| When you're preparing to go on your holiday with | | | | Once you've got the children fed and watered, |
| your family, and that holiday involves a flight, | | | | the other thing to contend with is boredom. |
| make sure you are prepared for any delays | | | | Hopefully the grownups in your holiday party can |
| which may occur. Many people pack with their | | | | cope with a few hours of nothing to do, but it's |
| holiday in mind, but make sure you plan for the | | | | not easy to explain to a young child that they |
| journey too. There is always the possibility of a | | | | have to sit still for the next few hours. So make |
| delayed flight, especially when flying in peak | | | | sure you have something to keep the children |
| season. | | | | interested. Drawing books and pencils are always |
| If you cater for the children during any such | | | | a good bet for the younger children; books are |
| airport delay, the wait won't be quite so painful. | | | | also a good source of entertainment. If your |
| There's nothing like a screaming 2 year-old to | | | | children posses a hand held computer game, like |
| make 5 minutes seem more like 5 hours. When | | | | the Nintendo DS, you may well want to bring that |
| packing the essentials to keep your child happy, | | | | along. In our experience the Nintendo DS is a life |
| make sure they are kept in your hand-luggage. | | | | saver in a situation where you really would like |
| You don't want to have everything you need to | | | | the children to sit in one place. We'd also |
| keep the young family members happy, only to | | | | recommend you stay clear of any games with |
| find it's stuck in the hold of the plane. | | | | small pieces, these can be very fiddly to set-up in |
| To start with, pack some water and snacks. If | | | | the confined and crowded space of an airport; |
| you can keep the youngsters watered and fed, | | | | and pieces are prone to getting lost, causing you |
| you're half way to a survivable delay. We always | | | | more problems! |
| find pre-packed food, like biscuits, is best to use | | | | In conclusion, a little time preparing for the |
| for snacks, as you don't know how long you'll be | | | | journey can save you lots of pain if your holiday |
| delayed, or how hot it will get during the delay. A | | | | flight is delayed. Leaving you more relaxed to |
| hot, stale, ham sandwich will not do much to | | | | start your holiday. |
| placate your child. | | | | |