| Smart packing for family holidays |
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| From Aisling O’Donoghue at Baby Travel Shop |
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Packing for a family holiday can be the most stressful part of the planning process. The key to a stress-free holiday is to have the right gear, but to keep it light. Being organised is the best way to ensure a pleasant trip.
Always write a packing list beforehand and follow this list religiously. If it's not on your list, then don't pack it!
It's a really good idea to lay everything out on the bed or in the spare room and then half it.
Avoid taking pull-along bags as adult hand luggage and instead use a rucksack, it is more practical as your hands will be free to handle your ticket, passport and other essentials. It's easier to manage a number of lighter weight bags than one really heavy one.
Give each child their own bag to carry with their special belongings inside. The small kids' carry-on bag with wheels and the extendable handle is the easiest for kids to manage. They can always pull a bag they can't carry. |
| Packing checklist: |
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| On the plane: |
- Baby (diaper) bag with everything you will need on the plane
- Nappy bags
- Baby wipes
- Disposable nappies
- Formula sachets or formula powder container
- Formula mixer
- Insulated bottle carrier
- Babies bottles
- Big bottle of water
- Small bottom cream
- Bibs and muslin squares for feeding on the go
- Lightweight pushchair (Micralite) with travel bag for easy storage on the plane
- Baby sleeping bag to help regulate temperature on the plane (grobag)
- Change mat
- Soother & soother saver
- Favourite toy, blanket
- Games & storybooks
- Snacks and drinks
- Bottle warmer
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| On the move: |
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| Medical kit to include: |
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Calpol or similar, thermometer, rehydration salts e.g. Dioralite, water, cotton wool, natural insect repellant, plasters, bandages, safety pins, steri stips, teetha, decongestant, antihistimine, calamine lotion. This list is inexhaustible.
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