Does The Thought Of Traveling With Kids Make You Tremble?

When I hear the phrase “traveling with kids”, it makes me wince.

I picture tired, bored, whining kids sounding out the familiar “Are we there yet?”

Maybe it’s because that image sums up most of my childhood memories of traveling.

But luckily these days we’ve got smart moms like Linda from www.FamilyTravelGear.com thinking ahead for us. Her store is all about taking the noisy bumps out of those road trips and even air trips, or train trips or whatever type of trip you can dream up.

The site even includes a section of free travel check lists to help you ensure you don’t set off without your essentials.

As I browse through the store, I am amazed by all the brilliant product ideas.

The website is organized into helpful categories such as “Who’s Going”, “What Kind of Trip”, “Products You Need”, and “Sweet Deals”. For example, if you’re planning a plane trip, you can check out their section on Plane Travel. And if you’re traveling with a baby, you can jump directly to their Babies section.

FamilyTravelGear.com generously sent us a couple items to test out, and a lucky one of you is going to also get the same two items.

Toddler CoddlerThe first is the Toddler Coddler.

Toddler Coddler is the safe, comfortable way to allow children to sleep in car seats, booster seats, or strollers by providing head, neck and lateral support. It’s great for cars, planes, trains, buses — even umbrella strollers!

I had seen and used baby neck support pillows for Julia when she was an infant, but I had yet to see a head support product that is designed for children over 1 year old.

Kids Car OrganizerThe second is the Kids Car Organizer Compact.

This organizer is the perfect solution for managing car clutter and keeping kids occupied so you’re less likely to spend the drive listening to “Are we there yet?”

  • End backseat boredom — keep toys, snacks, music, movies & travel games handy
  • Eliminate backseat chaos — organize snacks, travel games, books & gear in this kids backseat organizer
  • Makes moving kidstuff to and from the car lots easier

We’d love to hear your traveling with kids stories… leave us a comment and tell us all about your adventures.

Do you find your kids are better or worse behaved when traveling than you were when you were a kid?

And if you’d like to receive your own Toddler Coddler and Kids Car Organizer, let us know in your comment and we’ll add you to the draw. (A $65 dollar value for products and shipping.)

We’ll draw the winner on Tuesday, Sept 25th. US shipping addresses only… Canadians you can enter if you live close enough to the border to pick it up, or if you have a friend that could forward it on to you. Also, please remember to add our site to your safe senders list so that you receive our email to find out if you win.

Happy Travels!

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319 Comments

  1. We would love to win this! Add us to the pot! Thanks, sheri

  2. What a wonderful idea. Actually something that will prevent our kids from getting cramps in their neck from traveling. Please enter me in your drawing for a free Toddler Coddler and Kid Organizer. That would be a lifesaver.

    Thanks!

  3. Maria Sabotini says:

    This website has a sale on Toddler Coddlers $19.99 canadian. They will also ship the product for free. Check it out at http://www.adlankids.com

  4. Rebecca McCubbins says:

    Looks cool

  5. Lily Kwan says:

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  6. Veronica Garrett says:

    Please enter me in this great giveaway

  7. Heather C says:

    Would love them both!

  8. kerri renner says:

    my car really really needs this

  9. …traveling with kids is a headache…help !!!

  10. Gina Benway says:

    Love these! Would buy it!

  11. Michelle S says:

    Please enter me. I could really use something like that.

  12. THIS WOULD BE GREAT!!

  13. irene diaz says:

    Amazing products!

  14. Ryan Wyrick says:

    oh wow! this is great. count me in!

  15. Nicole Mytels says:

    Omigod! The car organizer, please! Please enter me in the contest.

  16. Oh man thats so cool, sign me up!

  17. We travel a lot, my son would love it!

  18. Lisa Garrison says:

    this site has the coolest stuff. this would be nice to have

  19. Betty Curran says:

    Our family name could be “chaos in the car”

  20. Susan Smoaks says:

    pick me!

    love your website!

  21. Mollie Riley says:

    I would love these items. We travel at least once a week for 3 hours to see grandparents. This would be a life saver.

  22. Barbara Fox says:

    This would keep my husband’s sanity when we travel with the grandkids.

  23. Tennille Whitaker says:

    Yes, I always dread the thought of travelling further than a couple of hours because they’ve slept and are ready to get out of the car seat. I’ve purchased a dvd player, but what do you do when the battery goes dead?

  24. Pamela Hansen says:

    what every parent needs

  25. Angela Koga says:

    with 3 kids, this would be a great help!

