In February Techie, Chibby, and I are heading to Florida for a long weekend.  Techie will attend a conference while me and the little guy see the sights.  While I’m looking foward to a break from artic weather I’m definately not looking forward to our first flight with a toddler.   My worst fear is that I’ll be booted from the plane mid-runway because a hostile flight attendant thinks my kid is being too disruptive (which is why i’m not flying Continental). 

I spent all day searching the web for ways to keep toddlers happy during a flight and I’m 80% sure that there will still be some sort of feet kicking, back arching, screaming meltdown at some point.   Though most of the advice was fairly useless (and some even harmful i.e. drug your baby) I did find a few gems in the bunch. 

One tot toting mama insists a box of colorful bandaids is the answer.  Baindaids are inexpensive, time consuming to open and peel, easy to peel off of seats & trays, and lets face it down right cool to a kiddo.  One mom suggested an in-flight movie via Daddy’s laptop (w/ headphones of course).  Another saavy mom suggested bribing your baby and fellow passengers with tasty snacks. 

On the subject snacks, I found the COOLEST snack holder I’ve ever seen and ordered several for our upcoming adventure.  My son is Mr. Independent and this clever sippy cup style snack holder is the perfect mess busting way to keep my little guy entertained while he practices his dining skills. 

I’ll be sharing more travel tips as I hear about them, and keeping you updated as to which tricks pass the test in February.  In the meantime, Parenting Magazine is keeping it real with this great article about air travel and toddlers. As for me, I’ll be packing the bandaids and taking all the advice I can get because I hate air travel enough without the baby frenzy.