Incident such as your children spilled drinks on their shirt, they pee in their pants, they felt down, they smacked their shirts with ice cream can really happened. Sometimes the just want to change their clothes due to them sweating so much. The extra clothes also needed especially if come pass through an open wet playground like the one they are having here in Singapore. Extra diapers are also things not to forget. Towel, wet tissue, napkin towel, handy fan also supposed to be on the list. They are surely something that will be used if your were to travel with kids.
2) Wear a sling beg (to put all the money, purse, metro card, tissue) and a backpack (to keep the clothes)
Sling beg come handy when its come to handle the public transportation fare. You dont want to be juggling with a huge handbag, a stroller and any bought items when you need to take off the train, buses or cab. Sling beg is easier to handle, compact and safer (from being steal) in case you are too busy with your kids. You also shall put some toys in your sling beg in case your kids got boring and needs your attention. Like me I also have a wristlet clutch beg where I put all cards (metro cards, house cards, pacifier, some tissue, some money, lip palm, lotion/uv proctector).
Please dont forget your kids accesories (pacifier, mill bottle)
3) Search for a handicapped sign on public transport
It doesnt mean that you need to be handicapped to use the facilities. It means that for those who in need. Mother with kids and stroller really needs a bigger space to park especially in train and buses. The sign means that there are bigger space provided with no seats available. So that, you can park the stroller in peace withour worrying disturbing other passengers.
4) Make sure your kids get to sleep
This is really important if you are out for the rest of the day. Restless kids means a higher chance for the kids to be cranky. We dont want it to be happen especially if you are travelling for holiday. It will spoilt everybod's mood. Make sure the kids are comfortable and full. It would be good if you could spent sometimes indoor rather than outdoor to ensure that the kids get a quality sleep. The 30 minutes they spent napping will safe you for the rest of the day. They are just like handphone. The need to be recharge!
Comfortable stroller will get your kids to sleep
5) Study your itinery/route before starting the journey
If you are going to a new place, make sure you are well verse with the plan. Meaning to say that, you have some ideas on what bus number you are taking, which train line your are heading to and the most important is which exit you supposed to choose. Choose a wrong exit might cause you trouble because we dont want to get lost with kids in our hands. Print/print screen the route. It woud be faster than checking it on net. You might not be able to do the internet surfing due to the poor connection or you are at place where the is no connection such as underground or outside of the city.
6) Bring snacks
Kids always hungry and they need to refilll frequently. If your kid is still on bottle, please dont forget the milk bottle. If would be a huge trouble especially when they want to sleep. Bring biscuts or bread where they can handle it themselves.Chocolate is a big NO NO since it can make your kids T shirt dirty. Ice Cream is a life saver. Choose the cup rather than the stick ice cream to avoid the incident as stated in number 1 above.
Snack can help your kids to get busy
7) Appropriate clothes to wear
Choose cotton, easy to handle clothes. Lots of button shirt shall be avoided since you need to clean up your kids at public toilet if necessary. There is limited space in public toilet. You need to be fast and efficient in handling kids when you are in public.
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