The holidays are almost here and I am always looking for new gift ideas. We always try to surprise them with something that will double as a great travel item. Here are some ideas that were big hits around the house this year:
My Busy Kit and Travel Kiddy activity kits – We had the opportunity to try both of these. I received the My Busy Kit as a thank you and we won a Travel Kiddy. The kids loved them both for different reasons. They were filled with age appropriate activities that come in a fun bag perfect for any kind of travel.
Doodle 123 – This book helps your little artist come up with ideas. Each page has a picture and a few directions. They may be asked to fill in the numbers, finish drawing the house, or draw the slices of bread! It will keep them entertained and you won’t hear them say that they don’t know what to draw!
Magnetic Travel Tic Tac Toe - Tic Tac Toe is a huge hit in my house. We play it at restaurants, sitting in the living room and in the car. The only problem with that game is you can quickly run through paper and you will have lots of trash to recycle. The magnetic part of the game insures that you won’t lose the pieces easily. We would love to have this Lego Tic Tac Toe but I could never justify the cost!
Other magnetic travel games – We love games. Magnetic travel games are compact, only a few bucks, and can entertain for hours. Some of our other favorites are Hangman and Checkers.
Doodle Pro- This travel sized Fisher Price version of the Magnadoodle will offer unlimited drawing time! When you are finished with your picture, just erase it and start again!
Tangrams – Tangrams are Chinese puzzles consisting of a square divided into pieces and you arrange them to match a design. You can find tangram puzzles that are magnetic like this one, Rex Game Tangoes Jr. There are also some that come in boxes for storage like this one by Melissa and Doug.
I Spy Books - We love playing I Spy but in tight quarters on a plane or when little sister is sleeping, it might be handy to have one of these I Spy books! It is the same concept as the game. It is just in the handy form of a book!
What are you getting your little traveler for the holidays this year?
This has been a long two weeks…our Internet service has been awful…I am convinced the company is turning it off during the day to save money! HA! I am sure they aren’t, but we have had sketchy service off and on for the past two weeks hence the lack of posting. Of course, the spammers managed to leave 381 spam comments during that time that were not caught by filters.
For this week’s Photo Friday, I am sharing a picture I took yesterday on our flight up north. My daughter and I are on a little trip together through the Suffolk, Norfolk, and Williamsburg area for the next week or so. We are having a blast together as is evidenced by this picture!
I will be doing some live blogging as we explore the area and will catch up when we get home. Some of the adventures on our agenda include the Nauticus, the Virginia Living Museum, the Historic Triangle, Norfolk Botanical Gardens, and much more. Of course if it snows as they are predicting, our agenda might change!
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We are back home after 24 hours of traveling…this is just one of the many ways we entertained ourselves!
Today is our last day in Europe. Josh is getting one more half day of skiing on the Zugspitze in and we will be meeting my dad for lunch in the town of Garmisch.
I have mixed feelings about leaving. We have enjoyed spending time with my family and have adored seeing the sights of Bavaria. On the other hand, I cannot wait to put my children in their own rooms and sleep in my own bed! Not thrilled about going back to work but that is a necessary evil! We will most likely be spending the rest of the greater part of today packing up everything…not sure how we will get it all back!
We did just about everything that we set out to do. There are just a few things we have missed for various reasons and we will be adding them to our list of things to see when we come back in the summertime (this summer or next, depending on finances). These items include: seeing the inside of Schloss Neuschwanstein, making a trip to Dachau, and traveling to Italy. I am sure that we will come up with plenty more between now and the actual trip! Stay tuned over the next few weeks as I continue to post pictures, stories and tips about our 19 day adventure. We still have so much more to say and there just wasn’t enough time in the day to post it all during the trip!