  26. Rosanne Morrison says:

    These are a lifesaver with screaming kids

  27. My kids do pretty well, but we’ve never been on a trip longer than 7 hours — this Thanksgiving we’re going to be driving 17 hours!!! This would be great to have!!

  28. Elizabeth Dehart says:

    I need this for an upcoming trip 🙂

  29. OK, here’s another great giveaway from you guys. We could all use this!

  30. Marie Noguerole says:

    Kids Car Organizer…what a simply wonderful idea. It should be an option for every family car and not only for kids…moms and dads need one too.

  31. Timothy Sternberg says:

    What great toddler helpers!

  32. What ingenious toddler helpers!
    Thanks for another great giveaway! 🙂

  33. kathy pease says:

    have a great day 🙂

  34. vanessa hunter says:

    Keep ’em busy!

  35. with 2 kids this would be awesome for our upcoming vacation!!please!!

  36. Now that my daughter has TWO children, she could sure use another car organizer!

  37. This would be a great win!

  38. Victoria Urrea says:

    I would love to win this!!!

  39. I could use these thanx!!!

  40. Nina Cunningham says:

    I’d love to win this…thanks!

  41. Please enter me in the drawing and Thanks so much for the great contest!

  42. Margaret Coltman says:

    Oooh, my little one is so wriggly – this would keep him entertained! So far, my travels are a distant memory…going to the grocery store with him is an adventure, so I don’t have any good travel stories with him – yet. Hopefully, this would help keep him in line a bit!

  43. Theresa Hamilton says:

    What a great idea!

  44. Mary Jurgensen says:

    I have two almost three yr. old Granddaughters. We babysit them a lot. These would be a great help when we drive them places.

  45. Tiffany G says:

    What a great product!!

  46. Theresa T. says:

    This would be perfect for our travels!

  47. Richelle F says:

    I would love to win this

  48. I could definitely use the Toddler Coddler

  49. I could put this to good use in my minivan.

  50. Sarah Hirsch says:

    what a great help in becoming organized in the car!

  51. Liz Sawyer says:

    Our son always traveled well, so when our daughter came along we learned what a nightmare traveler she could be. Before she turned one, she cried whenever we traveled during the night. Now, she does sleep when we visit Grandma and Grandpa, which requires driving through 4 states; but, she’s always been something of a bobel-head when sleeping in her carseat. Yes!!! I’d definitely like to win my own Toddler Coddler for our daughter. And, the Kids Car Organizer would bring out the best in both of our children I’m sure. Thanks for this wonderful opportunity to learn about these products; and thanks also for giving us all a chance to win!

  52. JONI CHADWELL says:

    Oh! This one would be perfect for the grandkids!

  53. I’m expecting – this would be great for later!

  54. we are hitting the road next month, I’d love to have these along for the ride

  55. This would make the 3 hour trip to the grandparents so much easier! Thanks!

  56. robin_kenner says:

    I need to win that organizer for the car – my ADHD 9 year old is never organized and neither am I. Traveling every weekend to see my step gradchildren my car needs to be detailed after every trip. WAY too expensive – if she can keep all her treasures together – THAT would cut down on most of the mess.

  57. Sabine Blanch says:

    What a great idea!

  58. P. Harmon says:

    I’m not going to travel anywhere til I get this.

  59. What a blessing this would be! Enter me in the drawing please!!!

  60. Greta hizer says:

    I car is so cluttered from toys, books, Wet wipes & all the other caring for kids items that I need. How great would it be to win this & car might finally be easier to travel in.

  61. Lavergne Nauseda says:

    I have one daughter who just delivered a little boy and anothe daughter who will deliver in January. Both have toddlers also. They both live in the New Orleans area. They sure could use this.

  62. Jill Hensel says:

    I travel with my daughter all the time and she would just love these! How comfy does the coddler look!

  63. Angela Henderson says:

    My car gets trashed with all the toys, books, etc my 2yr old insists on bringing along! I would love to win this to help make travel time great whether he is asleep or awake!

  64. Ron Miller says:

    Now or then, no matter, kids still want to know “are we there yet”

  65. Tamara Leonard-Merritt says:

    What a great prize!

  66. Ohhhhhhhhh our family hasn’t traveled in a looooooooong time. These products would give us that extra oomph in our step to get’r’done!

  67. My car is plain Jane … This will spiff it up, and help keep the kidos french fries off the floor, and me from spilling my morning coffe. :)~

  68. Angie Brady says:

    What great ideas. Count me in!

  69. These look like such great products.

  70. Michelle H. says:

    I could use both of these items.

  71. i would love this! very unique

  72. Amanda Kaminskas says:

    I could use this!

  73. I love the toddler coddler. It would be great for jogging strollers.

  74. Sally Sansom says:

    This is just what I need!!

