146. How To Be Awesome At Airplane Travel With Kids
How To Be Awesome At Everything
Lindsay Dickhout
4.6 • 621 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
How To Be Awesome At Airplane Travel With Kids!
There is no need to dread flying with your kids!
We are going to get you super prepared for the expected and the unexpected… what to pack and how not to overpack… how to keep them busy and how to prep food so you aren't relying on any airport or airplane food.
- MANY. TIPS. coming your way in this one from my many years of flying with kids and making all the mistakes then figuring it out!
We're talking about how to prep and plan and how to go into it, the day of.
Flying with kids can be fun and something you actually look forward to, not dread.
Today is all about how to fly with kids… and be awesome at it!
Here are some of the main points Lindsay covers:
-Prepping!
Talk to your kids about it
Plan a good time to fly - avoid multiple flights if you can
Pack really organized so you know where things are - don't overstuff it!
Pack just what you need for the flight in your carry on bags
Bring activities *NEW* toys & books & coloring etc
Bring snacks
Bring iPad with headphones
Bring treats & gum
Bring something to keep them cozy- blanket etc- if you think they could sleep!
Picture yourself boarding and flying and think of what you could want
Pack full meals for everyone (don't rely on food at the airport or on the airplane)
Make sure our passport isn't expired!
Car seats and strollers and slings
Pack a change of clothes just in case- or for when you arrive if room isn't ready.
Get plenty of sleep the night before.
Mentally prep yourself - be well rested and expect problems.
-Day of!
Check-in online!
Allow plenty of time - last thing you need is a rushed and stressed departure.
Put watches on older kids with tracking
Ask about upgrades!
Take advantage of early boarding
Have kids carry their own bags if they can
Understand that they are kids and it will be fine!
Give kids a camera!
Travel journal for older kids (to give a screen break)
Trade off if you have a partner (or plan to take it all on yourself)
This is a good time for bribery and treats!!
Traveling with kids can be FUN and you can actually enjoy the process, not just hurry to the destination!
Happy flying!
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| 0:00.0 | to be awesome at airplane travel with kids there is no need to dread flying with your kids anymore |
| 0:06.5 | we are going to get you super prepared for the expected and the unexpected what to pack and how not to |
| 0:14.5 | overpack how to keep them busy and how to prep food so you aren't relying on any airplane or airport food. |
| 0:22.2 | So many tips coming your way in this one from my many years of flying with kids and making |
| 0:27.6 | all the mistakes, then figuring it out. |
| 0:30.7 | We're talking about how to prep and plan and how to go into it, the day of. |
| 0:36.3 | Flying with kids can be fun and something you actually look forward to, not dread. |
| 0:41.6 | Today is all about how to fly with kids and be awesome at it. |
| 0:45.5 | Let's go. |
| 0:46.3 | You're listening to the How to Be Awesome at Everything podcast, |
| 0:50.3 | where we're obsessed with life hacks that make your life more awesome. |
| 0:54.8 | Your host, Lindsay Dick Hout, is an entrepreneur and business owner, a mom and wife, |
| 0:59.8 | and someone who wants to do things over the top at all times. |
| 1:03.6 | This concept started as a collection of things Lindsay has learned that she was documenting |
| 1:07.9 | to get to her kids one day, and now it's a podcast. |
| 1:11.8 | Join us on this journey where we talk about how to be awesome at everything we do. Here's Lindsay. Today we are |
| 1:22.6 | talking all about traveling with your kids, specifically flying. I get so many messages from people |
| 1:29.8 | asking specific questions and general questions. So I want to do a whole podcast all about |
| 1:35.0 | everything I've learned on how to fly with kids. So many tips and tricks and hacks, |
| 1:41.0 | different things I've learned along the way throughout the years and things |
| 1:45.5 | that I've read in kind of researching and figuring out what other people are doing and what |
| 1:50.7 | works for other people. So it's all here in one podcast all about how to travel really smoothly |
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