1 MORE SLEEP until we take off for the South Pacific and the land down under! I already checked-in online and got great seats for our 1st flight to HK! We are all getting very excited now. Suitcases are packed and last minute errands and planning are under way. Packing was very tricky since the crazy weather throughout our journey varies 20 C from place to place. As expected Olivia's was the easiest but now we have to choose some toys, and of course she wants to bring EVERYTHING and put it in her own little rolling carry-on (which she will be happy to pull for about 2 minutes before stacking in on top of the rest). Here are some fun things I have planned for her for the flight:
- Small crafts that I bought at the dollar store - there are now terrific little craft kits you can get for $2 at Dollarama and that will keep her busy for a bit on the airplane.
- 6 new DVD's I have collected over the past several months. Some little cheapies and then some great classics like Bambi and Annie which I'm certain she will love. Novelty is the HUGE key with kids in transit. Anything new is exciting.
- I bought all the Strawberry Shortcake figurines in a set (her favourite toys are figurines) with accessories at half price ($12.00) recently. I packed 2 girls and their items into separate ziploc bags. I will give her 2 at a time throughout the journey. She has to have 2 so they can talk to each other!! She will literally play with these toys for hours on end so although she gets a bit spoiled, we gain hours of sanity from this splurge on little toys.
- Colouring books and story books. The best books are the "search and find" books when traveling since children can spend many hours searching for stuff and somehow it never gets old. We also brought her phonics book from school so she can practice printing her letters and sounds as she's learning to read.
- New free downloads on our iPad for her to play. Disney and Barbie games that are simple and fun.
- Some yummy prepackaged little snacks and treats. Also some sugar and gluten free lollipops (she's on a GF diet) for moments of desperation standing in long customs/security line ups. Sugar-free gum for take-off and landing will thrill her to no end as well.
SO that is all the loot in the carry-on bag for Olivia. We also play lots of little games like "Eye Spy" and "Grandma's Trunk" and other fun travel games we played as kids. For Mommy there are new books and magazines (grown-ups like novel things too!) and some fun games on my iPhone. Speaking of the iPhone, I got a special travel pack of minutes for our international travel. I bought 15 phone minutes, 10 MG's of data and 50 texts. It wasn't cheap but I will want to post pics and updates on Facebook and also blog too! Also there will be many times during the 1st couple legs of our trip that Sam and I will be apart and this way we can communicate via texting.
Our friends in Hong Kong and Melbourne are all ready for the Dennis' and have our itinerary. They have some very fun plans in store for us including the biggest casino area in the WORLD near Hong Kong! Mama loves her 3 card poker! Our friends have nannies to take care of the tots so that's going to be fun for all! Can ya tell I'm getting just a wee bit excited? LOL. Now we all just have to stay healthy so no one is sick on our trip, so we aren't going to any play centers this weekend, just in case. 1 more sleep and then we will be OFF and OUTTA HERE!
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