🌙 Overnight trip checklist
- Overnight, one night away
For an overnight road trip with kids, pack two bags: the car bag (water, snacks, wipes, games, a change of clothes) and one overnight bag with pyjamas, toothbrushes and tomorrow's clothes for everyone, packed on top so nobody has to unpack the car at night. Bring the favourite pillow or toy. Tick things here; the ticks stay on this phone.
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What matters on this trip
One overnight bag for the whole family, on top, saves the worst job of the trip: unloading the car in the dark to find one toothbrush.
If you'll drive after dark, have a few dark games ready: Twenty Questions, Would You Rather and the Story Chain all need nothing to see.
Bring something that smells of home for each child's bed: a pillowcase or a blanket. A strange room is easier with it.
The whole list
The overnight bag (packed on top)
- Pyjamas for everyone
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
- Tomorrow's clothes for everyone
- A favourite pillow or blanket from home
Food and water
- A water bottle for each person
- Snacks for the drive both ways
- Something for breakfast, in case
In the car
- A phone charger for the car
- A bag for trash
- Wipes and tissues
- The first-aid kit you already keep
- A couple of spare bags, in case someone feels car-sick
For the games
- The license plate sheet, printed
- Pencils
- Two games for the dark picked (try the picker)
Games for this drive
- Twenty QuestionsOne player thinks of a thing and keeps it secret.
- Would You RatherSomeone reads a would-you-rather question.
- Story ChainPeabody says the first line of a story.
- The Alphabet GameStart at A. Look for the letter on a sign, a truck or a building.
- The License Plate GamePrint the sheet the night before, or play on the phone.
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