WHATS IN MY BAG// TRAVEL ESSENTIALS WITH KIDS

What's up, guys? I wanted to come make a video for you guys today. It's gonna be a little bit different, something I haven't ever done before, but this video is a what's in my bag, specifically what's in my carry-on on an airplane. So we are going on our Disney trip this Sunday, so just in a few more days, so I figured I would show you guys exactly what I like to bring when I travel. We have flown, I think, about 25 times the last two years, so we've been pretty good at figuring out what we need, what's necessary to have on an airplane. The only difference is this time, we're bringing our kids with us, and we've never brought them on an airplane with us, so I will go over stuff that I like to bring on my carry-on and then what I'm going to bring for the kids. Again, we've never brought the kids. We have traveled with them in the car, so I'm just kinda going off of that, what we brought for them in the car. Hopefully, they're into the same thing for a plane. So this'll be interesting. Wish us luck that they have a good first flight. It's only about an hour and a half. I wanted their very first flight to be just a quick one in case they are totally traumatized and hate it. So I'm going to start with just stuff that I bring in my bag. I'm not gonna go through what I bring in my carry-on luggage because that's usually just for excess stuff that I couldn't fit into my regular luggage. So this is stuff that I bring with me in my lap that I feel like I will definitely need while I'm on the plane. Or maybe things for an emergency because you never know. There's always, every time I've flown, I'm always like, dang it, I wish I would've brought this. So this is just a compilation of everything that I've ever thought I wish I had on an airplane. We're gonna start with this little clear bag. I'm just gonna unzip it and show you guys everything that's inside of here. So this is stuff that's just gonna be in my, not my purse, but like my big bag that I'll carry on with me. Okay, so definitely, especially with kids, tissues, Kleenex. I brought this because I swear my kids are always, like every day they need a Band-Aid. So I'm like, we're definitely gonna need a little first aid kit because who knows, they'll cut themselves on something. This little Jurgens Glow. I'm obsessed with this stuff. Just, it gives you like a little bit of a base tan. Definitely some hand sanitizer. This little Vaseline. This is what I like to use instead of ChapStick. Advil, I obviously am not taking this right now, but who knows, Thomas usually gets a headache on the plane, so that always comes in handy. Here's just like regular lotion. And we got like our little toothbrushes that fold up, so those are nice. My Tide pen. We don't leave the house without one of these because we spill on our, actually it's usually Thomas that spills on himself. I've never once in my life ate a meal with him where he did not spill all over his shirt. So this is really secretly for Thomas. Shh, don't tell anybody. Okay, and then floss. Floss is definitely a must. So that's everything that was inside of this clear bag. And then, this is just some other random stuff that would be in my purse. Wipes. These just, they make them so cute. Like, you just wanna buy them just because they're so cute. And these are, you can actually just reuse this little pouch and zip it up and just keep refilling it. So, wipes are always handy, especially with kids. This is the makeup that I actually carry with me all the time. What I always feel like is necessary. Concealer. My transparent powder. I'll show you guys the kind that I use. So, it's just Rimmel London. It's like a dollar, I swear. It's the cheapest stuff ever. I've never loved one more than this one. So, this is basically because on an airplane, as you know, you just get super oily. And so when I get off an airplane and I feel like I'm dripping with oil, this is, these also come in handy, just little oil wipes. But I just always powder my face. So, this is just stuff that I carry with me all the time anyway. And the concealer that I use is just L'Oreal True Match Crayon. I get the super light one and that's what I use for under my eyes and all the highlights of my face. I always bring my lipstick, lip liner, and my trusty-dusty Duo Eyelash Glue. Because I do wear eyelash strips and you never know if in the plane one's gonna start falling off. So, this is always nice so you don't walk out with like one strip on and one strip off. And then my last thing that I bring with me that's like getting ready stuff or like emergency things. I don't know if you guys know this, but they actually have TSA-compliant bags you can buy. They have them at Target. You can also, if you ever buy a little miniature traveling containers from Ulta, they actually will give you a TSA-approved bag for free. So, you can get one either at Ulta or if you buy these at Target, they just come in this little TSA-approved bag. And then everything that's in here, you know you're not gonna get in trouble for bringing or they're gonna have to toss it. So, this is just like my liquids, shampoo and conditioner and all that stuff. So, I do bring that with me. And then my hairbrush. ♪♪♪ Okay, so now I'm just gonna move on to electronics. The things that I like to have right there in my lap to save me from getting bored. Okay, so we have our iPad. This is a definitely must-bring with you. We have downloaded a bunch of games for the kids and we only have one iPad right now. I'm just gonna make them take turns or we have phones they can use to play games on there as well but an iPad, chargers, definitely. They usually have plugs on the plane and they actually do have, I know there's been some planes I've been on where you need to get some type of weird converter but they sell those at Walmart or really any store that you can plug in there and then plug in any of your cords to. Power bank. A lot of people don't know about these. Anytime I have mine plugged into my phone, people ask me all the time what the heck it is. So, for those watching this video who have no idea what a power bank is, you can get these anywhere for a couple of dollars. Basically, you charge this. So, let's say at nighttime, you're gonna charge this at night and then bring it with you in the daytime so when your phone dies, you can plug your