For those who have not yet been able to go on vacation (how long the wait is done! Right?) It is time to start think how to organize your bags. When you have experience it is easier to rationalize the luggage: clothes, footwear, toilet bag, first aid kit, food for the first day, bag of objects to play during the trip, water, readings, do I leave something?
Of course: toys, because although the kids may not pay much attention to them later, surely there are those who want to fit a Batman figure, a collection of kitchen utensils, and even a set to make kites in their travel bag. Is all this necessary? Well, a priori, parents crave useless objects, but we will have to think about how to entertain our children during tabletops at the hotel, or make room in the bag for the child's stuffed animal. The Spanish Association of Toy Manufacturers has developed 10 basic tips to choose the toys that we will include in our suitcases- These make waits and journeys more enjoyable, accompany and provide greater safety to children and guarantee great moments of fun and play:
Choose between toys that interest children, so that they are light and take up little space. Prioritize those who enhance their skills and have fun.
To get it right, you can take with you the 3 essential toys: the favorite doll, another to play with siblings or friends and a travel game for the whole family.
Select the children's favorite doll or action figure as it will accompany them at all times and will give them greater security and confidence outside the home.
Table games: many of them have their travel versions that take up little space, are magnetic and have places to store all the chips.
Choosing the game that the family likes best to enjoy the shared game, which increases the fun, facilitates communication and learning.
Multifunctional: better games and toys that pose several activities 'in one'.
For early childhood, rattles that incorporate teethers as well as different shapes and textures are essential so that they can pose different games in a small space.
Always carry paper and colored pencils. At any time you can improvise games such as chained words, "memory", a riddle, definitions, a drawing, etc.
Inside the car, only soft toys are recommended for safety reasons and play games like the see-see, riddles, adding license plates, etc.
There are “memory” type games or puzzles that allow children to discover the holiday destination while traveling.
The choice is already a game. Not everything fits in the suitcases and it is necessary to agree between parents and children what games and toys we take. They take up little space; that entertain our children in waiting and journeys are the indispensable requirements. Yesterday we loaded the trunk to return, and I sincerely confess that I thought about the skills that playing 'Tetris' a few years ago, I had acquired.
The Spanish Association of Toy Manufacturers offers users the ludomecum website where they can narrow down the search for the toy according to age criteria, type of toy, special needs, etc.
