Travelling with Children: What to Pack

What you can carry on a plane depends on the current security rules, but either way, here’s a list of essentials for hand or checked luggage:

Nappies and wipes for two days

Cartons of drink/formula and snacks

Crayons and books

Small toys

Sunhats

Swim nappies

UV protection suits and fold-away UV tent

Insect repellent

Universal bath plug

Adaptor

Camera and spare batteries/memory cards

Baby alarm

Rubber door-stops

Rubber shoes for paddling

Folding booster seat

First aid kit – Calpol (infant paracetamol) in sachets so it doesn’t leak; homeopathic remedies, lavender oil (it’s multipurpose for healing and soothing)

Portable DVD player

Ipod

Travel Wash

Sarongs and pashminas – both have many uses

The lightest possible buggy

And for what not to pack