things for kids to do on airplanes?

Question

ok,my aunt and uncle are going to disney world with their kids. they have a girl whos 8,and a boy whos 6. they cant think of ANYTHING for them to do on the plane. do you have any suggestions on what to do? nothing messy, or things that are too loud. any suggestions?

Answer 1

Bring some travel games - snakes and ladders, etc. Play word games, such as they have to take turns looking around the plane and finding things that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Play "I spy". If they have a DVD player they could bring that and watch a DVD. Books, drawing paper, crayons, puzzles are all good. Make sure they bring along a couple of snacks.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Bring either a laptop or a portable dvd player. You can go to Radio Shack and purchase a headphone splitter (I think that's the name). It's a device that plugs into your headphone jack on your device and gives you space for two sets of headphones instead of one. The children can watch their favorite movie while they are up in the air...especially handy if they are flying in the back of the plane because there's more noise back there. Also bringing a few activity books are helpful. Ages 8 and 6 are good ages where they get lost in activity books. Just make sure they bring along colors, pencils and a sharpener.

And tell them to pack some gum or purchase juice boxs for the landing. The pressure on their ears during decent may hurt them since they are not used to flying. The swallowing motion from the juice or gum chewing usually relieves the pressure. Good luck!

Answer 4

Since they are treaveling to Disney World, I recommend getting them excited for the trip! Purchase Disney coloring books and bring along 2 small boxes of crayons for them to color in. Purchase a simple portable DVD player at Sams Club or Costco (they are cheaper these days and can cost as little as $80) and then pack along some Disney movies in the carry-on luggage for them to watch. Be sure to get a player with 2 headphone jacks so they can both listen while not bothering other passengers!

Burn Disney CD's or purchase them at Target ot Wal Mart for them to listen to while aboard the plane.

If you would like help planning your trip or if you would just like to read up on some fun tips and ideas that are updated monthly, visit my Disney Vacation Services Website, I'm All Ears at:

http://im-all-ears-disney-vacation-services.blogspot.com/

Have a great time!

Answer 5

I flew a 5 hour flight 4 times a year from the age of 4 to 16 and here are a few of the things we did:
-travel games. My sister and I LOVED chess, checkers, snakes and ladders, etc. They managed to keep up entertained-- but make sure that you pack it up before you land. The worst part is losing the pieces. You can get the games cheap at most dollar stores.
-drawing. We used to colour, play word games, do simple wordfinds, play hangman, etc. That would keep us entertained.
-game boy. Beware of this though! Fights easily develop when one wants it!
-barbies. I know you have a boy so something equal to that maybe? Cars or action figures?
-movies. Most planes show movies which are fairly entertaining for most children and last most of the flight.

Wish them luck!

Answer 6

each child can bring a carry on. how about a back pack with some coloring pages crayons,notepad, cds.snacks.Your aunt and Uncle can also buy a headset for the movie they play for $5. And you keep them for future flights ex: the flight home.I know the flight from ny to orlando is like an hour 40 min so they should be occupied if traveling in the U.S.

Answer 7

There is usually a radio built into the arm rest. The flight attendants normally give out headphones to everyone. Sometimes there are kids radio stations. They could play hangman or tic tac toe, or they could use electronics like gameboys, PSPs, or even laptops. Actually, planes can be fun sometimes.

Answer 8

Read, color. I bring a lot of small toys, like McDonald-toy dolls, knights, etc. Books on "how to draw" are fun. Bring snacks, because you can't count on the airlines to feed the kids. You can buy water to take on board once you pass through security, and I'd advise that they do. You can play cards too if they're interested/willing. Books on tape and a little tape player. If they're really desperate they can rent a portable DVD player and have the kids watch DVDs.

Answer 9

Get two nice gift bags with handles, one for each child. Fill the bags with surprises that the children get to open up, but only one surprise every fifteen minutes from the moment the get in the car to head for the airport. Parents hold onto the bags and give out the surprises when it's time. Attractively wrap each surprise. Here is a list of examples for the surprises. Use your imagination. Kids absolutely love these travel surprise bags. They work really well on long rides in a car:

1. Download a simple, free paper doll and paper clothes that have already been cut out. And a sugar-free jaw breaker.
2. Minature slinky. And, a tiny Tootsie Roll
3. A small envelope with puzzle pieces for a puzzle that you make. Write a simple letter to each child, glue it to a sheet of card paper, like the back of a cereal box, cut it up when it's dried in geometric shapes for the children to reassemble and read. And a stick of gum.
4. Make a tiny book with notebook paper with folded blank paper and a glitter pen. And a small pack of sugar free gummy bears.
5. A sheet of nature stickers and a big folded-up picture of an outdoor scene for the children to arrange the stickers on. And candy wax red lips.
6. Cut out figures from a comic book, glue to card paper and then to popsicle sticks as puppets. And, a mint.
7. In a small zip-loc baggie, package only twenty miniature marshmellows and ten toothpicks.
8. An egg of silly putty and a sheet of color newspaper comics to press and lift with the putty.
9. A leather shoelace long enough to make a bracelet (they come two to a pack) and some beads (Walmart has gobs). Include a small booklet that you make of downloaded pictures of examples of leather bracelets and beads. And, a box of animal crackers.
10. Progression cards. Cut a piece of construction paper into about 30 or 40 tiny squares. Line them up in front of you. Use a marker and write the number "1" somewhere on each one, but in the very same place on each one. Take the first card and set it aside. Now, mark the number "2" somewhere on each card in the same place on each one. Then, set the second card aside. Next, mark the number "3" on each card in the same place and set the third card aside. Continue like that. Place all the cards in a jumble in an envelope with simple directions for the children to line up the cards in a sequence from 1 to whatever.

Answer 10

coloring books/crayons
paper to draw
headphones so they can watch the onflight movie if there is one
travel games
Gameboy/PSP, etc.

Just make sure that they have activities that don't involve electonics since they will not be able to use them at the beginning and end of the flight.