  75. priscilla haynes says:

    I have been thinking about the need for a product like this. Glad to see one on the market.

  76. Barbara Ault says:

    My daughter-in-law needs one of these.

  77. Lynne Clark says:

    This would be an awesome prize to win!

  78. Stephanie Kinchen says:

    This is a great prize. I haven’t been able to find a pillow that is actually comfortable for my son. This definately looks like he will love it.

  79. I would love these! I especially love the Toddler Coddler. What an awesome idea!. Do they make them in adult sizes?

  80. Oh, I so need these! They’re wonderful, especially the Toddler Coddler. It bothers me when my little guy falls asleep in his seat and his neck is bent over at a weird angle. What a great idea!

  81. WOW! That Toddler Coddler is AWESOME! I feel so bad when my 3 year old daughter falls asleep & her head immediately starts bobbing from side to side! 🙁 I would love to win this … & the organizer wouldn’t be bad either! 🙂

  82. Cynthia W says:

    I would love to own one.

  83. Elisabeth says:

    This would be quite handy for my 3yr old. He loves getting in the car to go for drives with mom.

  84. Julie Donahue says:

    We love to travel with our 3 (2, 4 and 9 y/o), but it does get long. Both of these products look like life savers!

  85. Gaylon Burtman says:

    this will come in handy

  86. Elizabeth says:

    I need this, big time.

  87. I would love to add these handy “tools” to my toddler’s travel necessities!

  88. These would be great for our roadtrips to visit family.

  89. Debbie Criss says:

    What every kid needs.

  90. Katharine says:

    I would love to win the Toddler Coddler and Kids Car Organize. I just recently flew with my toddler and baby (toddler had own seat with car seat), what a nightmare, could the seats be any smaller or more packed with people. I drive whenever possible, at least I can control the pace and don’t have to worry about someone pushing back their seat and crushing my kids. Plus when I drive I can carry everything I need and don’t have to go through security checks.

  91. Julia Price says:

    Terrific idea for making road trips easier.

  92. we could really use the orignizer for trips from VA to NY!

  93. Deanna Thompson says:

    I need this car organizer!

  94. Promises Fulfilled says:

    My son is aonly 20 months, and recently we took a LONG trip traveling to New England – there were a few days that we traveled 6 or more hours (so that we could visit all of our relatives up there). I was so impressed that he was an excellent traveller! He was content to sit there and look around, “read” a book, play with toy, or sleep. We were very thankful for that!

    I would love to win this! Thanks!

  95. MARY LOKEY says:

    WHAT GREAT NEW PRODUCTS FOR TRAVELING WITH THE KIDS! I’D LOVE TO WIN!

  96. These look really useful! I’d love to win either one! 🙂

  97. Mike Barlow says:

    We have a big trip coming up in November… Our daughter would love one of these!

  98. Lisa Fosses says:

    As long as I plan ahead traveling is OK

  99. Boy could I have used that Toddler Coddler the other day when we drove out of town!

  100. I would love to win the toddler coddler and organizer.

  101. Anything to make travel with little ones easier! Count me in!

  102. I’ve been eyeing these for a couple of months now. Really nice looking.

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  104. Missy Holbert says:

    My two little ones absolutely would get lots of use from these products. I need all the confidence I can muster in order to travel with my two year & three month old. Thank You !

  105. Katie Sandra Sell says:

    HELP US!! Please enter our family in your wonderful and generous sweepstakes…we avoid long trips when at all possible..the thought of a whinning 3 year in the backseat is miserable for me and my husband!! She does well for the first 1/2 hour or so..but we live in rural norther Maine and we have to drive at least 2 hours to get anywhere!! The closest Walmart is an hour away and the closest mall is 2 hours..we need this!!! Not only will this be great for us..but our daughter Maggie might actually enjoy riding in the van once she uses this and we can get organized!! YEAH!! Its hard being organized with a 3 year old…oh and the other product that is in the sweepstakes look absolutely wonderful…I didn’t know these were available..When Maggie does fall asleep in the car or in her stroller…she looks so uncomfortable..her neck is always in such an akward position!! Enter me in both the drawings!! Thanks for the opportunity!!

  106. Beth Ingersoll says:

    I’ve got three boys – I need all the help I can get!

  107. This is a great giveaway for all the Moms out there in need of help on their travels. Hope I win one, too!

  108. Constance Swearingen says:

    This is a really neat idea! I have never seen these products before. Thank you.

  109. Patricia Hamilton says:

    want it for my grandchild. Really cool!!

