Driving Made Easy

If you don't have a GPS, get one. Seriously. It's the best tool out there.

Mousesavers offers some advice on a Road Trip to Disney, AND they also have GPS advice.

Also, check out Moms Minivan for cool ideas of age appropriate games that you can play while travelling with your kids. There's a scavenger hunt game which I've tweaked for my own purposes. Great site.

Here are a couple of other pieces of advice for travelling with young kids based on personal experiences and from other parents.

NOTE: It would be beneficial to plan out your trip in advance and especially be familiar with some of the areas where you may need to stop off for overnight. You do not want to stop in a bad area, so pre-planning is key here.

• When you stop at McDonald's for lunch, let the kids spend some of their energy in the Play area. When they're done, put them back into the car and let them eat their food while you're driving. Makes for a quieter ride.
• Best coloring page is a three-ringed binder with tons of paper. Easy to clean up, no papers on the floor and easy to put away
• DVD Player is a must.
• Make frequent potty stops to prevent frequent accidents.
• Pack a backpack or bag full of new toys from the dollar store and give it to them the day of your trip
• If you don't want to get a tray table, buy a baking pan with a lid on it so they can use it to color and contain their toys and it won't roll around
• Buy a "toy grabber" to help your kids pick up toys they've dropped on the ground
• At the dollar store, grab a handful of gifts and wrap them up. Every hour, give your kids one toy to unwrap.
• Sing Disney songs all the way down there
• Pack lunches and pack your own ice coolers
• Take extra towels and extra clothes in the car so in case of an accident, you don't have to haul out your suitcase and look for your stuff
• Pack a separate bag for the diapers, wipes etc.
• Hand wipes are very useful and needed.
• Take grocery bags with you, they make handy trash bags and throw up bags :)
• Pillows in the car can never hurt.
• Listen to books on tape.
• Always pack a flashlight
• Make sure you've got a sunshade. Driving while in the sun for a lot of hours is just not fun.