Are you prepared for your next family vacation? You have the clothes packed, the sunscreen handy and toothbrushes snug in a zip-lock, but what are you going to do when you hear – “are we there yet??????” If you're dreading that upcoming family trip, eliminate frayed nerves by packing a travel knapsack for the kids. Include a Rock Traveler™s Rock Box in the knapsack to keep family vacation memories alive! Your travels will be so much easier if you’re prepared!
Why make goodie bag travel knapsacks? The essentials will preserve your sanity and befriend the people seated around you as the kids delve into the gift wonders you’ve created for the trip. Instead of whining and complaining, or even fighting, your kids will color and play. Kids love to open the bag to see what's inside, so save the bags until the last moment, give them the knapsack treasure and don’t let them open it until you have your first “challenging moments” when the novelty of the adventure begins to wear off. That could be minutes or hours into the car, plane or train ride.
Find an old book bag or backpack, pack a bunch of small items in different containers or if you’re ambitious and don’t mind the mess, wrap a few treats and the kids will think Christmas came early! Make sure you have a separate bag for each child to avoid arguments and if the kids are always comparing “who got something better”, get identical treats – it’s hard to argue when the fun is the same!
If competition for the best toy begins, consider labeling gifts with the kids names so they end up with the right owner. Try the following simple and cheap gifts: coloring books, spiral notebooks, colored washable pens and pencils or washable markers, story books, activity books, magnetic games, card games, travel-size board games, hand held electronic games (remember the extra batteries and headphones if the device makes noise!), sticker books, non-melting crayons, Mad-Libs, paper dolls, magic slates, small cars, finger puppets, small dolls/action figures, felt books with stick-ons, blunt scissors, sewing cards, puzzles, pipe cleaners, slinkies, origami paper, books on tape, and a tape player or CD player and headphones. Always keep your eyes open for the new cool treats to add to the Travel Sack. Recycle the Travel Sack for every trip and the kids will squirm with anticipation, waiting to hit the road, or air, or sea, to open the goodie bag and discover cool prizes. Remember; stash a toy or two in your own bag to surprise children if a moment of crisis occurs.
Even though you’ve created a travel goodie bag for the kids, make sure they pack an additional favorites bag for toys and games of their selection. Don’t forget to pack any must have comfort items like teddy bears, blankets or favorite toys! (Remember how Woody felt when Buzz light-year took his place!) Forgetting those comfort toys will spell disaster and if your thinking the family trip is a good time to wean your child away from the “woobie or blanky”, bring plenty of medication to calm your own nerves. Rock Hopper STRONGLY suggests leaving that adventure for another time!
Extra munchies in the Travel Sack: don’t forget the fun food snacks that will temper your child’s irritation when the flight attendant runs out of crackers and peanuts. Choose snacks carefully to avoid messes and stomach aches if your kids get queasy while traveling by plane or car.
Our Rock Traveler™s kids bring these bags everywhere, including sit-down restaurants, long movie lines, and adult adventure places like the museum or that Sunday drive. Mom and Dad get a little “P and Q”, the kids entertain themselves and the adventure continues. Make Rock this World part of your next adventure. Drop a rock or two and talk to the kids about what they liked about the trip, where would they want to go next and what they are going to say to their cyber pal Rock Discoverers as their Rocks travel the World and report back about their adventures! Rock On!
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Are you prepared for your next family vacation? You have the clothes packed, the sunscreen handy and toothbrushes snug in a zip-lock, but what are you going to do when you hear – “are we there yet??????” If you're dreading that upcoming family trip, eliminate frayed nerves by packing a travel knapsack for the kids. Include a Rock Traveler™s Rock Box in the knapsack to keep family vacation memories alive! Your travels will be so much easier if you’re prepared! 
Don’t forget to pack any must have comfort items like teddy bears, blankets or favorite toys! (Remember how Woody felt when Buzz light-year took his place!) Forgetting those comfort toys will spell disaster and if your thinking the family trip is a good time to wean your child away from the “woobie or blanky”, bring plenty of medication to calm your own nerves. Rock Hopper STRONGLY suggests leaving that adventure for another time!