  110. I’d love to win this

    Thanks

  111. Please enter me! This would make things SO much easier with everyday life and travel with our toddler!!

  112. Michelle Rosborough says:

    I want one

  113. You have no idea how much I need this product.

  114. Karla Franklin says:

    The toddler coddler is something that I truly need! Without fail my son falls asleep everytime that we get in the car and we do a lot of commuting everyday. His head always looks like it is going to fall off!

  115. Lionel St. Martin says:

    I would love to win this prize.

  116. Shilo Beedy says:

    I would love to own the Kids Car Organizer Compact! Traveling with a 7 year old and a 2 year old gets very messy. My 2 year old is forever throwing down his sippy cup. My daughter is always bringing video games and books where ever she goes. I think my kids behave about the same as I did growing up.

  117. This is so smart! That coddler would be PERFECT for my kids who always fall asleep in the car. I try to use a blanket or a coat as a pillow for them in their carseats but it just doesn’t work. And that organizer would sure be nice to contain the clutter. Please enter me! Thank you!

  118. Rebecca Cottrell says:

    That’s good stuff! I want to win.

  119. Karen Gonyea says:

    Enter Me Please !

  120. Julie Sivley says:

    No more drooping heads! And an organized car! Serenity in the making!

  121. It seems the car gets messier as the kids get older. Anything to help with the chaos!!

  122. I have a car seat in my car for when I pick up any of my 3 little grandkids & would love to win. When I used to travel with my own youngsters, I’d provide them with a “busy box”. I’d pick up small toys at yard sales to fill the box, and once we got on the road I’d let them peek inside. They enjoyed having new things to play with & it made the trip more enjoyable for them.

  123. Donna Coughlin says:

    These look like great ideas

  124. Love to be in the drawing. My kids are much better because we are more involved with them in the car than my parents were. We sing songs or I take the time while driving to let them talk and share their days. I learn a lot that way.

  125. Christine Maestas says:

    Those both look awesome!! Just what every traveling toddler needs!!

  126. I would love to have the toddler coddler as we are going on an 11-hour road trip this December with my 2 year old. I know he’ll sleep a lot on the way so this would be great!

  127. That organizer would save me a lot of headaches. . . !

  128. well there is usually lots of crying and throwing of cheerios and a huge mess of a car after our road trips! some gear to make it better would be fabulous!

  129. oh my, I LIKE those!

  130. wow, another awesome giveaway! Please include me for both contests.

  131. Christine says:

    What AMAZING products. My son could certainly use both of them…thanks for sponsoring the giveaway!

  132. We travel – ALOT! I NEED both of these things – especially the organizer – my van is a disaster!!!

  133. This would be so handy! (crossing fingers)

  134. Rebecca Mayerlen says:

    This is so neat

  135. Nancy Blaisdell says:

    We travel with the Grand Kids alot and these would be great for them. Hope I win! We have a trip to New ork comming up soon.

  136. These would be very useful.

  137. Meredith Peters says:

    My kids used to constantly argue in the backseat when traveling. I solved that by packing stuff between them from the seat to the ceiling. AAHHH! Peace and quiet!

  138. Monique Rizzo says:

    What a wonderful Product!!! Thanks.

  139. Stephanie says:

    Please enter me! I Need this badly!

  140. casual friday everyday says:

    me, me, me…count me in!

  141. I forgot to leave a story. My little toddler is always falling asleep in the carseat, and it is a challenge keeping his little head up. He keeps slumping over and drooling all over his belts. I could really use this! 🙂

  142. monica dykeman says:

    These are great ideas! I hate travelling more than a few hours with my 10 month old and 3 year old but these would help!

  143. I would love the coddler. My poor son looks so uncomfortable when he falls asleep in his carseat.

  144. Kelly Moran says:

    That Toddler Coddler is just what my son needs! He always falls asleep in his carseat and his head falls forward. This would put my heart and mind at ease. Please enter us! This is such a great item!

  145. We travel all over with our two babies, and this would be perfect for the van.

  146. SUSAN VARNEY says:

    great for my grandson

  147. We are living in Norway for a few months (still have US address though) so we are learning to travel with a toddler. The toddler coddler would sure be nice.

  148. Linda Lansford says:

    This would make it easier. lol to all

  149. I’m actually traveling with my 2 year old on a trip in October. This would be perfect!

  150. Jennifer Maslowski says:

    Please enter me for these.

  151. Lola Brinegar says:

    would be perfect for my grandkids!

  152. cool – i could use this

  153. Christine (aka YoungMommy) says:

    This would be great to have for our car!

