Once again I am going to turn to Cribsheeters for some advice.
We have two road trips coming up this summer. One to Illinois (about 5.5 hours) and another “up North” (about 3.5 hours).
I realize that is NOTHING compared to May’s annual 48 hour round trip trans-Atlantic flights but those several hours through Wisconsin on I-94 have me wringing my hands. Construction slow downs, weekend traffic, and managing our way through the monsterous mecca known as the Tomah Kwik Trip.
It used to be fairly easy when they were babies - they’d sleep.
Now with a 3.5 year old Ben’s first potty-trained road trip and an alert and active 1.5 year old Vivian - what to do to keep them occupied?
We don’t want to invest in the dual screen DVD player just yet and they are too young for Mad Libs and Car Bingo.
And what about “emergencies?” I’m already imagining hearing a frantic “I gotta go potty!” as we’re stopped in gridlock traffic with no exit in sight.
Should we put Ben in a “pull-up” just in case? Have an empty Big Gulp container at the ready?

Advice from old pros out there? What do you do to keep your little ones busy and somewhat content in the back seat?

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