Author:
Monica Porter
Date Of Creation:
21 March 2021
Update Date:
14 May 2024
Content
Spending hours on a plane with a baby is a fear for many parents, but there are ways to make the experience even more comfortable and relaxing. If you have time to prepare for the trip, bring some supplies to keep your baby busy during the flight. If you are a lover of crafts, you can also make some special toys yourself. Even if you are on the plane and have not prepared anything for your baby in time, don't worry, there are many ways you can try!
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Method 1 of 4: Prepare toys for your baby
Bring a few books that your baby loves. Reading to your baby is a great way to keep your baby happy. In addition, this also somewhat distracts the baby when he feels uncomfortable or impatient while on the plane.
- You can also bring a few new books to keep your baby curious and excited.
Bring a set of cupboards. The cup-folding toy set is a compact, inexpensive and very enjoyable item for young children. With this item, your baby will be spoiled for stacking, cramming cups and knocking them together. Lower the dining table in front of the baby's chair so that your baby has a comfortable place to play.- If you don't have a stacking toy set, you can use a few plastic cups for your baby to play with. You can ask the flight attendants to borrow cups that they don't use.
Give your baby sticker (sticker) to stick. You can bring some stickers and have your baby stick them on the airplane window. Stickers are sold at grocery stores in a variety of colors and designs. They do not stick to windows permanently but can easily be glued in and removed by hand.- Don't forget to peel off all the stickers on the windows before you leave the plane.
Bring toys when traveling to play with your baby. There are plenty of portable travel toys on the market that you can buy and play with. Choose to buy toys that are suitable for your baby's age, you can also let your baby play simple card games.- Give your child a BINGO board and help him find the answer.
- Give your baby a simple game, like Connect 4 and teach him how to play.
- Play a puzzle with your child and move the pins on the peg board.
- Bring a deck of cards and play with your baby Go Fish or matching games with your baby.
Bring a box of clay. Clay is a great toy for children. Spread a plastic mat on the dining table in front of the seats and give your baby some clay to let him or her be creative! You can also play with your baby and help him mold favorite objects.
- For example, if your baby wants to play a snowman, you can help her to squeeze buttons, nose, eyes, and decorative towels.
Advice: You can also bring your baby a set of twisted sticks as toys. These twisted rods are like clay, babies can bend and create many different products without using any other tools.
Download some apps or videos to your tablet or phone. Although you often restrict your baby to watch TV or play games on the tablet, but letting your baby play with mobile devices for a while on the plane is also a way to not get bored. You can download some baby-friendly TV shows or movies for your baby to watch on the trip.
- Note that your baby may not want to watch shows or movies on mobile devices during the trip, so you need to prepare some other activities for your baby.
Method 2 of 4: Make special trip toys
Make a magic bag for your baby to explore on the plane. Put toys, games, crayons, stickers, snacks and other objects that your baby likes in a bag, then let them open the bag on their own while on the plane. ! Your baby will be very excited to take them out one by one and be able to choose what they like to play with. You can put the following in your bag:
- A coloring book and crayons
- A board book (all pages are hardcover)
- Stickers (sticker)
- A few snacks that your baby loves
- Small stuffed animals
- Toy car
- A small plastic box with hole in the lid and a few pom poms to put in the box.
Advice: Choose for your baby toys that are not too expensive so that if they fall, it's okay. You can visit the same price stores and choose the items that your baby will like.
Pack some small gifts and give them to your baby during the flight. Choose and pack a few small and pretty items that your baby likes, be it new toys or familiar ones, and give them one by one every half hour on the plane.
- Tell them that because they are good, they should be given gifts and if they continue to be good, they will receive more gifts.
Draw a picture and have your baby decorate with stickers (stickers). You need to bring a piece of craft paper and a few markers, then ask your baby what he wants to draw. You can give your baby a few suggestions, such as drawing a house, a track, a tree or a boat. Next, you will draw a picture, give it to your baby and let your baby decorate it with stickers.
