https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:05:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-256428 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:33:34 +0000 808love 256428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you got it covered! Better to be over prepared than under and if they are fine on the way over, save some ammo for the ride home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-256412 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:15:17 +0000 Sha 256412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: Just wanted to follow up and say the organic lollipops were a hit and kept my toddler occupied for at least half of the flights we took this weekend. Thanks for the tip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-242168 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:39:08 +0000 Honeybee 242168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD got one of these peekaboo bags from a relative, recently, and she really loves it. I keep it in my purse:<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Iplay-Peek-A-Boo-Bag-Rough-Tuff/dp/B0021WOGZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343759816&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=peekaboo+bag" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Iplay-Peek-A-Boo-Bag-Rough-Tuff/dp/B0021WOGZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343759816&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=peekaboo+bag</a></p> <p>Also, I second the recommendation of magnetic storybooks/puzzles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-242109 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:15:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 242109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BoogieBea: yup they have a bunch on etsy. maybe i'll get him something like this mr potato head...</p> <p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/104097363/mr-potato-head-quiet-toy?ref=sr_gallery_40&#038;ga_search_query=felt+quiet+book&#038;ga_view_type=gallery&#038;ga_ship_to=ZZ&#038;ga_min=0&#038;ga_max=0&#038;ga_search_type=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.etsy.com/listing/104097363/mr-potato-head-quiet-toy?ref=sr_gallery_40&#038;ga_search_query=felt+quiet+book&#038;ga_view_type=gallery&#038;ga_ship_to=ZZ&#038;ga_min=0&#038;ga_max=0&#038;ga_search_type=all</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-242088 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:09:31 +0000 BoogieBea 242088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I'll ask my friend to see where she got those felt characters she gave us. I'm sure you'd be able to find something on etsy too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-242082 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:06:13 +0000 Mrs. Bee 242082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BoogieBea: i have been dying to make a felt quiet book, but have absolutely no time before we leave. wonder if i could buy something.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-242079 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:05:10 +0000 BoogieBea 242079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about felt quiet books? They're light an easy to stuff in a bag. You can make your own if you have time but a friend of ours got us a bunch of felt common fairy tale characters. My son doesn't know a lot of the stories yet but you can just make them up as you go. Felt will just stick together so you can make one big felt sheet into a book form and stick the smaller pieces of felt on to make up stories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-242065 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:53:02 +0000 Sha 242065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: thanks! ordering these now. flying with LO soon and was extremely traumatized the past 2 times (me, not him). hopefully these will help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241619 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:14:40 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 241619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: interesting. I never gave a lollipop to Mavrick yet. Not sure we have those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241585 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:39:34 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 241585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sha: i usually use these: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/YummyEarth-Organic-Lollipops-Assorted-12-3-Ounce/dp/B003HNN1US/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343738284&#038;sr=8-7&#038;keywords=organic+lollipops+yummyearth" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/YummyEarth-Organic-Lollipops-Assorted-12-3-Ounce/dp/B003HNN1US/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343738284&#038;sr=8-7&#038;keywords=organic+lollipops+yummyearth</a> surprisingly, you can find them at places like marshalls or tj maxx.</p> <p>i try to limit them to just take off and landing (one for each), but have one or two extras just in case! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241507 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:29:57 +0000 looch 241507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Crayola dry erase crayons and board, button snake if you have time, and a puzzle with magnets. books are good too, I found. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241486 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:11:02 +0000 brownie 241486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The wonder color markers. They don't make as much of a mess and still are fun to color with. They have travel kits with a coloring book and everything. The iPhone with the fisher-price and other games are always good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241459 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:30:25 +0000 Sha 241459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: love these suggestions! What kind of lollipops do you give usually? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241370 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:14:46 +0000 Mrs. Bee 241370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: yah when charlie was 12 months and we flew to la, he had no interest in toys. the people around us were the most interesting things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241320 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:42:43 +0000 heffalump 241320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo is a year younger than Charlie so I don't have much advice. I went out and bought some toys for the airplane and she didn't play with any of them. She played with the bag of prezels and cup they gave us instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241312 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:38:14 +0000 Mrs. Bee 241312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: we have an aquadoodle and magnadoodle, but charlie just loves his markers!</p> <p>hmmm.... i may have to get that thomas magnet book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241304 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:31:53 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 241304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the aquadoodle travel kit! we also had one of those sticker books with the shiny pages so the stickers are repositionable, which was fun. kinda like this one:<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sesame-Sticker-Stickers-English-Edition/dp/0486330990/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343698136&#038;sr=8-34&#038;keywords=sesame+street+sticker+book" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Sesame-Sticker-Stickers-English-Edition/dp/0486330990/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343698136&#038;sr=8-34&#038;keywords=sesame+street+sticker+book</a></p> <p>books with magnetic pages were also a big hit!<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Magnetic-Playbook-Friends/dp/0375814043/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343698216&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=thomas+magnetic+book" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Magnetic-Playbook-Friends/dp/0375814043/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343698216&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=thomas+magnetic+book</a></p> <p>i also had little dollar bin type trinkets and we gave him one every 2 hours or so. and...never underestimate the power of lollipops. like magic. and also great for take-off and landing to help with the ear popping!</p> <p>great idea re: masking tape!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241299 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:29:46 +0000 Maysprout 241299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always loved the invisible ink 'magic pen' books when I was little. I think they have some for kids that work somewhat like a coloring book. The 'magic pen' though can't color anything but the book.</p> <p>He's probably a little young for something like a Rubik cube but some puzzle like thing might work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-toy-recommendations-for-air-travel#post-241294 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:23:54 +0000 Mrs. Bee 241294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we'll be ok with a bunch of games and tv shows on the ipad for Charlie. But I'm also taking masking tape (build roads and so much more), stickers, markers + paper, a couple toy cars/trains, play doh, books and I'll wrap a couple of cheap, small surprises.</p> <p>Do you have any recommendations for great (small) toys for airplane travel? </p>