Traveling on a train with a child. How to entertain a child on the train: collecting a “magic suitcase of joy” How to entertain a child on the train - games for the trip

To make a train trip for children an exciting adventure, parents should carefully prepare for the trip. What to do with a child on the train, what to take with you and not forget anything, and many more questions and fears arise in mothers before the trip. The answer to them depends on the age and character of the children.

Organizational aspects

Traveling with children on a train, especially over long distances, is not easy and very troublesome. For a comfortable, interesting and safe pastime on the road, adults should consider the following points in detail:

purchasing travel tickets;
personal hygiene products;
child's employment;
children's nutrition;
change of clothes, shoes;
first aid kit

Purchasing travel tickets

Girl by the train

Before purchasing tickets, you should initially select the type of carriage. It is more comfortable and calmer to make a long journey in a compartment, especially with a child under three years old. The ideal option is to buy the entire compartment. A reserved seat car will be the optimal solution if children are over three years old and the journey takes a short amount of time.

It is better to buy tickets in advance so that you can choose convenient seats. In a reserved seat, it is advisable to exclude side seats, as well as the first and last compartment. There is constant movement of passengers along the side shelves, and drafts are also felt. For children, for their safety, it is necessary to consider purchasing a lower shelf.

Additional Information! In a reserved seat carriage, the windows of the third and sixth compartments do not open, as they are emergency.

A free ticket is issued for children under 5 years of age, but in this case there is no seat for a child. A ticket with a seat is required if one adult is transporting two children under 5 years old.

Personal care products

Child hygiene on the train

Compliance with the rules of personal hygiene is of great importance for children. Disinfectants, which include antiseptics and wet wipes with an antibacterial composition, are good helpers when traveling. First of all, you should treat all objects that the baby may touch with disinfectants. Wet wipes can be used instead of washing hands, and also when changing a diaper. If the baby is not potty trained, it will be convenient to use disposable diapers so as not to stain the bed linen, and there should also be a good supply of diapers.

On a note! For children who use the potty, it is advisable to take a potty with a lid so that it is convenient to take it out, or if there is no lid, you can wrap the potty in a garbage bag.

Also available should be children's toothpaste and brush (if the baby already uses them), toilet paper, soap, your own towel, and comb.

Children's nutrition

For the youngest passengers who are breastfeeding, only the presence of their mother is important. When artificial feeding, you should take with you a thermos with boiled water for preparing mixtures and cereals, as well as canned puree.

It is better for older children to eat non-perishable foods on the road:

fruits;
vegetables;
boiled eggs;
cookies, crackers, bread;
dried fruits, peanuts.

What to feed children on the road

To quench your thirst, it is better to take drinking and mineral water and bagged tea. Avoid juices, sweet carbonated drinks and compotes.

On a note: Disposable tableware and a knife should be placed in a separate bag with groceries.

Change of clothes, shoes

On the train, children can get wet, dirty, sweat, and may not have time to go to the potty, so be sure to have a change of clothes, warm clothes and comfortable shoes in stock. At night, it is better to provide a tracksuit or a warm jacket; babies under one year old should wear a cap.

Child's employment

Keeping children occupied is an important point when organizing a trip with children on the train. The list and number of items depends on the age of the child.

On a note: For children under two years old, it is advisable to take a new educational toy, which he will become familiar with on the train; they will be interested in various quiet musical toys and books for the little ones.

It will be easier to keep children over two years of age occupied; the list of hobbies is varied:

If your little passenger is interested in drawing or coloring, be sure to take pens, pencils, markers, coloring books and regular sheets of paper.
Together with your children you can play board games, construction sets, put together puzzles, and work with plasticine.
Kids will be interested in mobile toys that can be rolled around on the table (car, steam locomotive, airplane).
Gadgets and a player can keep a child occupied for a while; children watch cartoons and fairy tales with pleasure.
It's worth buying a creativity kit.
Soap bubbles and balls will definitely help entertain little passengers.
You can read a book to your baby before going to bed.

Entertainment for children on the train

Rail transportation for kids will be interesting and time will fly by if parents take part in the fun.

