We won't be leaving the airport due to crime and the hassel of going through security again, so any suggestions on how to keep a little kid happy. Does anyone know if there are kiddie areas within the airport? Thanks and all answers are greatly appreciated!
2007-09-02 06:06:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
Everyone hates layovers even kids, here are some helpful hints.
Take portable games, like Sorry, Life, and Connect Four. They sell them cheap at places like Wal-Mart and Target. They come in very handy on the flight to. If you have a portable DVD player you can always bring that just make sure that you have extra batteries. Handle held video games are always fun, you can find some pretty cheap ones at the places above. What about books? Get some new books that the family can read together. Crayons, paper and coloring books are wonderful, again good to use in flight too!!! Be sure to pack some snacks, crackers, fruit roll ups, chips, anything small, in bags and does not have to stay cold is good!
Make up scavenger hunt cards for the airport. Put things on them like a person wearing pink, a pilot, tickets ect... who ever gets the most wins. You can walk around and do this game or you can even make up Bingo cards to do in your area if you have too much luggage. Only takes a few minutes to make them up, but hey you can get an hour or two out of them!
Start the story game, someone in the family starts the story and the rest have to finish it. You can go on forever.
Play the I Spy Game....you know I spy something blue, and so on.
Twenty questions is always fun.
Hangman, Tic Tac Toe, Uno Cards, Go Fish, Old Maid. Fun for the whole family, kills time and again good in flight. What about word searches? Those are always fun.
When all else fails, walk around, watch the planes land. Hey use the time to get something to eat, that always kills an hour! We also try to find a family that has kids about the same age, in hopes that they will play with each other. Oh yeah and we usually by one new small travel toy. Let them pick it out but, they cannot play with it until we are on vacation. Hey at least it is still new to them and will keep them busy for a few hours!
With a little planning you all will survive the 7 hours! Good Luck, I hope this helps and have a wonderful trip!
2007-09-02 06:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by surfjax32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you SURE you don't want to leave the airport for awhile? That's a really long time for a 7 yr old to stay occupied. How about taking a cab to Merritt Lake for a few hours? There is lots to do there and certainly plenty of running around space. You could probably be away for 4 hours and still have plenty of time to go through security again- which really isn't THAT big a deal, is it? I have never thought so, and I travel all the time with my grandchildren- even out of the country. Good Luck on your trip!
2007-09-02 13:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by nanny411 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to a book store and get them a chapter book, like junie b jones, and walk around the stores
2007-09-02 13:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by hayys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