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| Our cheery backseat drivers |
I have to admit – I was anticipating some serious
traumatization during our lonnnng drive to Hilton Head with D, who will be
three next week, and S, who just turned one. For sure, I knew that Phil was
dreading the drive. But, I’m happy to report that both of them pleasantly
surprised us and were complete angels – even when our first day of driving turned
into 12 hours on the road from crazy traffic.
Our secrets?
Splitting up the drive over two days, each way. Each time,
we left in the morning and drove during daylight. I know others like to drive
overnight, but this worked well for us.
Lots of snacks (graham crackers were our go-to distraction
for the baby).
Stops for lunch and dinner so they could stretch their legs.
Lots of toys:
- iPad for D and iPhone for S (both in Fisher-Price Apptivitycases) loaded with new apps (PianoBall, Balls, Endless Alphabet, Elmo ABCs, SoundTouch, and Real Guitar were all awesome)
- Snack and Play tray for D
- Crayola Color Wonder coloring book/marker set
- Coloring books and crayons
- Melissa & Doug reusable vehicle sticker pad
- Doodle/erase board
- Board books
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| A mosquito-bitten Pickle with his sticker pad and Real Guitar app |
I honestly can’t recall any moments of feeling frazzled from
backseat craziness – just traffic during the drive down. To combat those
moments of frustration, we turned to Waze. Pretty cool to get real-time info
from other drivers and even have the opportunity to message with them.
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| Screen cap of Waze, a super helpful traffic app |
Totally would get in the car with these two again for a long haul!
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