Planning a looonnnggg car trip with three kids in Dec.?

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I live in NC my parents are in OK. For Christmas break I have already made plans to go visit them, drive over to the Grand Canyon in AZ, then back to OK before going up to IA for the big family Christmas party and then coming home to NC. We will be gone for 18 days. We have a Chevy HHR. It will be me, my husband, 6 year old daughter, 3 year old son and the baby boy will be 10 months. Other than stopping a lot to let them blow off some steam, what things can I do with the kids in the car? They have music CD's, books to read and coloring books. We don't have DVD players but my husband has a laptop that they could watch a movie on. I'm not worried about them being board, I didn't have any of these things when I was little and traveled with my parents. I am worried that they will get on my nerves while I am driving and I don't want to get upset or upset them while on a long car trip. What kind of things do you do with your kids on long car trips?
 
i dont know, but get ready for
"hey, he is touching me"
"are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?"
"i have to go to the peepee room!"
"why wont you buy me a toy?"
and my personal favorite:
"I AM SO BORED!"
 
Snacks! Snacks! Snacks! They always keep the kids busy.
Try to find places along the way (i.e. parks,beaches, or museums) places that will tire them out as well as keep in mind to know they are going next. Pack picnics or get ice cream when there. My kids always get spoiled on trips but it makes it so much easier on me.
I also always try to buy them each one thing that I know will keep them happy as well as something I can threaten to take away in the car.
 
well i am a kid of three and believe me i could not stand it with my two year old brother and my newborn brother and i for long trips

A) barf from being nausous

B) getting annoyed with them

C) one person watching a movie at a time

maybe go to the container store and buy those lap coloring things and maybe buy one other portable DVD player and coloring and reading makes kids nausous


P.S i take 5 hour car rides every friday to mammoth and i am 15 now so that was a long time ago
im not really 5
 
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