An Absolute MUST When Travelling With Your Toddler: Little Sticker Books!!!

When Mark and I were planning our trip to visit my sister in Boston over the summer, I was on a mission to find new and exciting things to occupy Ricky throughout the trip. I am talking about situations when he wants to whine because he is bored. This could be when you are waiting in the security line at the airport, waiting at the gate, waiting to take-off, waiting to de-plane, etc etc. The situations are limitless. I discovered these little sticker books at 2 mom-and-pop book/toy shops in Chicago and they saved my life!

These books are small - about 3 x 5 inches and they fit in your purse or diaper bag very well. They come in multiple themes - as you can see from my picture. Some have a scene where you have to put the stickers (for example, a railroad station where you have to put the boxcars, people, luggage, etc.) and some are just stickers to play with. They only cost me $1 to $1.50 each and they proved to be one of the best inventions (besides the portable DVD player) for travelling with your toddler.

Building With Dad by Carol Nevius

For all those kids who are fascinated with construction equipment, this is the book (or one of them) for you. The story is about a little boy who is on site as his dad helps to construct the new school. The illustrations are pretty sharp and look true-to-life. The book opens length-wise - something very unique to picture books. Once you start to flip the pages and see the illustrations, it's quite understood why it is this way. The story is sweet, unique, and easy to read. Ricky identified with the boy and said the daddy was his daddy and they were going to build a school together.