Our family of four will be taking a road trip to Whistler this weekend. We have a 3 1/2 year old girl and an 10 month baby boy. It is our first road trip and I'm wondering whether any of you wonderful mommies have suggestions for making our road trip a success. Also, for those of you who have been to Whistler with your family, are there any good activities or places you would recommend?
Hopefully the 10-mo-old will sleep a lot, but here's what we did when our daughter was 3-4 for a 9-hr drive down the Oregon Coast. I went to Value Village and Goodwill and bought a bunch of little toys. Then I wrapped them in giftwrap. Handing her one every 1/2 or so made her totally intrigued and kept her occupied the entire trip.
Good luck!
Hi,
We have a 2.5 year old girl and a 5 year old girl. We drive to Oregon to vist grandparents about 5 hour trip. We have learned to drive when the kids are sleepy. We start our drive an hour or so before their bed time or a nap time and then they sleep most of the way. It is so nice having the one on one talk time with my husband. Also my older kid we have a DVD player with head phones. But your kids are younger how about some new music my kids love the baby Estine music CD but after awhile they make me sleepy :) Or the little magna doodle toy for your toddler and snack food.We always have tons of blankets and have the kids in PJ or sweats so they are super comfortable. Have a great road trip and if it takes longer than you thought don't sweat it.. Trips always take longer than they did before kids came into the picture.
We have taken many road trips with our almost 4 year old twins (all in the 3 to 5 hour distance range). They've done well with that length trip and love the sights. We play "I Spy" games - like does anyone see something red, does anyone see something flying, etc. I'm thinking of an animal game - describe and they try to guess which one, etc. I also bring a variety of kids CDs or books on CD. I check ones out from the local library. Bring snacks and a small icechest with cold drinks for the day. Try to time it around their nap, so they'll sleep part of the way. Make sure you have something along to eat for yourself as they always seem to fall asleep right when I'm ready to stop for a lunch break and I don't want to wake them.
We are taking our first trip with them to Whistler in August, so let us know if you find any fun activities that you want to share in your feedback, too! We chose to stay at a place with a heated indoor and outdoor pool to have that option activity.
Also, see these sites - http://www.whistler4kids.com/parks.html
The public swimming pool up there is awesome! It is highly baby and small child friendly. Definitely go there. It is at the sports complex slightly North of the Village. There is a small library. There is a kids "fun zone" in/near the gym. There is lots of shopping, hiking, biking and swimming. Have fun! S.