First aid kit

Basic medications that may be useful on the train:

Digital Thermometer;
antipyretics;
from diarrhea and poisoning;
brilliant green, bandage, hydrogen peroxide.

Accompanying a child on the train

Important! Transporting children without parents is prohibited under 10 years of age.

If the child is over 10 years old, parents can use the service provided by the Russian railway on the Sapsan high-speed trains on the route from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Parents should submit an application two days before departure. The legal representatives hand over the young passenger to the station staff, and he is escorted to the carriage, where the conductor will be responsible for the child’s safety. Upon arrival, he hands the child over to the person who meets him. The price of such a service is 1600 rubles*.

Important! By the end of 2018, the train crew will be able to accompany children throughout the country on long-distance trains.

If a young passenger needs to travel to competitions, Olympics, or vacations, then this can be done under the supervision of adults as an organized group. Transportation of organized groups of children by rail is allowed if there is one accompanying person per 12 people (teachers, educators, parents, coaches) during the journey to the destination and back. This applies not only to passenger trains, but also to electric trains.

Organized group of children

Note! Unaccompanied by an adult, children over 7 years old can buy a ticket on their own and travel only by train.

Young and inexperienced families, as well as those parents who rarely travel with small children, may benefit from life hacks from experienced moms and dads.

To save money on a ticket, you can use the following advice: the earlier you purchase a ticket, the greater the discount on it. Tickets within the Russian Federation can be purchased 3 months before the trip.

To make it comfortable and safe for children to sleep, you can put some objects (blanket, books) under the edge of the mattress. Another option for protecting your baby from falling off a shelf is to buy a special mesh in the form of a train playpen.

If a child has allergies, then it is better to have your own bed linen, towel and blanket.

Important! Children under 8 years of age must be accompanied to the toilet.

For prevention purposes, you should periodically wash your child’s hands or treat them with an antiseptic aerosol.

Baby safety in the form of a playpen net

When transporting babies under one year of age, it is recommended to store baby food in a cooler bag.

Traveling with children may not be so troublesome if you take into account these helpful tips.

However, we should not forget about negative factors that do not depend on proper organization:

disgruntled neighbors who are annoyed by children;
strong drafts or, conversely, too stuffy;
unpleasant odor from the vestibule (from the toilet or due to smoking).

You need to be mentally prepared for such unpleasant moments.

Traveling with a child can be turned into a real adventure that the child will remember. If you have a long train ride ahead, make sure your child doesn't get bored. It is advisable to take something that does not take up much space, is not bulky, but is quite functional.

Entertainment depending on the age of the child

It will be much easier for your baby to survive a long journey if you carefully plan all his leisure time in the train carriage. It is important to take into account age characteristics and gaming preferences.

1-2 years

A small xylophone. Such a toy will not take up much space, but will entertain the baby and interest him.

Coloring books, album and markers will allow the baby to spend time usefully and give parents several tens of minutes of silence.

Favorite toy. A bunny, a bear or a robot, which the child most often plays with at home, must accompany the child on a trip. It will make it easier for your little one to fall asleep.

Educational games. You shouldn’t take with you a bunch of boxes with “developers”; you can get by with a few elements with holes that need to be strung on a string. A good option is colored plastic clips, which are convenient to connect with each other. It is important not to trust small details to a child; let them deal with them with the obligatory participation of adults.

Plasticine. Perfectly develops fine motor skills. In addition, joint sculpting improves psychological contact with the child, which parents usually do not have enough time for in everyday life. For plasticine, be sure to take a modeling board and wet wipes to clean your child’s hands.

Amazing figures. Don’t be lazy and cut different geometric shapes from colored paper or colored cardboard in advance, at home. A glue stick and several album sheets will help you create all kinds of applications from them.

Children's puzzles. You can take large puzzles for children from 1 year old, or you can make them yourself by simply cutting the picture into several large pieces. Small puzzles are not suitable for children of this age; assembling them will tire the baby, it is still too difficult for him.

Cardboard box. If you have a small box, you can add large buttons and other non-hazardous objects to it that the baby can fold into the box. Usually this simple activity is very captivating for the little ones.

