Are we there yet? Traveling by plane is hard enough for adults.....wow, now we are taking our kiddos?Building excitement by counting the days until the travel day using post it notes or days crossed off on a calendar can help them enjoy the journey (no pun intended :)
See about going to the airport ahead of time and walking around, taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the location. Take pictures around the airport to put in a book so they can look at them later as much as they want to.
You can check to see if your child can go through the security line before your travel date so they can see the procedure and not become alarmed on the day of travel. Our 12 year old daughter was actually pulled out of line to be searched (you know how those autistic kiddos resemble terrorists :) I thought my head was going to explode...we were not allowed to touch her or be near her (SHE was handling it just fine..."waiting her turn") My husband quietly flagged the security guard and explained our situation and then things hurried along and she was cleared. It was nothing any of us had done....she was the lucky random person pulled out that flight. We joked that we should now go buy a lottery ticket since we were so lucky!
Ask the flight attendant if you can be seated first, explaining it may take a little time to get settled. Most airlines are accommodating and understanding.
See if you can get seats near the restroom and bring noise cancelling headphones or ipod/mp3 player to help mask the loud plane noise.
Bring a comfortable blanket to keep with your child and a gameboy/nintendo ds...and plan on entertaining your child yourself if necessary.
And remember the flight attendant's advice "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you are going to leave something, please make sure it is valuable as it will be equally divided among the attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses" :)
What travel tips can you add?
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