https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:18:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-902689 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:01:41 +0000 KayKay 902689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we're flying for the holiday weekend today with LO (14.5 months) so will let you know how it goes, but i'm taking:</p> <p> - food: inner peas from trader joe's, cooked tortellini with no sauce, banana, grapes, blueberries, and a couple pouches in case of emergency.<br /> - toys: small magnadoodle, stickers, magazine to tear, 2 books<br /> - other: ipad with a sesame street episode. she has never watched it, but loves the Feist 1,2,3,4 song from it, so figure that will work in case of an extreme meltdown!</p> <p>hopefully some of this works, but if not, we have 2 more trips in the next 6 weeks to try new plans :)</p> <p>last time we flew with her at 9 months, all she wanted to do was pull out the magazines from the back of the chair. over and over. and eat the delta biscoff cookies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899630 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:07:04 +0000 lemondrop 899630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Puffs, puffs, and more puffs. They are C's favorite, even when he is in a major fit, he will stop to say "Mmmmmmm" if I offer a puff to him. </p> <p>He also likes the multigrain cheerioes. I brought a container of yogurt in my cold bag with some milk for the layover. I figured it was good protein that would last him a while since we weren't able to do our usual meals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899460 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:37:37 +0000 Navy_Mommy 899460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you bring cold snacks in a thermal bag just ask for a bag of ice as soon as you get on the plane since you can't bring ice packs through security!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899434 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:29:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 899434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: what about a toddler busy bag? </p> <p>Buckles, popsicle sticks w/ magnets on the ends, felt shapes w/ buttons, pom pom stuff it box, straws and strainer.... those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. And lots and lots of new snacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899279 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:32:05 +0000 sarac 899279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I'd try to interest your child in one tv show before the flight. My 21 month old loves Curious George, and watching it on repeat got us through a recent cross country flight. That and lollipops, which she'd never had before. She did great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899264 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:29:21 +0000 Mrs. Pen 899264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does he like shows yet? With a DVD player or iPhone/iPad you might be able to entertain him that way.</p> <p>lots of snacks/drinks are helpful</p> <p>What about a small packpack for him of a few new toys? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899258 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:27:14 +0000 heffalump 899258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought my LO a bunch of new toys and she wanted nothing to do with them. She played with an empty bag of pretzels and a plastic cup the whole entire time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899251 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:26:01 +0000 mamimami 899251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: At that age, the usual baby junk. It's just one day, so I say all the puffs, yogurt melts, mum-mums and pouches you can eat! I like teething biscuits because they take so dang long to eat, but they are SO messy. Also I can't remember if by that age my kid was able to just eat them instead of slobbering all over them.... Lollypops, if you're into that yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899159 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:08:32 +0000 Kiki 899159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>vodka for yourself ;) I just did a 11 hr flight with my 13 month old and I wish I wasn't preggo so I could have had a drink. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899143 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:06:04 +0000 betsyboop 899143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with the above posters, lots and lots of snacks. My LO is around your LO's age and I've flown a bunch with her recently and have found this age to be hard in terms of getting her to sit still. Like @freckles said, I now find flying with my LO exhausting. Books, snacks, a couple of toys (but I would keep these to a minimum since they tend to take up lots of room in your luggage), and the iPad. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899098 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:49:03 +0000 Freckles 899098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Snacks are everything. We just got back from a mere 2 hour 15 min flight and it was exhausting. I find that toys or books do not keep her occupied. As long as she can move around, stand up, and check out the scenery, she is good.</p> <p>Yogurt melts or pouches at lift off will help with the ears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-899058 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:42:14 +0000 winniebee 899058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: great ideas - he's never had a magnet or sticker book before and this could be a great way to occupy him. for at least 30 mins ;)</p> <p>@lemondrop: that's the one thing about the ipad - he gets excited, smacks the screen and there goes that! </p> <p>@sloaneandpuffy: snacks. please list! we have our go-to's, I'm curious what yours are! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-898418 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:37:59 +0000 lemondrop 898418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, snacks- lots of them. Fortunately I was still nursing at 14 months and got him to sleep that way. I also like the Sesame Street Super Grover Remote, it's pretty quiet, so he can play without being super loud. My iPod Classic was great too- I could put a movie on and lock it so he could push buttons without stopping it. I had baby headphones, but he wouldn't wear them, and he didn't need them. </p> <p>Board books were nice to have too. I swear I read Zoo Babies 37 times during that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-898373 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:25:41 +0000 Weagle 898373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subbing... I'm not looking forward to flights this summer... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-897674 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:18:18 +0000 mamimami 897674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>snacks are EVERYTHING for us.</p> <p>Also books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-897672 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:17:20 +0000 looch 897672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D you have a buckle pillow? My son was OBSESSED with it at that age, he couldn't do all the buckles, but he loved to try. </p> <p>I also bring a dry erase board with the dry erase crayons, reusable sticker books and pretty much any other toy that he is into at the moment. I tried the window gel clings, but those were pretty much a bust.</p> <p>Oh another thing that worked well was the magnetic books, the ones with the pocket in the back for the magnets with the magnetic pages. We have a Thomas one and a household one (in German) that my son loved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/entertaining-14-month-old-on-long-flight#post-897660 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:12:12 +0000 winniebee 897660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What items would you bring to entertain a 14 month old on a flight. He is not a chill, cuddly baby, so I'm dreading this. I know to bring snacks, ipad, books, toys. But what specific toys would you bring? Help! </p>