Etsy Vintage Travel Finds

TRAV-L-BINGOA perfect solution for those long car rides.

Travel Sketchbook

Cards for Kids book
This reminds me of going up to the country by the lake.
No TV, no video games, but lots of fun with cards.

Car Game Book "Are We Almost There"
A good way to spend the ride, so you don't have
to hear the dreaded "ARE WE THERE YET?"

Zit-Zingo The Travel Game

Vintage blue child's suitcase

Pattern for Car Seat Cover & Travel Mat

Travel Soap Leaves Package
Instead of a bar of soap in the travel kit

                                       

                                   

Maude and Claude go Abroad by Susan Meddaugh
While cruising to France, a sister and brother go overboard
and begin their adventure.

1926 Parker Brothers Touring Game

Travel Scrabble
We had one of these when i was a kid...
This brings back memories.

                                     



                                     
                                                     


                                     
                                     

More Cute Travel Items

I'm sorry for the long hiatus... Sometimes, life and the small one gets the better of me and well, I don't end up with time for all the rest, or I'm just too plain tired. I've also been avidly planning this year's family vacations, which I will for sure share the good, and not so good tidbits. For now though let me share some cute travel items I've found during the course of the last few months.

The Animal ABC Car Organizer

Keeps everything in its place

Although from Japan, the Animal ABC Car Organizer is available from this awesome site, and is perfect to keep toys and crayons and bottles and wipes and who knows what from becoming the "big mess in the back seat" on your next road trip. It attaches to the back of the front car seat so that the not-so-little ones can have access to their stuff to keep themselves occupied in the car. It's also folds up into a carry-all when you get out of the car and arrive at your destination (say a restaurant) and want the kids to stay occupied.

The ABC Car Organizer, Now a carry-all

A great option for families with more than 1 kid who are not-so-little is Travel Bingo such as this one from eeboo which should keep them busy looking out the windows to fill their bingo card. No messy small items, just a paper & pencil.

eeboo Travel Bingo - so they won't be asking
"Are we there yet?"

When in doubt, stick to the classics. The travel Etch-A-Sketch and/or the mini Magna-Doodle will definitely buy you some quiet time in the car, or on the plane. They're also small enough that you can stick them into your purse and take them along on a night out to keep the small one distracted. I know a mom who would practice the alphabet with her kid while waiting for the food to come at the restaurant. Why not have the little one learn while waiting.

Mini Magna-Doodle

Pocket Etch-A Sketch

I don't know about you, but E loves to stick and unstick stuff. We have stickers galore at home, but somehow I don't really see myself bringing them along with us on our next trip. That's why I thought this was so awesome. Totally Tape is exactly what I know E will love. A book filled with "tape-me" pages, along with four rolls of colorful kid-friendly paper tape (no scissors required), each page is a different activity. Make a match, build the train tracks or just "paint" the whole picture in colored tape. It's also available on Amazon.

So that's all for now, but I promise I will be back soon!

Who loves Trunki? WE DO!!!

I used to be mildly obsessed with Hello Kitty (okay, i still kind of am). However, so is E and so, she has kind of adopted the mini HK suitcase my husband bought me some years ago. That being said, I may have found what is possibly the most awesome kids' suitcase ever, and so E may have her very own suitcase. Check out the Trunki!!!

Check out their other insanely amazing products here including what's probably the coolest car-seat . Seriously, you are set for travel with these guys.

ps: looks like i'll get my mini-suitcase back (or maybe I'll just let her have it), because luckily for me, the Trunki comes in pink and is sold here or if you live in Montreal like me, here.

5 great baby travel items

So here are a few little tidbits I have found, perfect for bringing on your next travels with babies.

1. The Sack n Seat turns any chair into an instant high-chair, without any fuss and folds up easily to fit into your diaper bag. So whether you're going out for coffee or to a restaurant that's maybe not "equipped" shall we say, you'll be ready! Now if only they made something foldable for places that don't have a changing table...

A high chair in 4 easy steps

The Sack n Seat by KisKise

2. The Spork. Spoon & fork in one, you'll never be without the one you really need. This one's also great to stick in your kid's lunchbox. This smooth, easy to handle organic bamboo spork is perfectly sized for toddlers and preschoolers. Stronger than wood, the fork and spoon combo is formed to fit a child's grasp, and has a smooth, satiny feel.

The Spork: not just for campers anymore

3. The Tommee Tippee Explora bib. Okay, so in all honesty, when E. was a baby, I didn't much bother with bibs. I tried and found that they were more of a pain, with her trying to pull them off, and the bib getting dirty meant that I had to toss it in the laundry (i had an endless stack of cloth bibs) so I just most often let her get her clothes dirty and tossed those in the laundry. However, although this was fine most of the time, when traveling, extra clothes (or laundry) is not always handy, hence this great bib. It rolls up so that it's easy to carry around with you and the BPA-free silicone is easy to wipe off. Why have the extra laundry and mess?

Tommee Tippee's Explora bib

4. The Beaba Formula and Snack Container. I knew that when traveling, breastfeeding would be the easiest, least complicated option there was. No formula to worry about, ready to go anyplace, anywhere. So I intended to breastfeed at least until E. was 6 months so that I wouldn't have to worry about feeding while traveling. Yeah... well, things don't always go as planned. An insufficient milk production made formula necessary even though, stubbornly, I continued to try nursing until E. was about 6 months. That being said, this is a great way to carry around pre-measured portions of formula, for those of us who need it. Whatever the reason. Oh, and it also doubles up as a snack container, so that you can keep on using it once the milk days are over.

Beaba Formula & Snack container

5. The Gro-Anywhere Blind. Perfect for travel, when the accomodations' pretty curtains don't exactly block out the 5am sunrise, or 9pm sunset, the blind is easily installable to the window with suction cups and blocks out the light completely for a good sleep.

Cute Baby Travel Item: The Feed Me Spoon

Just found this super cute handy travel spoon.

The Feed Me Spoon

That's all for today. I promise ;)