No matter how much we get go away with our kids, Moms and Dads are never completely on vacation. We still spend a lot of time taking care of everyone else and scrambling to take care of ourselves. So it’s …

I have discovered that sandals can be a mom’s best when she heads out on a family summer vacation. The right sandals go with jeans, shorts and sundresses, keep your feet happy when you’re sightseeing all day and look stylish …

You might also like our Essentials Packing Lists and Our Road-Trip Check list. A beach-house vacation is perennially one of the most popular types of vacations for families. And it’s easy to see why: The beach provides free entertainment for …

One of the first things I did when we started traveling as a family was to buy a very large suitcase. For many of our trips, it’s easier to manage one big suitcase than keep track of several smaller ones, …

Need more packing list? Look at out our basic packing lists and cruise packing list. Download this printable summer essentials packing list Moms pack for the kids, for the plane or car, and ready the house. Somewhere amid all that, they hope …

Who doesn’t love puzzles? They’re hard to beat to while away time in a car or on a plane and they are great learning, tools, too. But not all puzzles are easy to travel with (all those pieces!). Here’s an …

When you start traveling with a child or two or three your budget expands pretty quickly. Additional airplane tickets, larger hotel rooms and bigger restaurants tabs add up. If you don’t plan your budget well and stick to it, you …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Handheld video games. For some parents they are genius inventions that make long trips with kids possible. For others, they are a dreaded last resort. Still, when you’re traveling …

It’s gift-giving season. In our house we think about where we’ll be going and how we’ll be traveling in the next year before we shop for gifts. A laptop travel desk, M Sasek’s clever This Is books, Wiki Stix and a …

I had the opportunity to test out an *IntelliGlass phone screen protector and was not sure what to expect. I mean, the protect coat on your phone just sits there and doesn’t seem to do much, so how can you tell …

Having a camer on our phones makes it easy to take photos. Without the worry of running out of film we take a lot of photos, especially vacation photos. But then, we have a lot of photos – taking up …

I have come across (and also created) endless lists of travel essentials moms need to pack for vacation. and do you know what most of them have in common? They’re lists of things for kids! What are mom’s travel essentials? Those …

You might also want to use our beach packing list I love the beach. I grew up being carted to one of Long Island’s many long stretches of beach once a week. And try to head there with my own …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the *product links!  I always travel with ziplock plastic bags (often Ziploc but other brands, too). Some leave the house filled with things, but I usually toss 3 or 4 empty ones in my …

Read about flying long distances with a baby. We recently went out scoping travel products for new moms, particular strollers and car seats for babies whose parents plan to travel a lot. We were amazed at how far stroller and car …

Every trip I’ve ever taken has begun with a decision about what I will carry. Will I take a big old suitcase or carry-on? Or is this a big backpack kind of trip? Will it be a stylish purse or …

My ideal travel craft materials are versatile, easy to pack and inexpensive. I spend a lot of time actively seeking out good ideas for art projects and products we can take on the road (our Take section is proof of that). …

What are your favorite kids’ apps? Share your suggestions below! When we travel, handing the tablet or iPhone over to Tiny Traveler is a last resort. But on long drives or flights, we eventually run out of other things to …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  I love books. So do my husband and my daughter. We use travel books to learn about places we visit.  And we rely on them to learn about places we have not …

 Like these  gadgets? Here are 12 More! Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links! My mission as a traveling mom is to pack as little as I can get away with (which sometimes isn’t little at all). But I …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  For better or for worse, your holiday plans are made. The bags are mostly packed, the presents mostly bought and wrapped (unless you’re my husband, who probably hasn’t started his shopping yet), …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Travel is never far from my mind. Even when it comes to birthday and holiday presents I’m always on the hunt for gifts that will make our next flight or drive a …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Keeping hungry kids sated gets a little easier as they get bigger—and new products come out all the time to help parents traveling with little ones. Here are some products and ideas …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Being cooped up on a plane is hard for all of us, but flying is especially hard for toddlers and preschoolers, who have bundles of energy and short attention spans. Be prepared …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Nothing keeps my kid occupied like good craft kits. Get her involved in designing, cutting, pasting, painting and glittering and an hour or two can roll by. So I love finding crafts …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  There’s no such thing as traveling light when you travel with kids. So we value anything that allows us to carry less, carry smaller, carry lighter or that keeps the kids comfortable …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Why We Need Travel Toys When you’re flying or driving with little kids, entertainment to happen in 20-minute increments. Bigger kids can get engrossed for longer periods But still, anything that gives …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Few things absorb a child’s total attention like a good puzzle. So you’d like to bring them with you in the car or on the plane. But all those pieces–egad! Well, here …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  Last week, our family hit the road for a 10-hour round trip drive to Lake Placid, NY, up in the northern Adirondacks. We are one of those crazy families that tries to …

Want to Buy an item you read about? Click the product links!  It’s that season where we start thinking about vacation plans for the year. While you think about where to go, I’m also thinking about what to bring. And the International Toy Fair …