what can 11 year old kids do an a airplane?

Fred R

i live in Michigan and i am traveling to Mexico and we stop in Memphis Tn on the way.
i do not have a dvd player
i can not just sit therer and be board

Answer
take some playing cards, its fun to play while waiting to board the plane

take a few books, i love reading on the airplane

gameboys, even at 13 i still play pokemon

puzzle books like wordsearches or sudokus

GUM - gd for taking off

***girls only***take a brush and hairties, i always play with my hair and braid it and what not

start talking to the guy next to you, i dont do this personally but ive known ppl who do

take coloring books

take a pencil bag filled with pencils pens markers and crayons

take paper

write letters or become the next picasso


girls only**gossip magazines are a must, m and tiger beat and even cosmogirl

cd player/mp3/ipod-dont forget your headfones and cds

HEADPHONES listen and watch the movies on the plane

a travel pillow- a little sleep cant hurt can it

How can I keep my kids occupied on the airplane??

Wizzle

I'm traveling cross-country on an airplane without my husband to help with my 3 kids (ages 4, 5, and 6). Do you have any ideas of how I can keep them occupied on the airplane? If I bring their "learning laptops" or Leapsters, will they be able to play with them without driving everyone else batty? Electronic devices are probably my best bet for keeping them quiet, but those make noise themselves and don't have headphones. I want to be sensitive to the other travelers, but also to my children at the same time. Any tips?
Can I clarify that our total travel time (not including driving to/from the airport, which adds an extra hour and a half) will be 10 hours and 50 minutes. I also cannot afford to buy new gaming systems when they just got Leapsters for Christmas and the airfare alone for this trip is over $1000. So basically I guess my question is this - would my travelmates rather hear the kids playing/singing/chatting amongst themselves at a 4-5-6 year old level, or would they rather hear electronic devices? LOL It's more of a trade off... They can't color for 10 hours! Or read quietly for 10 hours (when only one is a real "reader" anyway). Me reading them a story only takes about 5-10 minutes. :)

Answer
colouring in books
comics
gameboys
portable dvd player and some dvds of the kid's fav shows
make them stay up really late before the flight and then they're so tired they sleep the whole time

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Does anyone know of any good books for young children to teach them about flying for the first time?

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LEH

If you know of any books geared towards young children to teach them all about how "fun" flying on an airplane could be that would be wonderful. My friend's children are flying to Disneyworld in March and she'd like to prepare them as much as possible.

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your local barnes and noble bookstore has a great section of travel books for sale that are aimed toward kids, and include games involving flights, and activity books that help build up excitement before the trip, keep them occupied during the flight with vacation with trip based word searches, hangman, etc, and some books even have a "my trip" diary in them. The book I bought for my son was roughly $8, but he loved it, and it made his first plane trip much better; this was about 4 years ago, so the prices shouldn't have changed too much. There are a couple links in the source section for you, just to give you an idea, including a kids guide to walt disneyworld by kids. Sometimes, thinking about the final destination is enough in itself to get them brave enough to ignore that flight!

This may be a little off topic, but sometimes, a new video game saved especially for the trip (game boys are a LIFE SAVER for moms when kids travel) can make all the difference in the world... especially if they have headphones!

Can you take a portable DVD player on an airplane?

Mama

I will be taking a flight that will last about 2 1/2 hours, but my toddler is coming with me. I planned to bring her a portable DVD player and she can sit and watch cartoons to occupy the time she'll be sitting still for.

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Yes, you can, I do the same thing for my toddler when we fly. Be aware that you will have to take the DVD player out of your carry-on at the security checkpoint and place it in a bin by itself to send through the x-ray machine. Once on the plane you can only have it on at cruising altitude; the flight attendants will make an announcement when electronics can be turned on, and another when they must be turned off.

Also, as a courtesy to the other passengers, please remember to bring headphones to be used with the DVD player. I have been on flights where several kids didn't have headphones, just had their DVD players blaring, and that is WAY more irritating, in my opinion, than a crying baby on a plane.

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