Comments on: Organized Trip Packing for Kids

By: Topic Tuesday “How to Pack Light For Vacation” Tips & Tricks! | Raining Hot Coupons

Tue, 17 May 2011 16:41:53 +0000

[...] I got this idea from Small Notebook. Pack each one of your child’s complete outfits in a ziplock bag and label it by the day they [...]

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:12:20 +0000

I did this on our last trip because we were driving and not so limited on space- I have 2 kids under age 2 in diapers, and I put diapers in each bag along with the outfits (particularly wise if your husband is getting one of the kids dressed in the morning!) This next trip, we’re staying at a condo w/washer and dryer, and flying- so my goal is to pack extremely light and only check one suitcase.

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:14:26 +0000

I wonder if this would work for my husband… lol

Thanks for the great tip!!

Liz
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By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:28:39 +0000

We divide up our car trips the same way! I stick a certain number of stickers on the ceiling of the car before we leave and we take one down every so often (depending on the length of our trip) until there are no more stickers left! That way they kids aren’t asking “Are we almost there?!” and “How much longer?!”…they can SEE how many stickers are left until we get there! (I’ve even taken it further by color coordinating the stickers depending on what state we’re in and given them a map with states of the same color…)

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:40:08 +0000

I did this last year after reading your post. It worked great for my 1 year old. He wasn’t picking out his own clothes – but it really helped us as parents to be able to reach in and grab a ziploc bag of clothes. It also cut down on space and we could use a smaller suitcase! The ziploc bags also worked great for anything wet!
I’ll be taking advantage of this again this summer!

By: Colleen McDonnell

Colleen McDonnell — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:30:13 +0000

Thanks! I’ll be trying this on an upcoming road trip with my 4 kids.

I’ll probably use the plastic bags and reuse on future trips, but for those concerned about waste, stock up on lingerie bags the next time you’re at the dollar store. Usually they are sold in sets of 2-3— great for toy storage too!

By: Tips And Inspiration For Travel With Young Kids | Serene Journey

Tips And Inspiration For Travel With Young Kids | Serene Journey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:50:55 +0000

[...] has some great ideas for packing and organizing kids stuff for a trip. “When you pack your kid’s suitcase for a vacation or summer camp, place each day’s [...]

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:06:38 +0000

This is a great idea! We are packing for a one week trip next week and I will definitely be trying this. 4 kids, plus two parents, one crowded SUV and one week away! We need to pack light and organized. Thanks for the helpful tip!

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:04:33 +0000

This is a great idea! My boys live and breathe baseball so what my husband does is divide the trip up like a ball field. We start out at the batters box and then he divides up the time to get to first, second, third, home. And usually there will be spots in between. So the kids ask him – are we on first yet? etc.

By: Sarah Robbins

Sarah Robbins — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:33:22 +0000

Dude! This is a good idea for my husband and I! Not just for kids. . . I also bring a plastic bag to put dirty clothes in as the trip progresses. At the end, when everything is dirty, I pack it back in with the other clothes. But I can't stand dirty clothes mixing with clean clothes. Another thing I do for trips longer than three days is pack exactly half the days worth of clothing, and then do laundry one evening. It makes life so much easier than having tons of clothing all over the place! .-= Sarah Robbins´s last blog post ..Enjoy. . . =-.