- Bring stickers that are suitable for a variety of scenes, such as animal, flower and weather stickers.
Method 3 of 4: Logistic planning for your trip
Set a window seat for your baby. Before, during and after a plane takes off, your baby will probably love seeing the scenery outside of the plane! So if you can, place a chair by the window and have your baby sit in that position. Get your baby's attention out the window when the plane is about to take off, show him the runway running backwards as the plane accelerates, and watch the scenery as he flies past the clouds.
- If you bring your baby's car seat on the plane, the baby's view out the window will be better.
Advice: If your baby takes a nap at the same time every day, you should book a flight at the time your baby sleeps.
Bring lots of snacks that your baby likes. By keeping your baby full on the plane, you can rest assured that your baby will not fussy and cry from hunger. Bring as many foods as your baby likes and feed them every 1 or 2 hours on the plane.
- If you forgot to bring any snacks, you can ask the flight attendant if they have baby snacks.
Advice: If you still feed your baby or baby, don't forget to feed your baby regularly on the plane. Breastfeeding or bottle feeding will calm your baby, reduce ear pain and also keep him busy for a while while flying.
Go to the restroom and change diapers before you get on the plane. You should do this right before boarding to make sure you don't need to change diapers too soon after the plane takes off. Find the restroom closest to your boarding gate and change your baby's diaper.
- You should bring a waterproof mat to change diapers because there may not be a place to change diapers on the plane.
Teach your baby to yawn to reduce the pressure on the ears. If your baby starts to cry or complain of ear pain, teach him to yawn. Yawning can help reduce the pressure on your baby's ears.
- Chewing or drinking can do the same thing, so give your baby a treat or something to drink. Breastfeeding, bottle feeding or drinking with a drinking cup also helps a lot while the plane takes off and lands.
- You can also give your baby special earplugs that help neutralize pressure and relieve ear pain during and after flight.
Method 4 of 4: Make your baby happy without toys
Get up and walk along the plane with your baby when permitted. When the captain turns off the seat belt signal lights, you can walk with your baby in the aisle on the plane. This will help your baby to move and relax limbs for a while after having to sit still in a chair for hours or more.
- Make sure the flight attendant is not serving food and water on the aisle before getting up and walking with your baby.
Draw your face on the bottom of the paper bag to make a puppet. On the plane, there are usually small paper bags in the storage bag in the front of each seat. These paper bags are used to vomit if you have air sickness, but you can also use them to entertain your baby. Use a pen, pencil, marker or crayon and draw a funny face on the bottom of the bag, then put your hand in your pocket to make puppets and play with your baby.
- Let the puppet sing, talk, and do many other things to make them enjoy.
- Give your baby a paper bag and let your baby control the puppet.
See magazines available in the pocket of each seat. In the bag in the seat in front of you, there are usually a few magazines available. Choose books that are suitable for children and watch with them, you can read to them, describe pictures and ask them what they see in the magazine.
- Maybe there are some games in magazines that you can play with.
- If there are no magazines in the front seat pocket that are suitable for children, you can ask the flight attendants if they have a suitable book.
Play "I see" with your baby. Playing simple games is a great way to pass the time and keep your baby from getting bored on the plane. Try playing “I see” with your baby by choosing an easily recognizable object, such as a seat belt signal, and then using a word to describe shapes, colors or other features. of that object.
- For example, you can start a “I see” game with your baby by saying, “I see a square object”.
- Offer many other descriptive words until your baby can guess the object. Then in return, your baby will choose an object and you will guess what it is.
Show your baby the programs shown on the plane. If there is a TV screen in front of your baby's seat, turn it on and find your baby's favorite show. Your baby may get bored quickly, but this activity will definitely keep him happy for a while.
- Although children under 18 months of age should not watch electronic devices, in practice it is useful to show educational programs to children over 18 months of age for 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. for children from 2 to 3 years old.