phone into this and so you just kind of have a wireless charger anywhere. And so, this one usually charges my phone like one and a half times and you can get some power banks that'll charge your phone like 20 times. So, there's really extreme ones. This one, I just got for like four bucks, I think, at Target or Walmart or one of those stores and I actually got this just at the checkout line, just right there on the side. So, that's where I find them or in the electronics section. And then, of course, my headphones, gotta have headphones just in case you're gonna watch a movie or listen to games or listen to music or whatever. So, those are the electronics I like to have. I would show you my vlogging camera because we carry that with us everywhere but I'm currently using it but I do like to bring all my chargers and I like to have those with me on the plane. Okay, and then for me, to keep me from getting bored, these are some snack foods that I like to have and definitely gotta bring some magazines to read so I haven't read these yet. I'm gonna save them for the plane. Snack food, okay, these are things that me and Thomas are obsessed with having. I swear, it's like every airplane ride, this is what we get. Almonds, love these because I just, I could eat the whole thing and I don't feel sick after. And these pretzel crisps, they're like super thin pretzels and they're dipped in yogurt. Those are so good too. So, those are like my two favorite snacks on a plane. Definitely gotta have gum and mints which I don't have any mints right here but I'll go get some. And then these are my very favorite things in the entire world, like no matter what. I love water but I also love to flavor my water and my favorite one is the cherry pomegranate. I seriously have like 40 boxes of these at the house. So, I'm definitely gonna bring a whole box with me for the whole trip and for the flight just in case I wanna mix some water up. One other thing that I like to bring is a pair of socks. I know that probably sounds really weird but my feet, every time I get on an airplane, I swear I get like nutty professor feet and they're so swollen that I can't even fit my shoes on. So, I always take my shoes off when I get on the plane, before we even take off and I put socks on. So, just in case I'm wearing something like sandals or something because that's usually, I swear we travel more in the summertime. Right now, I probably already have a pair of socks on but socks are great to bring. That's something that a lot of people don't think to do but I swear, every time I get off the plane, I'm like, Thomas, I can't fit my feet into my shoes anymore. So, that's always a struggle. Now, moving on to kids. I'm really excited to share this with you guys because I feel like we do have some cool ideas and things that we just have brought with them in the past to travel that have totally worked for them and kept them really occupied. So, hoping this will keep them occupied on a plane. So, some of those things would be flashcards. We've really been working with like shapes, letters, colors, and numbers. So, these will just keep us occupied and the kids will probably go through this a few times with them. Flashcards, and then we have some coloring books. They're Christmas, I know, don't judge. Crayons, they just are really excited about Christmas and they've picked these ones out themselves. So, that's what they're gonna get, Christmas coloring books. Okay, we did get these for them and I have not showed them to them yet because they're obsessed with books but I want them to be like a surprise and so they're more excited to read them when we get on the plane. So, we got them each like a little Disney, cute, different character book and there's like five different stories in there for each little kid to read. So, this will just be really fun. Lots of big pictures and big words. We found these at Target and they're gonna be really excited about that. And then I got a few other books. These ones are all Halloween because we gotta get in the spirit of Halloween. This one, okay, I was so dang excited when I found this. Oh my gosh, you guys, this was my favorite book as a kid and for years, I've been trying to think, what the heck was that book's name? When I saw this, I seriously screamed inside of Target. So, got some of these Halloween books, this Halloween book. So, they're gonna be pretty occupied with books and then these are our favorite things ever. We're just kind of doing some like homeschooling preschool right now and basically, inside of them, they are dry erase. So, we have dry erase markers and they've done these workbooks like 15 times but hey, what's another time on the plane? So, they'll have something to do here. There's lots of letters to trace and numbers to trace and things to just do in these little books. Now, moving on to snacks for them. It's really easy to start piling up food on a plane because you want a little bit of this and a little bit of that and a little bit of this. So, what we have found when we travel, this has worked really well for us. So, we call these snackle boxes. It's just a tackle box you go buy at, I mean, you just go get it in the fishing section at any of the stores that sell fishing stuff and we have organized them ourselves with different treats. So, I'm just gonna show you guys what that looks like. Okay, so, it's just perfect. So, basically, just any snacks that you like or you would prefer but I do like to have a variety of everything. So, these are like their very favorite snacks. Now, there is one important snack that I heard to bring for kids and that is suckers. Just because when you're flying and your ears pop, this really helps pop their ears and just make them feel better. So, I made sure to bring a few suckers for each of the kids and I did bring enough in here, piled enough in here so they had enough for the flight home as well. So, you're probably thinking, holy crap, that's a lot of junk food. I'm probably gonna eat some and I know they're gonna want some on the flight home. We do have one for each kid but, yeah, that's basically, in a nutshell, what we will be bringing on our carry-on. And, hopefully, this gave you guys some ideas of what to bring or what you might need the next time that you fly. So, thank you guys so much for watching and we'll see you in the next video. Bye.