  154. Neat ideas – definitely going to check these out.

  155. I’d love to win this, it would be perfect for my van and keep my four little ones busy !

  156. Tina Rath says:

    What great items! My daughter would love these for her 2 toddlers.

  157. Deborah Bozich says:

    Who would not love this ???

  158. I want to be entered, thanks!

  159. karen palmer says:

    The thought of traveling with all 5 grandkids scares me to know end..But I do it daily to take them to school and pick them up again in the afternoon. Never a dull moment since they are ages from 0 to 8 yrs of age. Help a granny in need

  160. I SO need that organizer. I have two budding artists who like to create in the car. And we spend about 8 hours in the van a week. I have colored pencils, paper, crayons, pens, books, etc. sliding all over my van!!

  161. What an amazing product! I definitely could have used this during our last car trip. Between our 1 year old and the 4 year old, I think I may still have a crick in my neck. 🙂

  162. Vicki Wurgler says:

    What wonderful ideas! the Kids Car Organizer is perfect for a long trip.

  163. We drive a lot since both our families live in Canada. Every time we plan a trip I tremble, and run out and buy a new DVD for the portable player. I’d much rather have the Kids Car Organizer, maybe the movies wouldn’t need to be played with that around!

  164. That is such a great idea. Thanks for the contest. We travel a lot and that would be so helpful to my family.

  165. Judith Baland says:

    Whoever invented this deserves a BIG HUG!

  166. CPA Mom and Soccer Mom Angela says:

    Please enter me in the drawing. We could really use these travel items in October!

  167. megan harwood says:

    good lord my son will need this very soon.

  168. Carol Drury says:

    what a wonderful idea!!!!!!

  169. What a nice giveaway !! Thanks !!!

  170. Eileen Burke says:

    Great products, thanks for the drawing!

  171. Linda Moeller says:

    A great way to keep the little folks entertained.

  172. Rebecca Peters says:

    Both of those would be great for my daughter..when she falls asleep i feel like her heads going to roll off its so uncomfy looking …and shes got tons of toys on the floor of the car..

  173. Sylvia Belle says:

    I always had a bag of games for the children to play with in the car. I would save things I got for free or on sale all year long. Then I would give them a new toy about every 1/2 hour and circulate the toys for the whole trip. As they got older we would listen to books on tape. One time on a 13 hour driving trip they insisted we go to a drive through for lunch because they loved the book so much.

  174. Vicky Boackle says:

    any help is greatly appreciated.

  175. margaret herrin says:

    This would be so helpful.

  176. Cheryl Free says:

    This would be great in my car 🙂

  177. I would love to have my own Toddler Coddler and Kids Car Organizer, especially the Toddler Coddler!

  178. Jennifer Shelepet says:

    We travel a lot, this would help so much.

  179. This would make me very happy….

  180. Elizabeth G says:

    They look like great products! Thanks for the contest.

  181. Margaret Smith says:

    What a great idea.
    My kids (and especially car) would love this.
    Please enter me.

  182. adrienne Gordon says:

    These are awesome. I am constantly in the car with my kids, these would be so cool.

  183. Ricka Doerr says:

    Often have grandchildren and this would be so nice.

  184. Crystal G says:

    These are awesome prizes. My grandson would love them.

  185. Marie Fink says:

    My kids behave in the car, but my 8 year old HATES to go anywhere! Well, unless it’s to get him something of course. Just the mention of just “taking a ride” has put him in tears! Crazy!

  186. I really could use this for my little one, please add me on!

  187. Becky Umakoshi says:

    Wow that would be great to use for long drives!

  188. jo anne a. says:

    Wow, this would be a great way to travel. It makes me so excited on planning a getaway soon.

  189. This is great. I am a big kid and I could use this!

  190. Interesting. I’m also looking for ways to keep the kids entertained during those long trips. I hope these products would be a good answer.

  191. Interesting. I’m also looking for ways to keep the kids entertained during those long trips. I hope these products would be a good answer.

  192. Linsey Knerl says:

    What a cool organizer! I really need this in our van.. Thanks for the giveaway!

  193. Oh, awesome! I have two still in carseats, and with sports galore and family far away, we spend lots of time in carseats.

  194. Wow, awesome give-away!! Would LOVE to win both of these!

  195. I would love both! They certianly would make trips easier.

  196. I’d love to win. With seven children… 6 of whom are still in car seats or a booster seat, these would come in handy.

  197. I’d love to be entered in for both. My kids’ heads are always bobbing when they take car naps!

  198. I would love to win these two! Thanks for this great giveaway!

  199. I definitely tremble at the thought of traveling with all my kiddos and I’d love to have such a great tool!

  200. Jodi Elizabeth says:

    The toddler coddler looks great ! My little one is only 10 months so our travel adventures are just beginning … and I must say these items look like a great way to begin !! 🙂 Please enter me !!!!

