Comments on: 10 Tried & True Ways to Entertain a Toddler in the Car https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/ Helping Moms Enjoy Their Life, Kids and Family More Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Becca https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-97313 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:13:07 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-97313 Omg thank you so much, this has helped me immensely!
My kids dad and I are separated and live 250 miles away so the kids have a 4 hour drive between me and him every other weekend. Always struggle to keep them entertained but there are some great ideas that I will 100% be trying!

]]> By: Megan https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-65039 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:10:25 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-65039 Pipe cleaners and beads at a favorite here!

]]> By: Alida https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-57045 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 22:44:40 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-57045 In reply to Danielle.

Danielle, those are great ideas! I seriously love them & think I’m gonna try them!

]]> By: Danielle https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-57008 Sun, 30 Jul 2017 03:19:50 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-57008 A couple of my faves are a cheap cookie sheet and some magnets, usually found at the dollar store. I had found magnetic, “paper doll/dress up” and animal ones (not for a dollar). Also- stickers! A spiral notebook or piece of paper is great for a background. Kiddo can decorate their paper or, “book” then tell you a story, etc.

]]> By: Claire https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-56712 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:28:10 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-56712 Love the wallet idea!! 10 hour trip coming up and going to make some printable cards for the wallet and laminate them. I’ll reference you for the idea in an upcoming blog post. You’re simply brilliant!

]]> By: Carolyn https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-35440 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 01:18:51 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-35440 We did an 80 hour road trip last fall (20 hour stretches between destinations) with our three kids ages 5 and under. Some things that worked well for us: stickers, clothespins, small containers with holes in the lid to push pompoms through, (finger)puppets, binder of colouring pages and plastic page protectors with dry erase markers. We really loved listening to books on CD. Put audiobooks on hold at your local library – e.g. Robert Munsch, Clifford the Bug Red Dog, Corduroy. The kids could listen and still look out the window instead of completely zoning out watching DVDs. We like pit stops in parks or fields or by beaches so the kids could get out and run.

]]> By: Ann https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-34632 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 13:28:04 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-34632 For an older child
Uncooked Rick in a clear bottle. Mix in different colored beads. Child shakes the bottle. See how many colors they can count. Keep them even busier, tell them a color and have them shake the bottle and count only that color
How’s that?

]]> By: Emma https://www.therealisticmama.com/entertain-a-toddler-in-the-car/#comment-25287 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 07:19:13 +0000 https://www.therealisticmama.com/?p=5577#comment-25287 Phew, and I thought our 3 hour trip was way too long, lol! I love the wallet idea – so simple but toddlers will just love it!

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