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What are some good ideas to keep my kids occupied during our LONG amtrak train ride? |
Travel Info all 3 kids are under 10; my "organizational" panic is starting to set in for me and I need to have this trip planned right this time. Please help, thanks. Travel Tips While Pasky is right, there are lots of portable electronics to entertain your kids with, you could also bring other things that won't cost that much. Books or magazines are a good way to keep them occupied if they can and like to read, if they cannot you could also read to them. Playing cards can also keep them busy. If the train that you're going on doesn't have a surface to put the cards on, you could bring a tray to use as your 'table.' Small toys/dolls and what not are good as well. Depending on how long it is, and what time the train ride is, you could bring a soft pillow and blanket for each child and have a nap time on the train- this is a great way to keep them from bothering other passengers. If you have a daytime train ride and it won't be a regular sleep time for them, you could probably wake them up a few hours earlier than usual or send them off to be a few hours later. Depending on the age, coloring and activity books are also time-consuming, and with older kids you could give them puzzle books such as crosswords. Under the age of ten, though, you should be able to find something to keep them busy. And electronics are always a way to go- DVD players, a notebook with computer games, portable game systems, iPods, etc.... Good luck! Others Get a portable DvD player with an extra battery and a way to hook up multiple headphones like a splitter. You can get a cheap portable DVD player for under fifty dollars and you can bring some movies and watch those all the way there, and with the extra battery you can make sure it lasts the whole time. You can also make sure they have music to listen to or something like gameboys to play with. Don't worry, the train ride won't seem as long once your on the train. : ) Lots of hours traveling with my little 5-year-old brother. Let them play Hide & Seek they will love it. |
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