, I think it depends on the personality and age of your kid as well!
Paula says
I agree with you, however I did love the idea. I have a 2 years old little girl and I always take a few snacks for her but in little individual containers but I like it like this. Just some fruits like slices of apple, grapes, blueberries, cheese, these are thinks she loves a lot and won’t never waste. I would say it depends on your kids age and what do you throw in there 😉
Kim says
I like to store the crayons in a small Rubbermaid container. Then I keep them in the cooler to avoid a melted mess.
Lori says
Thanks for the great ideas!