Pyramid on a stick. The famous toy, familiar to many generations of people, does not lose its relevance.

The following video presents to your attention the best games for a long journey on a train, plane or car.

2-3 years

If a child at this age is given several toys, then he probably won’t be bored, but here it is important to participate in his play so that he can quickly understand the basic issues: big-small, hard-soft, flexible and not so flexible.

Children's books. On the road, you can take books with stickers that need to be combined with the corresponding picture. By purchasing a book with almost identical drawings in general, but differing in details, you can train the baby’s attention and memory, and if there is no such book, then simply collecting several objects, first show them all, and then remove something and give the baby the opportunity to determine what there's not enough there.

Constructor. It will allow the child to engage in an important childhood activity for a long time - creating everything that his imagination suggests. But avoid construction sets with a large number of parts, so that you don’t have to look for them all over the car.

Sketchbook. In it you can try to draw a whole group of people consisting of only round pieces, triangles or squares.
Board games. If your child already knows how to play checkers, take them with you. Walking tabletop quests are great, in which you need to roll a dice and make a designated number of moves forward with a chip.

What do clouds look like? Ask your child to describe what the clouds look like outside the carriage window. Take an active part in this; the one who comes up with the most comparisons will win this game.
Cartoons. It is, of course, possible to show your child your favorite cartoons on your parents’ tablet or smartphone on the train, but not for long, no more than 15 minutes a day. Small screens quickly get your baby's eyes tired, even if he doesn't realize it. Watching a cartoon on a smartphone monitor for a long time can even cause headaches and disrupt a child’s sleep.

4-5 years

At this age, children continue to develop very quickly and ask many questions, among which the most popular is “Why?” Here it is very important to be patient and answer all the why questions as fully and clearly as possible, while keeping an eye on the child so that he is not distracted.

Poems and fairy tales. Take a book with your child’s favorite poems and fairy tales on the road. You can also learn a rhyme or tongue twister and compete to see who can recite it faster.
Hide and seek. To play hide and seek on a train, you don’t have to run and hide all over the car and lock yourself in the toilet. It is enough to stipulate more modest conditions of the game: you can hide either toys or some objects and not go beyond the compartment. One is hiding, the other is looking.

Board games. Checkers, “corners”, and tag perfectly train memory, logical thinking, and perseverance.
The book with pictures “Find Ten Differences” will help train your attention.
Sea battle You can take it ready-made in a box and play with your child, as they did before - with paper and two pencils.

Creator's Kit. The child will really like not only albums and pencils, but also ready-made kits for creating pictures from sand, sequins, prefabricated models of airplanes, ships, cars for boys, and sets of bright fabric appliques for girls.

6-7 years

Modern children experience an incredible lack of meaningful communication, and electronic gadgets have played a significant role in this. And children, like a century ago and before, need to learn to express their thoughts and feelings competently and logically. Make sure that games on the train during the trip for preschoolers and primary schoolchildren are aimed at precisely this.

"The Wizard of Oz". This game may interest not only your child, but also fellow travelers, if they are traveling with you in the same compartment. Players need to work together to achieve victory.

The board game “Imaginarium Childhood” is aimed at active communication between players. In the game you need to guess the pictures. According to the rules, each player is dealt several cards. The presenter comes up with a confusing description for any of his pictures and places it face down on the table, while the rest, despite the confusing explanations of the presenter, must choose from their arsenal the card whose picture best matches this description. The players' task is to confuse others and win as many picture cards as possible. This game has many options - adult, travel with spare parts, and others. The topics are just as varied.

Older child

What to do with a child over 7 years old on the road largely depends on the interests of the child himself. Some children at this age like to read, others like to draw, others don’t mind playing “city”, “edible-inedible”, and so on with their parents. Most likely, the child himself will take care of all the entertainment that will be interesting to him along the way.

Prefabricated models of equipment and transport, which a student can patiently assemble piece by piece, or embroidery kits with ready-made patterns, if you have a girl, are perfect.

See travel as a great chance to improve your relationship with your child. Even if you think your relationship is great, the sky is the limit.

For quite a long time you will be in the same space, without being distracted by work, washing dishes and other household chores. Let the child remember these hours and days as some of the best and most interesting.

