Driving with a toddler to Tennessee
I'm planning on a rv trip in October, I have a 2.5 yo that requires a car seat. The way the rv is set up we really don't have a way to place him facing forward, the only couch that has seat belts has...
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We traveled to the Gulf Coast with our 2 yr old and 5 yr old for spring break one year. It was a little over a 10 hour drive. We were in a PU, pulling a TT. We left about 6 am, both children slept for 3 hrs, then we stopped for breakfast at a McD's with a playland. After about an hour, we were on the road again. We stopped for lunch at a rest area and fixed sandwiches and soup in the TT. We played ball, ran around, chased birds, did flips and cartwheels, and just got in some exercise. 1 1/2 hrs there and it was nap time. We stopped again at another rest area in the late afternoon for a break and we were there in early evening and stopped to pickup some dinner and set up the TT while the kids played and ate. We ate after the kids went down for the night!
We could not have made the trip without a DvD player and some movies. We used Sesame Street, Elmo, and other things that would keep our 2 year olds attention. (Not something I would do at home, but we were traveling and it was acceptable).
Also, when we stopped for food, we did not feed the children - we let them play! We did not do sit-down food anywhere because they (and we) had sat enough!! When we were back on the road, they ate their food. If they were asleep, we DID NOT stop for any reason. (I had a full bladder for about an hour and thought I was going to burst).
On the ride home, we did it in two days. We left later in the afternoon, stopped at a motel for the night so they could swim and then we headed out early the next morning so they slept for a while, then watched DVDs.
Hope you have a great time.
We could not have made the trip without a DvD player and some movies. We used Sesame Street, Elmo, and other things that would keep our 2 year olds attention. (Not something I would do at home, but we were traveling and it was acceptable).
Also, when we stopped for food, we did not feed the children - we let them play! We did not do sit-down food anywhere because they (and we) had sat enough!! When we were back on the road, they ate their food. If they were asleep, we DID NOT stop for any reason. (I had a full bladder for about an hour and thought I was going to burst).
On the ride home, we did it in two days. We left later in the afternoon, stopped at a motel for the night so they could swim and then we headed out early the next morning so they slept for a while, then watched DVDs.
Hope you have a great time.
