DD and I are going to be making a loooong (17-hour including a layover) trip soon. Unfortunately, DH has to travel earlier than us and I'm pretty nervous about doing this long a trip solo. We've done this same trip before with DH and I've done cross-country a couple times -- but DD was younger and less active then. I'm just not sure how to keep her entertained because she doesn't really play with toys -- she just cruises around, dances, jumps, pushes her doll stroller, etc. she has gotten into doing art so we'll bring crayons and stuff... We don't do screen time, and though I'm not opposed to bribing her with it on the plane, DH will have the iPad and my phone is ancient, the screen is cracked, and the headphone jack is broken. I have been putting off getting a new one, though, and really don't want to spend the money now. I know each seat on the plane has a TV screen but we're traveling with her carseat and I was planning to RF it...not sure if she'll consent to sit in it much anyway. Hopefully I'll be able to get her to sleep at least part of the time.

Basically, I just need someone to talk me down off the ledge and give me some ideas! This trip was so much easier last year when she wasn't mobile and we had DH with us. Thank goodness we're meeting up with him there and he's coming back with us.