In the next video, an experienced mother will tell you what to do with your child on a long journey and how to while away his leisure time.

You have a long journey ahead, you understand that you seem to have collected everything, but you just don’t know how to entertain children on the train. If you have at least two of them and each is 5 years old, then everything is much simpler - during the period when they do not furiously share toys, they will be fine to play together. The most important thing in this case is to guide in time and make sure that the children do not play hide and seek or scouts by capturing the neighboring carriage and compartment. But if you have one baby in your arms, who is only one year old, then here entertainment on the train fall entirely on your shoulders, so we recommend taking care of them in advance!

What to do with a 1-2 year old child on the train

First, let's turn to logic and ask the question: “What do children of this age like to do?!” - Right! All research. Moreover, both “by heart” and by carefully studying the object that fell into their hands, throwing it and testing it for breakage. Therefore, we recommend taking it with you on the road, it not only will protect the child during sleep, but it won’t help as much throw toys around.

Don't try to get a lot of toys. After all, what child used to playing at home at home will not necessarily be popular on the train. The kid can’t keep his attention on something for a long time anyway, even cartoons don’t captivate him that much, but something needs to be done:

Take a couple of books which are filled with colorful characters and bright pictures. Maybe your baby likes to “read” on his own, then make sure that the books fit well in his hands and are small in size. In this case, we recommend taking a couple of new books.
During train stops, if your baby is not sleeping and there is an opportunity, get off and walk next to the carriage. This will provide a change of scenery for both you and your baby, and will also distract you from fatigue.

IMPORTANT! Don't buy anything at the stations. For your baby, any new food on the road can cause indigestion.

For games, collect a separate package or bag. Let your baby know that he can climb into it and get a toy for himself at any time.
Toys for puppet theater. Now on sale there are options not for the hand, but for the fingers. This significantly reduces the space they occupy, but still allows for complete creativity. You can compose a fairy tale for your baby or with him, telling stories or playing educational games.
Plasticine for modeling. You can take a brochure with examples of work and a set of plasticine. Kids sometimes enthusiastically sculpt all the way.
Drawing. In the case of art, you need to be careful. I can’t wipe felt-tip pens off the walls that my little one accidentally scribbled on. So either take pencils, follow or draw together. By the way, water decorations will also be good. At the same time, the maximum that can be done from the negative is to spill water.
Aged child How 1 year, so 2 years Educational games with beads or buttons work well on the train. String them on a strong rope and tie the ends. Let beads and buttons They pass freely along the rope and there remains the opportunity to take and examine several buttons.
Sorter. An amazing toy created for curious tomboys. It will allow not only the harmonious development of the child, but will also keep him occupied for quite a long time. By sorting and finding the right doors for each piece, yours will go unnoticed!

What to do with a 3-4 year old child on the train

At this age, your child becomes more accommodating and if it’s difficult to say about food, then about entertainment on the train– he will gladly use any of the proposed options. We also include the following classic options:

Reading (books, educational notebooks with assignments);
Books with stickers;
Drawing (coloring books, water coloring books, sketchbook drawing);
Finger Theater.

Now let's think about what else could be. We can immediately make a reservation that the games and activities that are available to yearlings or 3 year olds often used for children 5 years on the train. The only difference is in the more complicated versions: if it’s a puzzle, then it has 54 pieces, not 20.

Flashlight. Since the environment is new, and you may have problems falling asleep, you can take a flashlight with you and play with it before going to bed. And yet, now you can see flashlights with a projector. Discs with pictures are inserted into the flashlight and you can project images on the top shelf on the bottom shelf, while at the same time coming up with a story for these pictures.
Word games. The easiest thing for this age is to name fruits and berries one by one. Next, your imagination and the child’s desire to play will tell you what to come up with.
Mirror. Again, study the properties and play sunbeams– has always been a fun activity!
Board games. Some children can already sit still and play classic adventure games, lotto or children's dominoes.
For boys, take small ones. cars, girls doll or soft toy

IMPORTANT! When choosing games, pay attention to how much space they will take up in your luggage and how many small parts they contain.

