A Complete Guide On How To Actually Enjoy A Holiday With Your Kids

For Little Ones…

1. Bring Your Stroller (not your BIG Pram!)

Strollers are not just strollers. They’re also portable nap spots, trolleys for carrying junk, and age-appropriate seats for eating out. If you bring no other baby gear, make sure you bring a stroller.

2. Portable Potties Are Good

If you’re toilet training and holiday just happen to fall around the same time, or you’ve only just successfully toilet-trained, you might want to think about bringing your potty. Kids can get funny about unfamiliar bathrooms, and you don’t want them to regress.

3. Nappy Problems

Make sure you check before you go about whether you can get the nappies that you use at your destination. Sometimes, nappies can be really expensive, and you might find it suits you better to just bring a heap of them for your trip.

4. Rent Your Baby Stuff

Instead of hauling lots of baby stuff around with you when you travel, look at local options for baby gear renting. These companies have popped up all over the place, offering rental options for cribs, car seats, and even play mats and toys. Bonus!

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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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