Dollar Tree chalkboard: This was great until a certain 3 yr old ripped the eraser in half (just past Shawnee, Day 1). That resulted in meltdown #1. He loved the chalkboard but refused to play with it from then on.
Leap Frog Tag Jr: The cool thing about this was he has never really understood how to use this toy. After a few hours in the car he has it down. We had four books for him that he enjoyed over and over again.
Sleep: Sadly, there was not a lot of this but it did get us through about 3 hours on the way home.
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Baby Wipes: At first I was reluctant because I had the wipes in case we actually needed them. However, I quickly realized his enjoyment in wet wipe bathing himself and cleaning his car seat for at least a half hour at a time was worth a wasted wipe -- or 10.Leap Frog Tag Jr: The cool thing about this was he has never really understood how to use this toy. After a few hours in the car he has it down. We had four books for him that he enjoyed over and over again.
Sleep: Sadly, there was not a lot of this but it did get us through about 3 hours on the way home.
We had a few stops to 'get our wiggles out.'
A
friend had loaned me a huge quiet book. He didn't use it much, although now that we are home he loves it.
That same friend suggested the
trip to a dollar store. She even suggested wrapping old toys that would
be like new. I never got around to that but seems like a great idea. I
did have a coloring book and plastic dinosaurs for him but those were
not a hit.
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Those apps do not require Internet to work which was fantastic since we don't have data plans on our iPads.
We also downloaded some Sesame Street podcasts and a free episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. The downside is now he thinks he can play on the iPad every time we get in the car.
He is currently going through a forced iPad detox.
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Glow sticks are a great idea! Should have thought of that for our over night driving trip. Next time ;)
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