Puzzles. At this age, puzzles from 12 to 54 pieces are recommended, but everyone has their own preferences. There are children who do not like puzzles at all, and there are those who cannot be torn away from this activity.
Observation. You can, unless your baby gets sick on the train, look at and share your impressions of what is happening outside the window.

What to do with a 5 year old child on the train

Your baby is already an adult and you can diversify your games by making them more complex.

Word game. For example, name a word that ends or begins with the same letter.
Board games. Adventure, Aliens, Lotto and various card games. The simplest option with cards is the game “Drunkard”. Take the rest of the games from home, pay attention to those that your child really likes to play. After all, there will be plenty of time on the train to play them to your heart’s content.
Game of "Guess the Hero". The point of the game comes down to the fact that the presenter thinks of a fairy tale, cartoon, book character and, answering the players’ questions, gives everyone 3 attempts to guess him. If the hero is not guessed, then the participants lose. The one who guesses the hero first wins.
Swipe charging. In the morning, after you all wake up, do some fun exercises with your baby. This will entertain the child on the train and will allow his energy to find the right outlet. Well, if you join him, your stiff muscles will thank you too.
If possible, take it tablet or laptop with cartoons, they can still come in handy when you need a five-minute break for personal matters.
Rubik's cube, snake and other new species puzzles will help you pass the time and keep your child busy on the train for a while.
Active games. Fear not, these games only need one shelf. For example, the fun game “Dariki-mosquitoes”. In it, the child must cover his nose (mouth, cheeks, legs, etc.) with his hands in time; before biting, the presenter must voice the part that is important to hide. That is, the task is to protect part of the body from a mosquito bite.

Results

When setting off on a good journey, don’t forget to have “fun”, the road will be good for you and the journey will be merry. In fact, this simple and playful counting rhyme contains all the salt of your calm and serene traveling with a child by train. Prepare for the trip in advance, think through everything down to the smallest detail and, most importantly, pack separate package with toys, so that you can immediately distract child to play, while you simply unpack your things, pull up and make the bed.

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I recently wrote a post about traveling with children, but in general I talked about how we managed to do it with three kids.

Today I would like to do useful post for everyone who dares to travel with children.

On the way back from Anapa, we spent almost two days shaking on the train, and we were not the only people on the train who were traveling with children.

The most popular and simple entertainment is to play a cartoon on your child’s laptop and let him sit and watch.

I personally have nothing against cartoons, I show them to children myself, but it is obvious that it is still extremely undesirable for a child of two years to watch more than forty minutes.

What to do the rest of the time? And is it possible to carry it out with real benefit for the baby?

Let's put together a “magic suitcase of joy” for a child on a trip.

If I go somewhere with a child, I always prepare for the fact that I will have to entertain him, so I take toys with me.

The best option is to buy new toys and books for the trip and show them to your child only on the road.

What to take for a child six months to two years old:

1. Baby slings with toys

A very convenient thing for traveling, they only take up space on your neck.

My favorite beads are made up of knitted beads with small knitted toys.

Little children love to chew them and crush them in their little hands. You can order from any craftswoman you like on the Internet.

2. Children's book with waterproof pages

Nowadays they make wonderful children's toy books for the little ones.

We had several such indestructible books with wonderful illustrations.

In our favorites, the cardboard base is applied to a polymer base. Warm floors for children's rooms are also made from this material. It's very difficult to chew this one off. This is important for parents of baby beavers who violently chew ordinary cardboard books.

There are options made of fabric or completely waterproof. You need to choose something that will captivate your baby.

3. “Quiet” musical educational toy

Almost all children like light and sound toys.

For example, a completely win-win form is a telephone with buttons and sounds. They are specially made quiet for children, so they will not disturb passengers.

I always take educational toys that have a lot of all sorts of bells and whistles - rustling toys, rattles, nozzles.

All these “treasures” can be put in a soft, bright backpack or a children's handbag with drawstrings. Kids love to take out and put back different objects, so the handbag can become a separate toy.

What to take for a child from two to five years old:

There is more room for imagination here. The child can already be captivated by some spiritually beneficial activities.

