Travel packing guides and gear recommendations to help families stay organized on the road. Find trusted travel gear, packing strategies, and essentials for traveling with babies, toddlers, and kids.
Packing for a family vacation with kids gets a lot easier when you stop assuming everyone needs their own suitcase. After years of traveling with our three kids all over the world, from the baby and toddler years through elementary age, I have learned that the biggest packing win is not necessarily bringing less. It…
If you’ve ever buckled a 3-year-old into an airplane seat and immediately thought, Cool, now what do I do with this much energy in this little space, you’re not alone. Flying with a 3-year-old is a lot in a very small space. I’ve done it on everything from quick domestic hops to long-haul international flights…
Planning a baby registry when you already know you want to travel is a little different. You’re not just thinking about diapers and onesies. You’re thinking about airports, long flights, cobblestone streets, naps on the go, and how this tiny human is going to fit into a life that already includes exploring the world. I…
Flying with a baby is completely different than flying with a toddler, and the “toy strategy” looks different too. We’ve taken short flights, Houston to Orlando with a 2.5 month old, long flights with a 6 month old, from New York to Lima, and ultra long haul flights, from Houston to Tokyo with a 7…
Flights with toddlers can go either way. Sometimes they’re completely absorbed in the plane itself, and you barely touch the toys you packed. Other times, you run through everything in your bag in the first 30 minutes and still have hours to go. After 300+ flights with our kids, now three of them. We’ve trialed,…
The idea of feeding a baby while traveling can feel really intimidating. At home, you’ve figured out your flow, you have your routine, you’ve developed a rhythm. On the road, everything feels less predictable, especially when it comes to keeping a tiny human fed. We’ve traveled with exclusively breastfed babies, combo fed, formula fed, and…
We’ve had the 1am “it’s morning!” wakeup in Seoul. The overtired stroller nap refusal baby. The hotel hallway FOMO baby who heard one door close and decided sleep was canceled. And yes, the baby who fell asleep mid-dinner in Oman. When sleep goes well, the whole day feels lighter. The goal isn’t perfect sleep. Let’s…
I didn’t fall in love with the Babyzen YOYO after one trip. I fell in love with it after years of gliding through airports at midnight, pushing it over cobblestones, sliding it into overhead bins, and relying on it when my kids were tired, jet-lagged, or absolutely done. We bought our YOYO in 2018 after…
I used to think packing cubes were pointless. Extra bags, extra zippers, extra things to keep track of. Hard pass. Then I found myself packing for a two-month, around-the-world trip with a 6-month-old and a toddler, and suddenly I needed a more efficient system. Somewhere on the road, packing cubes finally clicked. And now I…
Even if your kids love their iPads, there’s often a point mid-flight when screens stop doing the heavy lifting. Batteries die, eyes need a break, or they’re just ready for something different. After more flights than I can count, I’ve learned the fix isn’t packing more stuff, it’s packing smarter. A few special, travel-only activities…