<h3 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading">Car rides with toddlers can be challenging, especially when it is a long one. A road trip with a toddler doesn&#8217;t have to be something to dread though, especially with these tips to help you!</h3>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">A road trip with toddler is inevitable. It will happen at some point because we all like vacations, right? </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">And taking kids can be an awesome adventure if you are prepared for it. </p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">I&#8217;m going to share with you some things I have used and implemented to make car rides a bit less stressful.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">First, some things are going to be things you may decide you want to purchase and others will be free ideas that you just need a bit of imagination for. </p>



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<h1 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading">Lets start with the purchase items:</h1>



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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mamabearreviews.com/travel-tray-review/" target="_blank"><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">Snack Trays.</span></a></span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">These ones in particular are great because it goes directly into the cup holder of the child&#8217;s carseat or the built in car cup holders.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> Plus they won&#8217;t actually take up the cup holder. They have a space for your toddlers (or your own, I even have used one in the front seat to store my drinks and snacks too) drink and extra side room for snacks or even small toys. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This is truly a great item to have, read more about my full review of this item <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mamabearreviews.com/travel-tray-review/" target="_blank"><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">here</span></a>. </p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="sponsored noreferrer noopener" href="https://goto.target.com/c/1141647/706959/2092?prodsku=50918154&;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fcrayola-color-wonder-coloring-kit-paw-patrol%2F-%2FA-50918154" target="_blank"><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">Crayola No Mess Marker Book.</span></a></span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This item is so a moms dream item! This book has special paper and marker so the marker can only color on the paper. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">The colors will show up only if the special marker colors on it.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> This is great for toddlers learning how to color and learn that markers are only for paper and not the car side panel. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">These are great because the learning toddler can just scribble around and the colors will show up and they will have a pretty picture they &#8220;colored&#8221;. Plus this means no mess in your car either!</p>



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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Toys.</span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Now this is a given, you definitely want to bring some toys in the car for long road trips with toddlers. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This is a no brainer, but what my tip is, is to have one bin to put all the toys in after they are done.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> This one bin can sit in the center console of the car that way the kiddo can reach easily and you won&#8217;t hear screaming and yelling when they want to switch toys because they will be able to easily grab and put back!</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> Read<span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color"> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mamabearreviews.com/car-hacks-with-kids/" target="_blank">here </a></span>for more tips like this in my car organization hacks. </p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tablet or Old Phone.</span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Some of you may feel a certain way about this item, but speaking from experience nothing will give you a small (or long, your choice) break like a tablet or phone.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> If you are worried about your toddler breaking your phone or getting into things they don&#8217;t need to be into, then I suggest taking an old phone and wiping it clean and only putting educational or kid friendly games on there.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> This way you know they are playing with safe app friendly games.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> Now a trick about no wifi or shows and apps is this; I will connect the old phone or tablet to my personal hotspot on my phone.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> This way the kids &#8220;phone&#8221; or tablet will use my data instead of screaming because they have nothing to see or play because of no wifi available. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Now some apps don&#8217;t need wifi so you could always choose those if you don&#8217;t have unlimited data or just don&#8217;t want them on wifi. </p>



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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pacifier Clips for Toys.</span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This tip works wonders if you have young babies or toddlers. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">I used this tip when my youngest was little and it worked like a charm. I would take a toy that could be looped through the pacifier clip loop.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">I would clip it to the carseat strap or their bib and then if they threw the toy, it wouldn&#8217;t go all over the car.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> Then you avoid the screaming and crying because they did in fact want that toy they just threw. We&#8217;ve all been there, am I right?</p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Books.</span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">It is amazing what a good book (or multiple) will do.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> Books can be good even if you toddler cannot read yet. Mine love flipping through the pages and creating their own stories based on the pictures.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> Plus they are fun to look through and play with if you have little little ones. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Storage hack, these also fit nicely in the pocket behind the seat and they don&#8217;t bulge out the seat pocket. </p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crayons/Markers &; Paper/Coloring Books.</span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">These are more for your older toddlers or kids.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> For younger ones see above tip about the no-mess markers. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">But just having the ability to draw what they see outside or create their own stories or just mindlessly color could be enough to give you some quiet time in the car. </p>



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<h1 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading">Now for the FREE Car Ideas</h1>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Car games</span></strong> </h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">These are a great way to pass the time on road trips with toddlers. Having them find letters or numbers out the window as you drive by will keep them occupied. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Or if they don&#8217;t know all their letters, you could do colors or shapes even. There is plenty to look at outside.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I Spy.</span></strong> </h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This game is good for occupying toddlers on road trips as well. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This is great to have siblings play together too because they can say &#8220;I spy something green&#8221; and the other has to find something green that they see.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> Now to make it more challenging, they have to guess the exact thing the spyer was looking at. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Alphabet license plate game</span></strong>. </h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This game requires your toddler to know their alphabet or you could help them. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">You go in order from A-Z and try to find the letters in order on license plate and you cannot go forward until you find the letter previous.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"> This game can last for hours depending on where your road trip leads you.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Creating stories about what is around you. </span></strong></h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">You could have your toddler point out things they see and create/make up a story about it. This helps with creativity and building story telling/reading skills. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">There are a ton of things to do on a road trip with toddlers and I hope this list gave you some hope so your next road trip won&#8217;t be so daunting.

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