Hi Moms, in a few weeks we are going to Las Vegas. This will be my 2.5 year old daughter's first plane ride. I'm a little anxious already about the plane ride. My daughter is well behaved, but she is not one to sit still for too long lol. How do I keep her still and quiet on a 3-4 hour plane ride? We are taking our portable dvd player, and books to read. But other than that I am not sure how to keep her amused and still for such a long stretch of time. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Also, the last time I was in Vegas was 8 years ago - long before I had a child. We just gambled and drank (ahh, the good old days). Of course, that will not happen this time around. Anyone have any good suggestions of fun places to take a 2.5 year old? I know Vegas can be a fun family place, if you know the right places to go. We are looking into a few shows, but maybe someone has been there lately and can give me suggestions? Thanks in advance!
I know Vegas is not the ideal place to take a small child. The only reason we are going is because my husband has to go there for work, so he asked us to go along. We have another family vacation planned for this summer that is a more suitable family trip. Thanks for the tips so far!
Last I heard the marketing campaign to make Vegas into a family friendly place flopped and thats when they just went with " What happen in Vegas stays in Vegas." There is Circus Circus and a wax museum. Can't imagine doing Vegas with a Toddler. Just make sure you have a hotel with a pool. I think thats your best bet.
Make sure she has the window seat. I don't know if she'll appreciate it, but my 3.5 year old spent most of the trip, from take-off to landing, looking out the window. He thought it was awesome. If you can chose your rows, sit behind the wings cause there's a lot going on w/loading luggage, etc. and that's fun to watch too. As long as there isn't turbulance, you can walk around a bit also. And hopefully, she'll nap, depending on the time of your flight. Mine did.
Fun for a 2.5 year old...why worry about it? Give her an empty box and a Barney DVD, and she will have fun.
Seriously...this trip is not about the toddler so stop worrying and have fun...she won't remember it two weeks later.
Yes..there are places to take families in Vegas, but honestly it really is not a place for families. Be glad she is too young to remember any of it, let her hang out by a pool, and enjoy yourselves.
I am not sure about places to go in Vegas with a young-un but for the plane ride, I took my nephew on 2 flights by myself when he was 2. If at all possible, try to shift her schedule so she is hungry at take off, then entertain her for flight then hungry again at landing. Sucking on one of those sippy cups with a straw or a bottle if you still do them during take off and landing will ease the discomfort of the ear pressure. Anyway I had all these activities and foods packed for him but he slept the entire time! I took his car seat and he slept so good in it. Good luck to you, sounds like you already have a lot of great ideas for entertainment.
I haven't been to Vegas so I'm not sure about that. My advise for extended plane rides is to have tons of small activities. Also, save the activities until right before she starts to lose interest in the plane. The first 20 minutes she might be really interested in just looking around or out the window. Show her some of the plane and equipment. Then do a couple of activities like reading, coloring. Then have a small snack. Then show a movie.For the last leg of the plane ride, I would have some activities that she hasn't done before. They have these aquadoodle and portable doodle pads. I also got a real wallet and put real looking - either old or from junk mail credit cards and business cards, and I got a bunch of old keys for her to play with.
For the plane ride I would make sure I had plenty of food, drink ( especially just in case of extended time on runway). I would bring something like candycane or lollipop or some other treat to use as an emergency if things get really bad. My daughter also used a binky for sleeping and because of the ear popping I brought that just in case. I'm not sure what else you can do for popping other than chewing gum. (My husband gets really bad pain during takeoff and descent which causes his ears to get permantently clogged.)
Good luck and have fun.
My suggestion for the plane ride is to hit up a dollar store and buy a bunch of new toys/games that you can keep bringing out as she gets bored. As for fun places to take a child in Vegas I would love to hear everyones responses too, as we might end up taking our 2 year old daughter there in the fall.