  201. Adventures In Babywearing says:

    I don’t know how I missed this post! I SO need this as I was just organizing the car today and re-adjusted Gray’s car seat straps (finally!) I was thinking I should post that as a Tackle it Tuesday while I was doing it! Ha!

    Steph

  202. Striving\Tessa says:

    This is awesome. Count me in.

  203. We haven’t done a lot of traveling with our toddler, but we did take one trip when he entertained himself by sticking pretzels between his toes. Maybe with a Toddler Coddler, he would have slept instead! And the organizer looks like a dream come true . . . Thanks for the contest.

  204. Tiffany M says:

    What cool ideas!Sign me up. We don’t travel much. We have one that gets carsick just going to the library

  205. Amazingly enough I haven’t had to travel with my boys yet, so I have no travel stories. But I think that kids…generally speaking…tend to behave about the same as when I was a kid.

    I would LOVE to win!

  206. Stephanie says:

    We’ve taken one vacation by plane (to Santa Monica, California) and two roadtrips (one to Fullerton, California and one to Flagstaff, Arizona) since the birth of our daughter (she just turned one last week).

    All three trips were a bit chaotic, but our little beauty loves adventure. So far, it seems that she’s even better behaved and happier when we’re out-and-about. She’s captivated by new people and places.

    That said, her car seat is not her favorite place – and these two products would help make long car rides more bearable.

    Please enter me!

  207. Mommy Brain says:

    I would love, love, love to try the toddler coddler. Anything to make my twins stop crying every second they are in the car.

  208. Christina Hagedorn says:

    This would be great count me in!!

  209. We are in need of a backseat organizer – looks like a great product.

  210. Mommy Bee says:

    These items would be wonderful for us!! As a military family, we are stationed away from our loved ones. Hence, we travel often to see family and friends.

  211. Tiffany Harper says:

    Oh my gosh! These would be wonderful!!!!! Enter me!

  212. Liz Brueseke says:

    I wish we would have had these things on our 6 hour trip to St. Louis! Grandpa didn’t like stopping, he’s a drive straight through kinda guy and it would have been much better! Our poor son’s head kept bobbing around, and normally he takes a 3 hr. nap, but only could do 1 hr. in the car. Talk about a difference!

  213. Melissa Markham says:

    These are great products. I particularly love the organizer. I was an only child so I was pretty quiet in the car. Mostly reading, daydreaming or singing to myself. I have two kids now. They get along well about 85% of the time. Their older siblings however were awful in the back seat! I had an accident once because of their shenanigans. My younger two (10 and 7) entertain themselves or make up games to play while we ride merrily along.

  214. Sarah at In the Trenches of Mommyhood says:

    Traveling with kids? What’s that? We barely leave the house with our 6 yr old, 3 yr old and 2 yr old–all boyz!
    We’ve flown with all 3 of them (first and last time ever) to Myrtle Beach this summer.
    One word–HELL.

  215. TheAngelForever says:

    We have only done car trips with kids. We did our first with both of our boys (almost 4 and 2-3 months). A trip that should have only been 4 1/2 hours took us 6 1/2 hours. By the time we were close to home my husband and I were slap happy laughing over anything and everything.

    We would love those for our oldest since we have several trips coming up.

  216. Shama-Lama Mama says:

    Ooooh that organizer especially would be awesome!

  217. Crystal B. says:

    These are great! 🙂

  218. Please enter me into your back seat organizer drawling we travel a lot. It’s nothing for us to be in the car for 8-9 hours at a time and The kids fight and tease each other I think this would make it a little easier.

  219. Oo… I like that toddler coddler. Cool. And I could use the organizer too.

    Hugs,
    Melinda

  220. Crunchy Domestic Goddess says:

    that coddler would be awesome for my daughter. when she falls asleep in the car and her head falls forward, i feel so bad for her poor neck. and the organizer would be great as well. 🙂
    thanks!
    amy

  221. Half the battle of a car trip with my four year old (who is definitely worse behaved than I ever was) is organizing all of her junk in the backseat. The organizer sounds like a life saver!

  222. Lisa Brendle says:

    Count me in please!

  223. I would love to have either of these products. When we make the 3 hour trip to my in-laws’, things get pretty boring pretty fast for my 2 year-old, 5 month-old, and the dog. 🙂

  224. lifeasamama says:

    My almost-toddler is okay in the car – she’s an angel! – but this would sure help… She’s getting to be so much more active and hungry that having everything right there would be great, and then when she conks out, her head won’t do that weird floppy forward thing that always makes me think she has GOT to be uncomfortable!

