We've done our fair share of road trips with kids that are only about 2-3 hours long to visit grandparents and this time we've visiting friends and attending a wedding so thought I'd blog about our experience when we don't have our own car.
Phil is put in charge of renting the car so he can explain to you how he did it within our budget. We had the option of going by Megabus, train or renting our own car by the way.
As usual, I'm put in charge of packing most other things. Back home in the Midwest what we found worked really well for us when we went on these short road trips was having a list of things we needed to pack and do before we left.
Here's our packing list:
Snacks for the kids - dried fruits (any kinds your kids likes and can eat, we like raisins and berries), crackers (any kind they usually eat animal, vanilla wafers, ginger crisp etc), nuts (our toddler can do these, our 1 year old not so much), beef jerky, granola bars (or fig newtons) and cereal (usually cheerios).
Clothes for the kids - our trips are usually over the long weekends and this one is a wee bit longer so I'm packing mini capsule wardrobe for summer month of being really hot.
First Aid - with kids you never know, so I have a small first aid kit (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E7KBHSM/ref=sspa_dk_detail_5?psc=1), motrin for kids, ibuprofen for adults, allergy medications, sun screen with SPF of 50 and mosquito repellent for the summer.
Toys - we have two backpack of toys for the kids that includes cars, dolls, crayons, paper etc.
