20 Items We Recommend Bringing on a Road Trip With Kids

Are you gearing up for a road trip with kids? Don’t miss out on these suggestions for the best family road trip packing list. The more that you can prepare and plan ahead, the more that your kids will be entertained and enjoy the ride. A lot of the items below are for traveling in a car but some can be suitable for flying in a plane as well. Remember that packing for a road trip with is a great way for the kids to get excited about the trip as well!

Here are some of the best items to pack for a road trip with kids.

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20 Items To Bring On A Road trip with Kids

Here are 20 items we suggest adding to your family road trip packing list:

Games

Cards are always fun as our games that you can play where you look out and find things as you’re driving. This is also a chance to play verbal games like “What would you do?”, too.

Snacks

Bring all the snacks! Pack food items that don’t have to go in the fridge or get heated up and also ones that aren’t going to be a choking hazard.

Blankets

There’s no doubt that the kids are going to get cold on the trip. Go ahead and bring each kid their very own blanket to get comfy.

Stuffed Animals

Speaking of comfy, let each child bring along one of their favorite stuffed animal toys.

Hand sanitizer

This is great to have in the car for any and all stops along the way. That way, no matter what, you can clean off their hands and get rid of the germs.

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Change of clothes

You never know what could happen. Spilled drink, accidents…rule nothing out. Go ahead and just have an extra set of clothes to be on the safe side.

Books

Books are the perfect way to pass the time. And if you can load up books on a tablet, that will also save up some space in the car as well.

Art supplies

Crayons and markers are perfect for traveling. This will help them to be active and stay creative on the trip. We also bring along a travel desk so the supplies don’t fall all over the car.

Tablets

We all know that an electronic might not be your favorite thing to pack on a trip but if it’s a long trip, it might be useful to have.

Surprise gifts

An easy way to help them get excited and look forward to traveling is to buy a few surprise gifts and wrap them up, then every hour or so, have them unwrap and enjoy!

Trash can

We all know that there is going to be trash in the car so go ahead and just bring a mini trash can to save time later.

Water 

Water bottles are great to pack! There’s no doubt that thirst will happen so be prepared with having water in the car.

Individual lunch boxes

Since you’re going to be packing snacks, go ahead and let each kid have their own lunch box full of snacks as well. This will help the fights to stop even before they get started.

Coloring books

If you’re going to be bringing crayons and markers, be certain to pack coloring books and paper for them to be creative on.

Window shade

Keep the sun out of their eyes the best you can during the trip.

Audiobooks

Choosing a fun audiobook to listen to as a family is a great way to bond and pass the time!

First aid kit

It’s always a good idea to be on the safe side and have a first aid kit packed and ready in the car.

Flashlight

When traveling at night, a flashlight can be a fun way for the kids to be able to keep reading or playing games.

Headphones

Just in case they’re going to be listening to music, go ahead and pack some headphones, too.

Window Crayons

For the younger kids, window crayons are so much fun! This will let them decorate the inside of the windows in the car!

We highly recommend these items if road tripping with kids. They will definitely make the trip easier for you and more fun for the kids.

by Thena Franssen