Hellobee Boards Topic: What did your toddler do on the plane?

Hellobee Boards Topic: What did your toddler do on the plane? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:42:14 +0000 DillonLion on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176809 Wed, 13 May 2015 11:28:05 +0000 DillonLion 2176809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ReadItMama: Thank you! Great tips. Has anyone just paid for the in-flight wi-fi? We have so many available shows on Netflix that it seems cheaper to just pay the internet fee rather than download all this extra stuff. ReadItMama on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176519 Wed, 13 May 2015 08:49:26 +0000 ReadItMama 2176519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm firmly in the gadget/tech camp for travel, not our first resort, but worth it! We got the Kidz Gear headphones (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kidz-Gear-Wired-Headphones-Kids/dp/B0007NWL70" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Kidz-Gear-Wired-Headphones-Kids/dp/B0007NWL70</a>). Besides purchasing a few movies or episodes of a favorite kids' shows we have had success with the Endless ABC/123 apps, and Duplo apps (free!). If your child likes books and knows about the interactive nature of the iPad you might consider ebooks; Sandra Boynton and the Beatrix Potter books are a few high-quality ones that have a bit of interaction on each page - and the Beatrix Potter ones are read by a women with a wonderful British accent!! * I have found that if an app is unfamiliar it works best to introduce it before travel to let your LO work out "how to play", that way they know what to anticipate when you turn on the tech. ** Put all of the toddler apps in their own folder for easy access bunnylove08 on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176505 Wed, 13 May 2015 08:43:34 +0000 bunnylove08 2176505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our most recent trip to Disney I flew with DD alone. She mostly sang, talked and watched her ipad. Thank goodness she didnt kick the seat in front of her like last time. lamariniere on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176469 Wed, 13 May 2015 08:11:38 +0000 lamariniere 2176469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All good suggestions above. I would definitely bring the iPad though! travellingbee on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176465 Wed, 13 May 2015 08:06:31 +0000 travellingbee 2176465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We brought a portable DVD player and headphones, an ipad with a few preschool games (he wasn't super interested in those) and some coloring/sticker pages. Mostly he wanted to look out side and walk up and down the aisle. But he did watch the videos too. looch on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176454 Wed, 13 May 2015 07:55:58 +0000 looch 2176454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son mostly just sits in his seat, with his stuff that he packs. I try not to make the flight itself too big of an event because then it sets me up for not being able to replicate the experience every time, if that makes sense...so no things like packing up small things to unwrap, not a lot of snacks, etc. I guess I kind of go against the grain in pulling out all the stops and doing whatever it takes to keep my son happy on the plane. regberadaisy on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176174 Tue, 12 May 2015 19:01:23 +0000 regberadaisy 2176174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. High Heels: those headphones are so stinking cute!!! ShootingStar on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176164 Tue, 12 May 2015 18:53:22 +0000 ShootingStar 2176164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @hotchildinthecity: @DillonLion: You can rent movies from iTunes, you just have to download them while you have wifi. And then you have a certain amount of time to watch them based on what the rental period is. yoursilverlining on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176107 Tue, 12 May 2015 17:40:27 +0000 yoursilverlining 2176107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mine reads books, watches movies, plays games on iPad, eats snacks, plays with stickers (reusable sticker books with scenes are hits), but she's pretty used to traveling so she knows the drill. Mrs. Cheesecake on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176090 Tue, 12 May 2015 17:16:17 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2176090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We flew San Diego-Chicago (4 hrs) earlier this year with DS and DD. DD was barely 3 months old and was in the Moby pretty much the whole trip. DS was almost 2 yo and did alright on the flight. He's been on a plane before, but my mistake in booking the red-eye was that I did not account for the spring forward that week. That somewhat messed-up my projection that he would sleep on the plane. Thank goodness for our tablet and a somewhat empty plane. He was able to tire himself out by climbing up and down between the seat and floor. When he started to get tired, he watched some shows that we had downloaded for him on the tablet. He eventually fell asleep for the rest of the flight. I say bring the iPad if you have one, it can only help you when things get bad. :silly: Mrs. High Heels on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176078 Tue, 12 May 2015 17:01:50 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2176078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @DillonLion: We are going on a long flight later this year, and bought these headphones for the iPad! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LilGadgets-Connect-Limited-Headphones-Children/dp/B00Q3I690I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1431468083&sr=8-2&keywords=toddler+headphones" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/LilGadgets-Connect-Limited-Headphones-Children/dp/B00Q3I690I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1431468083&sr=8-2&keywords=toddler+headphones</a> DillonLion on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176075 Tue, 12 May 2015 16:59:18 +0000 DillonLion 2176075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @hotchildinthecity: Thank you! I was wondering how that worked with the rent vs. buy in i-tunes. @Mrs. High Heels: Yeah I'm thinking she'll be pretty entertained by that exclusively. Mrs. High Heels on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176072 Tue, 12 May 2015 16:57:54 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2176072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We traveled with DD when she was around 2.5 (9 hour flight with a layover), and it was a lot better than I expected. We brought a variety of things (coloring books, stickers, markers, new toys), but all we really needed was the iPad loaded up with games and Dora the Explorer episodes that we downloaded from Amazon. We liked the Endless ABC series! I think 4 hours will be pretty doable. hotchildinthecity on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176069 Tue, 12 May 2015 16:48:28 +0000 hotchildinthecity 2176069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We're traveling with LO, who is the same age, on the same length flight in a few weeks. We already flew 14 hours with him so I'm honestly not worried. But we're definitely bringing a tablet with a few movies downloaded. You have to actually purchase and download a movie from iTunes, not rent because the plane won't have wifi. He likes the Peekaboo apps and Sesame Street ones but I need to find more before we leave. He has his own little skip hop backpack which will have his toys. And I'm hoping he'll snooze a bit out of tiredness/boredom. And we'll obviously walk up and down the aisles. He's a pretty chill kid in general and we've ridden Amtrak for three hours with just his cars to play with. DillonLion on "What did your toddler do on the plane?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-toddler-do-on-the-plane#post-2176066 Tue, 12 May 2015 16:43:41 +0000 DillonLion 2176066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am traveling with my mom and LO (age 2.5) this weekend. We have a four hour plane ride each way. The first one is an evening flight, so I'm hoping she'll sleep at least part of the way. The trip back will be during her nap time, but she may or may not take the chance to sleep. She's usually pretty agreeable and pleasant in general but her main issue is not being able to be still, so I'd like to make sure she is reasonably distracted and entertained on this semi-lengthy flight. I'm planning to bring drawing materials, a book, and lots of snacks. Maybe some stickers, also. I don't really want to drag the i-pad a long, but I think I'll really regret it in the middle of the flight if she's restless. What apps do you have on your i-pad for your toddler? How can I get a movie on there? Can I download stuff from Apple? I've never messed with any of that stuff before. What did you bring along on a flight to entertain your toddler?