Tips for travelling with young children – hacks & items to make life easier AND save money on holiday… – The Scottish Sun

FAMILY holidays with young kids are both brilliant fun and a headache.

But there are ways to manage the stress – and save some much-needed cash – with a number of clever travel hacks.

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We’ve compiled a list of tips and tricks for travelling with young childrenCredit: Getty

Pack all the snacks

This seems obvious, but a well-fed child is a happy child.

I load up on plenty of Oaty bars, mini breadsticks and raisin packs for flights and long car journeys.

Special mention to apples, which take so long to eat that they’re an activity in themselves.

Bring an onboard buggy

These are not cheap, with the Joie Pact costing around £150, but cabin-sized buggies are a gamechanger. Or you could just borrow from a friend, like I do.

Airlines usually let you take normal-sized buggies up to the plane, but then you have to pick them up from the luggage carousel on arrival at your destination.

That means both the lengthy walk from the gate and the passport control queue are buggy-less.

Onboard buggies fold up small enough that most airlines will let you store them in the overhead cabin, so you have them for every second of the journey.

Invest in a travel car seat

This depends on how often you travel, but we’ve bought the Joie Elevate car seat (priced from around £75) and have easily made our money back by avoiding paying for one during car hire.

It counts as one of your two free child items in the hold. Just make sure the one you buys complies with car regulations at your destination.

Buy some new activity books and toys for the plane

Usborne sticker books, card games like Uno and Dobble, mini packs of Lego, Wiki sticks, crayons, they all help to pass the time – both on a flight and while waiting for food in restaurants on holiday.

We have also got an astonishing amount of use out of our mag pad.

Download some age-appropriate activity apps and TV shows on phone / iPad

Download some films and TV shows to keep the little ones occupied, or if you really don’t like screentime, some audiobooks on Audible.

It’s also worth investing in some decent headphones – my three year old has the BuddyPhones Cosmos+ – they combine Active Noise Cancellation and are volume-limiting, which prevents his ears getting damaged.

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