Traveling with children
Family Packing List for Traveling with Kids
Set the number of children on the trip and five things appear on the list. Here is that set, the pet set that works the same way, and the baby gear you still have to add yourself.
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What appears when you add a child
Counts are for a seven day trip. Children's clothing scales at one outfit per day and stops at ten.
Kids
5 items- Kids' clothingChildren go through outfits faster than adults do7
- Kids' snacksAvoids the meltdown at the gate
- Kids' medicineChild safe basics, in the bag you keep with you
- Toys or a tabletKeeps them happy en route
- Wet wipesFor everything
And when you add a pet
Pets
6 items- Pet foodEnough for the whole trip, because the local brand will not be the same
- Travel food and water bowlFeed and hydrate on the road
- Leash and harnessSafe walks somewhere unfamiliar
- Poop bagsBe a good owner
- Pet bed or blanketA familiar smell settles a nervous animal
- Pet medicationIf your pet needs it
What the app does not know about babies
It is worth saying plainly: Voyalist has no baby specific items. There are no diapers in its catalog, no formula, no bottles, no sterilizer, no stroller and no car seat. If your child is under three, the five item kids' set above covers maybe a third of what you actually carry.
The fix takes two minutes and pays off for years. Add the missing items to the list yourself with the plus button. They are marked as added by you, they save with the trip, and when you duplicate that trip next summer they come along. The second family holiday is where this app stops being a checklist and starts saving an evening.
The under three list you add yourself
Baby and toddler
12 items- Diapers, plus half againTravel days go through more than home days
- Wipes, more than you thinkTwo packs, one in the cabin bag
- Changing matAirport changing tables are what they are
- Formula or food pouchesIn the cabin bag, not the hold
- Bottles and a bottle brushWashing up liquid in a tiny bottle helps
- A spare top for the adultThe one item everybody forgets
- Familiar blanket or soft toySleep in a strange room depends on it
- Medicine and a dosing syringeFever at midnight in a foreign pharmacy is no fun
- Folding strollerCheck the airline's gate check rules first
- Car seat, or a rental that includes oneConfirm it in writing when you book
- The child's own passportChildren need their own, they are not on yours
- Consent letter, if you travel without the other parentSome countries ask, so check before you go
Two things that help on the day
- Assign who carries what. The group screen lets you list everyone travelling and mark who brings the wipes, the snacks and the charger, so two adults do not both pack the same bag of essentials. Assigning is part of Voyalist Pro.
- Pack the cabin bag as if the hold bag is lost. Medicine, one change of clothes for the child, one top for you, snacks, and the tablet with the charger.
Free. iOS 17.0 or later.
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