What a fun meeting we had today! Thanks to the Steering Team for their generous giveaways, fun tips, and great ideas!
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What a great meeting! Such great ideas for the car! I loved the find-it, and name-it games. And of course my polar-pop! Thanks Cathy!
ReplyDeleteSo bummed to have missed this meeting! I have heard such great things from it! Definitely could have used that Polar Pop!! My give-aways were the coloring books and crayons. Nothing extraordinary, but I will say with coloring books in tow, I am able to take my family of 6 (!) to any restaurant and have a wonderful, low stress time! So, coloring books and crayons are a constant in my diaper bag and van :-)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear your ideas!
My kids favorite destination is Great Wolf Lodge in Ohio. We have been two times and have had great experiences! They ask on a daily basis when we are going back!
ReplyDeleteI loved the Find-It game also. I can't decide if I want to make it or buy it though! A new MOPS Mom in my group...Erica..had a great travel thing with her. It was Neosporin spray and it was small like a key ring...very cool!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the find it game. I think I'll make it with a water bottle (I've seen this done before for class parties at school, and called an I SPY bottle). No matter if it's a plane ride, a long car trip, or just a couple hours, I always have a bag of activities to pull out one at at time, some new dollar tree surprises, along with snacks for us all.(I have to be munching when I'm driving a great distance).
ReplyDeleteI had a great time at this past meeting. I decided to try and make a "find it." I went to Hobby Lobby back to their Miniture house section. I bought several miniture things and will take a picture of each (to put in an album for Delaney-5 and Lauren-3)and put another copy in a "sleeve" to be used with a dry-erase marker (for the older ones.) I haven't decided if I want to use rice or the fish pebbles things. I let you know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteBecause Linnea and I travel on airplanes often, I have a huge cache of items I use on an airplane. I bring those Crayola markers that only mark on special paper (so she can't color all over the tray table). Now that she's older, I do have some crayons, but I picked up some triangle shaped ones so they don't roll off the tray table onto the floor. I also bring stickers so she can put them in a coloring book and lots of snacks. I also check her carseat so she has more room on the plane and it's one less thing for me to carry (you can still check a carseat for free).
ReplyDeleteMy discussion group was full of ideas too!! Loved Becky's idea of a metal pie plate and magnets. Addison has a book that opens and is magnetic with characters that she loves. One thing I do is have "car" toys that she only gets in the car to try and keep them exciting and entertaining, key word being TRY. Stacy B.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the meeting. Just glad to hear, once again, that I am not alone in my traveling with children stress. We use lots of CDs, DVDs, snacks and a stop at a McD's for a new Happy Meal toy doesn't hurt either!
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