A guide to the survival of long car journeys with children.

                                            Hello lovely blogger people,

I hope you're all well, now it's supposed to be summer but as I sit here typing this I look up at my window to see quite a dreary landscape before me, yay for England.

 Now it's gotten to that time of year where we've paid off the holiday and all that remains is too pack. Oh the joys, but also if like us you're not quite brave enough (or rich enough) to take your children abroad. So.. you also have a revoltingly long car journey ahead of you, and throw a couple of winging toddlers into the midst of you and your other half arguing over directions in a hot car on the M1 and it's fucking pandemonium. 

So I've compiled a list of peace keeping devices, to help this run as smoothly as possible (HA) Okay, to occupy the kids and help you to maintain atleast a small part of your sanity. 

1 - New books/colouring books, you can literally buy these for a few pounds from any shop. If your able to keep them away from prying sticky toddler hands until you set off to your holiday destination, this will enable you to create a distraction for your child to save the first initial 20minutes of ' where, why, how come, how long, and can we go homes.'

2. I find that a nice selection of snacks also helps to create peace in the car, eg; 

Child starts to winge..

- Mother "here have a snack" shoves food in child's mouth, child is instantly silenced.  

I like to pick sugar free or low sugar snacks, as nothing is worse than being stuck in what is essentially an oversized  tin on wheels with two hyper toddlers. 

3. A selection of music that you all like, We all have those songs that we stick on and the kids start bopping too, so stick them on in the car and you & Daddy can have a good laugh listening to the kids wail along. 

4. A bag of small toys, activities. Again just like with the books I like to keep some activities and small toys on me that aren't necessarily new but they don't know I've packed, so it's a nice surprise and distraction at the same time. - The smaller the better as bulky things tend to fall out onto the floor then you have to get into some crazy contortionist position to pick it up and hand it back to your demanding toddler. Kids are so lovely! 

5. Last but not least because everyone's on holiday here..  Some Sneaky treats for you and your partner to munch on during the drive up. If you can hide them from the kids that is! Oh and let's not forget to pray that the rocking motions of the car will lull them into a deep sleep for the journey like it did when they were babies, hahahaha I know I was a comedian in a past life clearly!  

All that being said though, I can't wait to get away for a bit with ma familia, and I hope everyone thoroughly enjoys their time away with the sprogs! If you have any other useful tips on the survival of long car journeys with kids, please do tell! 

As always Thankyou for reading, and please feel free to comment, +1 and share! 

Until next time lovely blogger folk.. 

'The Average Mum' x. 

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