My family flies a lot because my husband works for an airline. And he was working abroad last summer, so Buddy and I flew together a couple times to see him. It was our first experience flying just the two of us, and overall, we both had a good time.

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Before our first flight, I had purchased this Wildkin rolling suitcase for Buddy. Since we were traveling by ourselves, I needed him to pull his own toys. Buddy loved this suitcase and was happy to pull it. It fit underneath the seat, and it holds a lot! I highly recommend it.

Because our trip consisted of two long flights followed by a week in a hotel room, I wanted to bring a variety of activities. I put together a few busy bags, some games, some books, and some small toys for Buddy. Some of these were things we had, and I got some new things for the trip too. Here are the things we brought with us.

Toys

• Playdoh and small tools
• Paw Patrol Finger bath puppets – These were fun in the plane, but they were especially fun at the hotel as a pool or tub toy.
• Monster fidget toy
• Small stuffed animal – We like the Teeny Ty stuffed animals and I also got this dragon for Buddy
• Toy Story Mini Figures
• Stretchy Lizards
• Small plane – the one in the picture we got in Disney World but we also love these small planes.
• Magnetic Bingo
• Magnetic puzzles – there are a lot of designs of these, but we have this Mudpuppy animal one. It has two 24 piece puzzles that fold together.
• Small animals and dinosaurs
• Coloring supplies – color wonder markers, twistable crayons
• Cars and Trucks card game
• Disney Eye Found It card game

Books

• Usborne wipe clean books – We have a bunch of these and love them all. They are so great for traveling or waiting at a restaurant. I like to use them with these washable dry erase markers.
• Color wonder marker coloring books
• Paperback books
• High Five Magazine
• Sticker book from the dollar store
• Big Search and Find book
• Spin and Play Counting Games board game book – This book lays flat to form 5 different board games. There are dice attached to the middle that spin. (The picture below shows Buddy playing a game from that book at our hotel.)

Other Items

• Kindle and headphones
• Empty waterbottle – we always fill after we go through security and before we get on the plane
• Snacks – fruit snacks, Ritz bits, and animal crackers are Buddy’s current favorites. I usually throw in a couple suckers too.
• Bag of clothespin, popsicle sticks, and pipecleaners- This kept Buddy busy for awhile. See picture below.
• Post it notes and pen – I’m not sure why Buddy is more interested in writing with a pen than a marker or crayon, but he is.

I found all of these items to be very helpful in entertaining Buddy on the flight and at the hotel. Although Buddy was content to watch his Kindle for long periods of time, it was nice to have other things to keep him busy when we were ready for a screen time break.