Long Airplane Flight With Kids? Little Surprise Bags Go a Long Way! Traveling With Kids

Airplane travel can be challenging with kids, especially when you’ve got a long flight. When we fly with our kids, I pack them each a “surprise” bag filled with little toys, books and games. Each surprise bag has small new toys or activities like:

• sticker books
• modeling clay 
• small board books
• coloring books

The key is to take each activity out one at a time to keep kids occupied during those long hauls. As an added bonus, I include some licorice chews (for older kids) to snack on during take off and landing, since chewing helps reduce the pressure in their ears.