1. Coloring books and washable crayons. Sticker books

Ideally, the crayons will be in some kind of plastic box. You can put them in a small food container.

Why not markers? It’s possible, but even washable ones can leave too bright marks, and the caps get lost very easily.

It's easier with crayons - they are soft and dry.

Another great form of entertainment is sticker books.

You can take a sticker book where you need to stick on assignments. Or you can take stickers and an empty album separately.

Let the child make “collages” himself.

2. Children's lotto and small puzzles

There is also a lot of room for imagination here - I like most of all the wooden puzzles on a backing, from which you need to put together a picture.

Insert puzzles are suitable for smaller children. It's easier there - just choose the size.

On a trip, you can take a plastic lotto with animals or fruits and vegetables.

It may not be possible to keep your child occupied for an hour, but fifteen to twenty minutes is quite possible to sit through this exciting game.

3. Children's plasticine Playdo with some modeling kit

This plasticine, although it would probably be more appropriate to call it modeling dough, is the coolest.

I recently discovered some awesome kits with which you can create all sorts of interesting things. A variety of molds, carved cutting knives and other artifacts will keep children occupied for a long time.

After the game, the plasticine is put away in plastic cups and, in general, all this wealth is compactly packaged.

4. Tablet

Maybe someone will say a word against it, but I don’t see anything terrible in children’s applications on a tablet.

There are incredibly beautiful and educational games. My children sometimes play at home. True, no more than twenty minutes, as the great and terrible Komarovsky bequeathed.

I really like books that come to life and various alphabets.

Of course, all these methods work if the child is quite diligent. I assume that it will not be so easy for active specimens a la “shilo-popa” to sit down and fold some kind of lotto.

Active children are difficult to keep in place. In this case, they can be captivated by the views from the window. You can tell some interesting stories about the places you pass. And no one has ever prohibited walking into neighboring carriages.

During the day, passengers usually have a very favorable attitude towards children walking importantly up and down the corridor.

In general, it is important to alternate the child’s mental activity with motor activity. Don’t forcefully keep him in place, give him the opportunity to “take a walk,” and then quietly captivate him with some kind of game.

Probably what is more important is not so much the set of games as the attitude of the parents themselves.

Children absorb our mood like sponges, so it is important to be relaxed and not worry too much about the upcoming journey.

When we traveled with kids, everything was pretty smooth. The older three-year-old mostly looked out the window, listened to a book, colored, and watched cartoons from her neighbors.

But the twins liked to walk and stare at people.

But I know that now, when I decide to go with older children, I will definitely pack for each "magic box of joy".

Although, maybe I won’t go by train at all, but will go to Momondo and with a generous hand I will buy air tickets for the whole family. Who knows?

However, something tells me that maybe this summer I’ll decide on a similar trip with my whole cheerful family.

It's much easier with older children. They can read books themselves. And they can also be occupied with an interesting activity - creating a travel notebook. Let them write down some of their thoughts while traveling, collect tickets, unusual candy wrappers and paste them into a notebook.

They may be trying to sketch some road scenes. It’s okay if all this looks crooked and naive. After some time, the child will look through his notebook and remember the trip.

By the way, instead of chocolates, you can take with you various milk and nut bars and children's cookies.

Another good thing - special hammock for train . With its help, you can create a safe environment for a child on a narrow shelf, as well as visually isolate yourself from the rest of the space, especially if you are traveling in a reserved seat rather than a compartment.

It looks like some kind of mosquito net with straps, but it looks like it should be taken. The main advantage is that you don’t have to be afraid that the child will roll onto the floor in his sleep.

This concludes the list of items for comprehensive children's entertainment during long trips.

One way or another, a lot of people travel with children on trains. Yes, this experience is not always positive because all children are different. But in general, if you are in the mood for the trip, the parents are mentally prepared and have collected the necessary entertainment things - everything should go smoothly.

Don’t forget that everything is new for a child when traveling, and sometimes the best toys are the materials at hand: spoons, mugs, or mom’s incredibly alluring cosmetic bag.

Write in the comments what else you can take with you on the train for children?