  225. these are great items. I can’t tell you how many trips would have been made easier by these products.

  226. This would be great for when my hubbie and I travel with our little boy. We’re taking his first trip very soon!

  227. I would love to have “help” when traveling! Please enter me.

  228. My niece is great about entertaining herself and she would love her own car workspace.

  229. My son is an awesome traveller, but ny little thing to make the journey easier would be wonderful!

  230. Fruitbearer says:

    Very cool! Please count me in. Thanks!

  231. no need to enter me in this one – my kids are past this stage! what great ideas! these always make me ask, where were these products when my monkeys could have used them…..lucky you :O)

    my kids are DEFINITELY better travelers than i ever was (and sometimes than i am now). i have always been impressed with their ability to cope with traveling and for buying into my theory that travel time is family time!

  232. I would love that organizer. You should see the mess in my car!

  233. Capturing Today says:

    Both of these products would be great helps! My youngest and middle girls could use the coddler, as they frequently fall asleep in the car. And my oldest would love having a way to keep her car items organized!

  234. These are great ideas. I’m sure it’ll serve it’s purpose during those long road trips.

  235. i’ve got 3 girls and would be thrilled with any type of car/travel help!

  236. Oh my goodness! I was just cringing at the sight of my son sleeping in his carseat today. His poor neck looked so uncomfortable. I’d love to have one for him!

  237. alexandra w says:

    enter me please i could use this.

  238. This sounds really great. Thanks!

  239. Our family lives almost 10 hours from us so this would be perfect for those long car rides to visit grandma and grandpa.

  240. Julie Robinson says:

    I’d love to win these!! Last year we took my one year old on a 13 hour car trip down to Florida and I never knew how many ways my body could contortion. He actually did pretty good but when he got tired he wanted me holding him which meant hanging out of my chair to cradle his head AND hold his hand!! I am hoping this year will be easier!!

  241. Wow!! What a great idea!!

  242. We travel a lot back and forth between the States and Japan as well as by car and both of these products sound super great. Sign me up for the drawing!!

  243. Thanks for the opportunity!

  244. Please enter me! That Toddler Coddler is such a great idea!

  245. sign me up!! the back seat of my car is a disaster!!

  246. these would be sooo perfect for us!

  247. brandy walleshauser says:

    i need this having two kids and no family in this state. this could really help. we travel a lot

  248. My kids are definitely better at travel than my brother, sister and I were, mainly because when I was a kid my parents locked us in the camper on the way to our destination and it was a free-for-all. Our kids ride in the front with us, and we bring things to keep them entertained. These products look great.

  249. Oh, I could so use one of these!!!

  250. We live approximately 8 hours away from our family and do the trip about 4-5 times a year. I am normally breaking the law hoping back and forth from front seat to back getting our oldest what she needs. The Kids Car Organizer would be fabulous for her to do it on her own – it is genius! It would even be a lifesaver for her to have her own area if we were out running errands. Our youngest got booted up to a big girl car seat a few months back and now doesn’t have that support that her infant seat had around her head area – the Toddler Coddler might do the same thing – we would love to try it! Thanks for a great giveaway!

  251. Please enter me for the Toddler Coddler and Kids Car Organizer… these seem like they would be perfect for our long trips to Florida.

  252. I love them both but would like the car organizer more. What a great giveaway.

  253. Our five month old had his passport picture taken at one month old. He has since been to Texas, Utah, NYC (twice), Washington D.C., Germany and Austria. We’ll soon be taking him to Nashville, California and back to Utah. Both items would be great for our family as we continue to travel and he grows older.

  254. Since traveling is our middle name anymore, we’d sure as heck like one of those!! 🙂

  255. I would love to be entered for a chance at them! I have three kids, and both of those would be perfect since we spend a LOT of time travelling 🙂

  256. kim place says:

    I have seen the car organizer before and thought about ordering it…but the toddler coddler is really what we need. I am always afraid my 3 year old will stop breathing when his head slumpes over to his chest.

    neat contest.

    kim place

  257. Thanks for giving us the chance to win. That organizer looks awesome!

  258. Irreverent, Barefoot Ragamuffins says:

    We travel a ton. We’re practically gypsies. Since its become just part of our lifestyle travelling with the kids isn’t too bad. They’re use to the long car rides.

    I love the head rest. I haven’t been able to find anything for a toddler and this looks perfect!

  259. Those look like great travel tools!

  260. I flew with my then almost two year old daughter a few times alone without my husband. It honestly stunk! She was squirmy and wiggly and didn’t like being buckled in. Now I have a 2 1/2 year old and an infant and I just can’t fathom doing it alone again, but likely will. Any help I can get is great.

