City by the Bay

We're heading to San Francisco on Friday to visit Jesse's family.  It will be Nate's first plane flight so I've been reading tips on how to make it go as smoothly as possible.  Here's a few I'm going to try:

  • Be the last person to board the plane.  Airlines allow pre-boarding to people with children, but apparently this is one of the worst things you can do because that extends the time you're stuck in your seats on the plane.  They say to let your kids get as much standing / walking time in as you can prior to borading.  It makes sense, but I never thought about it.  Jesse and I made a plan for one of us to pre-board with all the crap (carry-ons, car seat, etc.) to get it ready and the other person will stay in the terminal and be the last to board.
  • Bring small toys that they like and pull one out every 30 minutes.  I've packed a few items in my carry-on: Play-Doh, scissors, crayons, sticker book, matchbox cars.
  • Bring along a favorite movie and DVD player.  Nate loves Ants Bully so much that he wants to watch it every night.  We're going to try to go a whole week without him watching it at home so that it's fresh entertainment on the plane.
  • Take plenty of snacks - my selection was: raisins, peanut butter crackers, cheerios and fruit bars.
  • Let him use a binky for take-off and landing to help ease ear pressure.


Let me know if you have other ideas I missed!

Here's some photos of Nate at the airshow a few weekends ago.  He loved it!

Trying to keep the noise out
Trying to keep the noise out
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Alica

scissors to cut paper, you will be right there and he will get some good practice at this skill.

you want my travel magna doodle? That would be good for drawing stuff no mess :)

Jen
would definitely consider throwing in some "special" snacks...ie...candy!!!!! Bribes are never a bad thing when you're trapped in a large cannister in the sky with a hundred other people!!!!
Baloo
I am bringing scissors too - the non harmful kind :) I got one of those reusable coloring books too that work with the water pen. Like Thomas the Train that I gave to Dylan. I think we should be set! And, the DVD player you let us borrow should be a lifesaver.
Baloo
Yeah, I'm not above bribing! I'm packing some Smarties (candy that's not too sticky).
calimama
I don't know if Nate's into books, but my MIL picked up a few new books for Jake before our flight last weekend. We brought these along with a few of his favorites, and he read those and played with some toy cars pretty much the entire flight both there and back. We also did preboard but put him in the window seat and let him stand and look out the window until we absolutely had to buckle in. We did wait to deplane last since we didn't have any connections to make, and that way Jake even got to talk to the pilots and see the cockpit! Keep your camera out b/c they'll probably let you take pics of him w/ the pilot (we forgot and packed ours away, so alas, we have none).

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