All mothers know that only babies who sleep soundly behave ideally on the road. Most passengers treat children's whims with understanding. However, as practice shows, parents rarely manage to avoid negative comments addressed to them. In order not to waste your nerves and get the most out of the trip, parents should think in advance about how to organize and what to do with their child during the flight. Of course, all kids are different. They are different in age, in temperament, and in their interests. We bring to your attention 45 ideas for keeping your child occupied while traveling on a plane, train, or car.

Traveling with a child on a plane: 15 games and activities for children during the flight

15 Fun Activities and Games for Kids on a Plane

The first entertainment that will clearly interest any child is getting to know a new space. Tell your child about the plane, show and let him touch everything that surrounds the little passenger. After takeoff, you can walk your child around the cabin, telling him where the pilots are sitting, what the flight attendant is doing, etc. Thus, you will not only distract the child, but also allow him to get used to the new territory.
Now you might be surprised, but food can be a great entertainment on a plane. Of course, a child cannot chew something the entire flight. But for some time, puree in a beautiful jar can distract him. Passengers with children are allowed to take liquids into the aircraft cabin - juices, water, mixtures. You can also bring fruits and dried fruits on board. Parents of older children can take with them a pair of Chupa Chups, which will be very helpful during takeoff when their ears are blocked. Children under one year old, as a rule, do not experience such problems.
Prepare little surprises for your child that children simply adore. However, they need to be taken out and presented to the child gradually. For example, first you take out a drawing or coloring set from your bag. Of course, along with pencils. For half an hour, or even an hour, little artists will definitely not bother anyone. Detailed and simple picture-instructions for drawing animals will help parents quickly teach their children to draw a bear, tiger, turtle and other representatives of the animal world.
Then you can take out a treasure box from your bag, which will contain small funny things, such as a bracelet, a ring, beads or construction toys from Kinder Surprises. You only need to take a plastic container with a toy on the plane; it’s better to leave the chocolate egg at home. Kinder surprise toys can interest not only children, but also adults.
Remember, in Soviet times there was a slogan: “the best gift is a book.” Take a couple of small but interesting books with you on the plane. A new book with bright pictures will definitely captivate your child for a while.
A simple piece of paper in a confined space can also be great fun. Show your child how to make an airplane out of paper. Fly on an airplane and “design” the airplane yourself. By the way, the finished paper airplane can be painted.
Finger toys will help entertain, distract and keep a child interested for a long time. With them you can stage a whole performance, inventing all sorts of stories on the go (or rather on the fly).
Some airlines give little travelers special kits that include puzzles and puzzles.
It is much easier to captivate teenagers; they will be happy to watch a film from the air cinema repertoire, play games on a tablet, listen to music, etc.
When purchasing toys for travel, pay attention to the Oogie men, who have suction cups on their arms, legs and head. As a rule, children play with these toys with pleasure.
You can buy an army of soldiers and have a real battle on a folding table. The main thing is that the baby does not see these toys in advance.
Don't forget to take your child's favorite toy with you on your trip. He will feel more confident with her.
A massage can be great fun. To do this, parents need to purchase a Su-Jok ring massager at the pharmacy. This ball is very useful for the development of baby's speech. It's inexpensive, and the kids really like it.
Many children love all kinds of stickers, so it’s worth purchasing a special book for them in advance, in which small stickers are glued.
And, of course, any child will be distracted for some time by a tablet with cartoons.

Traveling on a plane with a child is problematic, because flights can be quite long, and you can’t go out for a walk (for obvious reasons). Parents should think through and prepare for such a trip in advance.

What to do with toddlers and older children on the train: interesting ideas

What should parents do to prevent their child from getting bored on the train? How to prevent aimless walking along the corridor of the carriage, endless whining, causing irritation among neighbors in the compartment? Of course, a long road tires even adults, what can we say about children with their inexhaustible energy? If you are planning to travel by train with a child, you also need to carefully prepare for it.

15 ideas for activities with your child while traveling by train

Once in the compartment, sit your child by the window and tell him about the railroad. After the train has started, spend some time with your baby and look out the window with him.

Write interesting stories about people living in houses, about different animals that live in the forest that you pass by. The baby will become interested, and for some time he will be happy to look at the landscapes outside the window.

