Tips for Traveling With Kids This Memorial Day Weekend

It's expected to be the most traveled holiday weekend perhaps in decades.

Fear not though, we've got tips to make it a lot less stressful.

Yay.

Now, we're a family of five, with four-year-old Georgia here,
and our twins, Perry and Alan.

And look, they're really good kids, but the thought of loading them up in the van

and making 'em sit in what could be hours of traffic on Memorial Day weekend,

sounds really stressful and is gonna take a lot of planning.

Parenting expert, Marissa Brannie is sharing great ideas
she's already tested out on her own three kids.

Tell us about these trays.

These are my lifesavers.

I found these, I think in the dollar section at Target, but they
have them at a variety of different stores.

Right. - They're really lap desks,

but a lot of different options out there on the market.

But what's so great about them is they have the different compartments,
and they fit right over the kids' seats.

Right.

So it's perfect for in the car.

What I like to do is I actually pack these ahead of time, but I don't show the kids
what's in them.

Smart, smart.

So it's a surprise?

It's a surprise.

What are these bags labeled hour one, hour two, hour three?

For a longer trip, you can kind of tell them,

okay, once we're one hour into the trip, we're gonna have a little surprise bag.

And, you know, it depends on the kid,

but I put everything in here from like a new little activity pad that I get,
you know, at the Dollar store,

to even something that I already have that they haven't seen in a while.

What about on airplanes?

Our expert says kids just need to be kept busy.

Some favorites I have are reusable drawing boards of any kind.

I mean, we have a ton of different options in my house.

And the best part about this is honestly like no mess.

So whether it's by car or plane, here's hoping for a memorable Memorial Day,
and a fun trip with the kids.

Yay.