Parenthood is magical, but the packing is insane. We just went on a short trip to Ohio to attend a funeral - 2 days worth of driving and only one day there. Knowing we needed to keep Indio entertained for the 6-7 hours to and from Ohio, as well as dressed and fed during the whole excursion, we packed the following in his interest:
- One pack of stickers with a composition book to stick them in (genius idea, thanks Mom)
- 5 mini machine construction toys
- Portable DVD player with 12 DVDs
- 1 Thomas the Train figurine
- 9 plastic safari animals
- 16 wooden animals
- 22 piece wooden train set
- 7 miscellaneous books
- Snacks: fruit leathers, freeze dried yogurt snacks, cereal bars, juice
- 3 sippy cups
- 2 sets of toddler utensils and 1 plastic bowl
- 1 Pack 'n Play with mattress, sheets, 3 blankets and 1 monkey doll
- Bath toys, towel, 3 washcloths
- 2 gallon bags filled with toiletries - including bathwash, toothpaste and brush, sunscreen, buttpaste, an assortment of medicines (just in case), thermometer, snot sneaker, Vaseline.
- 6 outfits - one outfit a day is sometimes not realistic, so I doubled the number
- 2 sets of pajamas
- 3 pairs of shoes - no idea why we needed that many
- 1 Cardinals hat
- Diapers and wipes
The Tetris skills we diligently honed in our youth are finally paying off when it comes to packing for trips. Thank you, video games, thank you.
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