When he gets tired of sitting in one place, give him a tour of the carriage. Perhaps your child will find himself a travel companion, and he will not be so bored with the long journey.
Colored pencils, markers and a sketchbook - these supplies will also distract your child for a while. Ask him to draw a train, railroad, houses, forest, etc.
Books have always been indispensable assistants on the road. Read to him or let him look at the bright pictures in baby books.
Take the alphabet with you and start learning letters. At home, as a rule, there is not enough time for such activities.
According to many mothers, finger toys will be an indispensable attribute on any trip. You can put on a real performance with them. Children will be happy to take part in it directly.
With older children you can play board games and put together puzzles.
Entertaining games of “Words” or “Cities” will captivate your child for a long time. Each word must begin with the letter that ends with the previous one. For example, car - antenna - bus - plane, etc. Cities: Moscow - Anapa - Astrakhan - Norilsk, etc. Of course, the choice of game depends on the age of your child.
Older children willingly solve riddles. Therefore, they can buy special books. Teenagers enjoy solving puzzles and crosswords.
Teenagers enjoy playing Monopoly. This economic game perfectly develops logical thinking.
Battleship - an old but very exciting game will also help you pass the time on the train.
Kids can buy new toys for the trip - small prefabricated cars, soldiers, a fortress that needs to be assembled.
And if a mother takes colored paper, scissors, glue with her on the road and is patient, then her child will diligently cut and glue.
Having a DVD player with a screen will be a great salvation for parents. All children, without exception, love cartoons. Many children are delighted with good cartoons, cars, etc.
If your child meets other children on the train, then the “watch” of entertainment can be shared with another mother. An hour you entertain the children in your compartment, an hour she.

What to do with children on the road by car: 15 ways

A long trip in a car can greatly tire little fidgets, because their movement is limited, they cannot run and frolic. What can they do? Of course, be mischievous and capricious.

How to travel by car with children: advice from doctors

According to psychologists, traveling in a car for children from 1.5 to 3 years old can become a real stress. At this age, it is difficult for children to be tied to a chair for a long time. Therefore, doctors recommend stopping every 2 hours and giving the baby the opportunity to move around and take a walk.

Children over 3 years old, as a rule, willingly travel in a car; for them it is an interesting adventure. And yet, after looking out the window for a while, they also demand attention and entertainment. How can you entertain a child in the car?

15 ways to make car travel fun for your child

Despite the popular belief about the dangers of tablets, psychologists do not see anything wrong with such entertainment. It all depends on the games, cartoons, films chosen correctly by the parents and the time that the child will sit with his nose buried in the tablet. Doctors recommend that children under three years old be given a viewing limit of 20 minutes a day. For older children, no more than one and a half hours a day.
An audiobook can be a great entertainment for children.
Small children can listen to songs, children after three years old perfectly perceive radio fairy tales.
Teenagers willingly listen to audio plays and audio books.
Kids love hanging toys in the car.
Small children play with soft toys for a long time.
Children over three years old eagerly look at picture books.
You can entertain your child in the car by playing interactive games with him. For example: “who will be the first to see a yellow car, a cyclist, a red house, etc.” The child can be given the task of counting roadside poles or monitoring the appearance of traffic jams.
With teenagers, you can study car brands. As practice shows, they are delighted with such interactive activities.
Word games can also be a great activity to do in the car.
You can organize a competition for the most interesting story about a car trip.
The forgotten Rubik's Cube will become a lifesaver for travelers.
You can also draw in the car. Of course, it will be quite difficult for a child to draw something, but he can easily draw a “squiggle”. Mom’s goal is to create an artistic masterpiece from this “squiggle.”
A performance performed using finger puppets will also distract the child for a long time.
If several children are traveling in the car at once, you can take turns composing a fairy tale. The first child says one sentence, the second continues the story, etc. This fairytale therapy will relieve stress and calm you down.

The road will become an interesting adventure for the child if the parents take the time to communicate with him and think in advance about how to spend the time on the road interestingly and usefully. Dear parents, cherish every minute spent with your children. They grow so fast!

All we can do is wish you a happy journey!