  261. love these! We mostly travel locally, but DD always falls asleep and wakes with a sore neck from sleeping in weird positions…and the back of the Van is always a mess from her treasures.

  262. I have been eyeing the toddler coddlers for a while!! So this is perfect! 🙂 Please enter me as well! 🙂

  263. Count me in the drawing. I have their toddler snack and play tray and I LOVE it. It’s one of my favs! I could use these too!

  264. Sign me up, please! I’ve got two toddlers now, and they’re starting now to become a handful in the car!

  265. My toddler is just entering the messing the car up phase so this would be great!

  266. Oh I would very much love to win either of these great products!

  267. I love the idea of the kids car organizer. For years we travelled with a plastic bin sitting on the seat between both of our kids, but it didn’t have all of the bells and whistles that this organizer has. I would love to be entered.

    For what it is worth, if anyone is interested, I actually wrote a post quite some time ago about travelling with kids, where I listed a lot of the products and items that the kids found entertaining when we travelled. It can be found here: http://www.northofthe49.com/blog/?p=93

  268. Mom Tu-Tu says:

    These look like great ideas!

  269. Mama Pajama says:

    Wow, these would help out a lot! Please enter me into the drawing!

  270. Erica of Home Business Success says:

    This resource came just in time. I am travelling to Disney with my 21 month and 7 month old infants by plane for the first time at the end of the month! Thanks 🙂

    Erica

  271. Oh please sign me up! We travel (by car) quite often through out the year to see family, so both items would be a ginormous help!

    I have flown with 2 and 3 kids several times. Flying was an all-day affair and not all that pleasant. I tried my best to get cheap toys/activities and snacks at the dollar store to help keep them occupied. It worked to a degree. Sometimes they would sleep on the flights but never all at once. What’s up with that! Many people think I am a super-mom because I can fly with 3 kids. I think not, I just consider myself a survivor. 🙂

  272. Please enter me in the drawing!

  273. Karen (mommy of three) says:

    I have had my eye on these for a while now, I would LOVE to win them…please count me in!

    We have family that lives 500 miles away, so traveling with three toddlers…we need all the organizing help we can get:-)

  274. Oh I would love those! My Toddler is an okay traveler but my 1yr old is terrible! I bet he’d do much better with a comfy sleeping thing and something to hold his toys and stuff in.

  275. My son could totally use the toddler cuddler.

  276. It is hard for me to compare if my kids are better or worse behaved that me when I was a kid riding in the car, because they are only 2 and 4. I really dont remember what I was like going for long car rides at that age. I think they do pretty well…we take 6 hour trips to visit family often, and for the most part they are pretty well behaved, but they certainly have their moments. My four year old brought a little pillow last time to try to find a way to sleep more comfortably, so I think the Coddler would be great for him.
    Please enter me! Thanks for offering this giveaway!

  277. The toddler Coddler looks like a great idea. I wonder though, does it go completely behind them? Or is it just the 2 pillows on the sides? Because they are now recommending you don’t put anything between the child and the carseat that didn’t come with the carseat.. Just curious

    Kat

  278. This would definitely help with travel. I would love to have this!

  279. I need these! The kids car organizer looks brilliant!

  280. We have a trip coming up. Not sure yet if it’ll be to Mexico or just half way across the country to PA but either way I’m nervous about traveling with a 17mo old! She did great on her first flights even including a horrendous return including a night stay in the airport and a hotel lobby (long story!). I love the toddler coddler too, it’s be great for a trip to 5 hour away Chicago (to go to Ikea of course!)

  281. bebemiqui says:

    I would love to win this…we fly a lot!

  282. I would absolutely love these products. Everytime my son falls asleep in his booster seat I cringe.

  283. I recently reviewed the Happy Gear Travel Bag from the same company on my site and it is fantastic. Can’t say enough good things about it!

    Laura

  284. Well our first big trip with our daughter was the 14 hour flight home from China with her at 13 months old! She did GREAT!! I love that coddler….she always makes my neck hurt just watching her in the backseat : )

  285. Jherica (ME) says:

    I love that little toddler coddler. That is such a wonderful idea. We are constantly turning around to pick my son’s head up off of his chest or straighten him out in his carseat, and when he’s awake we are always trying to find ways to keep him entertained…(ever leave the favorite toy at home?) Please enter me in the drawing. That would be so much fun and so needed in this house. That company has taken care of everything for every stage of traveling with kids.

  286. thats such a great idea! thanks!

  287. What great toddler helpers! Thanks!