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Finished Project Friday: Travel Backpacks

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In a few weeks we'll be going on a road trip. And, when I say road trip I mean a LONG road trip. It's even longer than it normally would be because we have children who need to stop to use the bathroom every hour. At least that's what it was like last time. And, at least every 2-4 hours it will be an extended stop while I feed Maryanne. So, our trip that (according to Mapquest) is supposed to take 18-19 hours will end up taking around 28 or so. Okay, that might be exaggerating, but it will still take a long time. Jon wants to drive straight through. We'll see how that goes.



Regardless, I decided each of the children need to have their own bag of goodies for the trip. We took some time this week to paint some backpacks I had left over from Kate's art party. Each child gets to put in some fun travel stuff into their bag, with a few snacks. Stuff like: notepads, crayons, pencils, books, cars, little pet shop pets, (and for Maryanne) rattles, sippy cup, small stuffed animals. I hope it works. I also have a bunch of other ideas of projects to get done for our road trip. Some pretty good ones. I'll just have to get started.

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The Hill Clan said…
You are such an amazing mom!! I wish that we could drive down to salt lake to see you. Unfortunately we can't. We can only stay in Idaho Falls that first weekend in August. I've got to get back to babysit. As for your trip, believe it or not my kids do better when we drive straight through. Our trip is long but not as long as yours though. There is a great website at momsminivan.com that has some fun activities to do in the car. Good luck. Love ya -Alisha
July 10, 2009
Graham said…
That is cool! I'll have to try that.
July 11, 2009
team wilson said…
You are so good and so prepared. We make a long road trip (only 13 hours), so nothing compared to yours, but the "gas station fairy" is very popular. I just get coloring books, dollar store trinkets, and that kind of stuff and then when they get back from using the restroom they are happily surprized with something on their seat. It keeps them entertained for a little while. Anyhow, good luck on the trip!
July 14, 2009
Kelley Rae said…
what a great idea! (And Heidi's too) I think I may have to steal both!! We have a 22 hour trip coming up too; it'll be interesting to see how it goes with a newborn.
July 15, 2009
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