Some tips for those with toddlers/preschoolers About This Page:

[dizzparkmom]

Originally Posted by NJMomof2

Love the step stool tip.
Those cups are neat...wouldn't need straws then! :-) (Do these cups fit straws? My kids don't really use sippy cups...but they look kind of like coffee cup lids...are they more of a sippy cup though?)

They wouldn't fit straws. They are basically like a typical coffee sipper, but the whole is much smaller. DS had a little problem with getting anything out of the sippy cup at first, but eventually got used to it. It's not going to leak out very easily. Even though he's 5, my son can be pretty accident prone when it comes to drinks so we use sippy cups whenever we're in the car or at his grandparents' house. In addition to avoiding messes, these cups were great on our trip because we didn't worry about having to wash out a sippy in the sink and if he wasn't done drinking his milk in the morning, he could keep drinking it on the way to the bus/boat/park and they we'd just toss it.

[Ruth Andre]

Thanks for the great trip tips!

[5SOXFNZ]

I found those cups at Target this weekend and picked up a box! Thanks for the great tip!

[Charlie97]

taking your tips to heart. my DS will be 4 when we head out and it's the little things that you forget which make life a little easier while on vacation, i.e. the step stool. (can you spell A-C-H-I-N-G B-A-C-K after a few days of having to lift them up).

[bfth]

Great tips...can I add some of my own (from last year's experience)?

• In your carry on bring at least one change of clothes. I'd recommend two. Pack it all up in a ziploc baggie. It's good if anything happens on the plane (more on that) and also good for the parks. It wasn't that much for me to carry and if you have more than one change for your toddler if he gets wet and you want to change him and then spills later you STILL have another set of clothes.
• Those "airsickness" bags on the plane may not work. They didn't with our son. And then the poor kid got bus sick on the way to the resort. So I bought a Small sand pail (with a WIDE opening) and brought it with us. Kid was never sick again, but it was there in case. Also, by hanging it on the stroller handle it made it stick out in a crowd (even though our stroller was bright orange).

[DISNEY03]

I also picked up a box of the cups from Target ($1. 97) and they work great, thanks again!

[mo1567]

where do you get the sippy cups???

[ilovedisneyland]

Great tips!!! Next time we travel to Disneyland we will try the step stool out. I've been planning my trip and also found some good Disneyland tips and general Disneyland Information. I hope that everyone gets to visit Disney Theme parks at least once and has a time of their life.

[DISNEY03]

mo1567,
I got mine in Target for $1.97, I liked them so much that I went back and got two more boxes, one for camping and one for our Disney box.

[minnie025us]

Also there are no toddler sized utensils so I bought 2 packs of the toddler plastic utensils by the same company who makes those zoo pals My dd loved them and they were much easier for her to hold then the regular sized silverware

Also I bought a ton of stickers from the dollar store and little toys from Oriental Trading for the time we were in lines or waiting for the shows to begin Worked out really well.

Angela

[Sandra Bostwick]

Great tips! Thanks!

[EddieCVS]

Thanks for the tips!

[laurip13]

There are also disposable cups that have straws. I believe they are made by "Take and Toss". They are made of durable plastic. I've bought the sippy cup type at Target and saw the ones with the straws there (in the baby section). They also have bowls, forks and spoons.

[jbd]

Originally Posted by NJMomof2

Love the step stool tip.
Those cups are neat...wouldn't need straws then! :-) (Do these cups fit straws? My kids don't really use sippy cups...but they look kind of like coffee cup lids...are they more of a sippy cup though?)

IKEA makes super skinny straws that we sometimes use in similar cups with our little guys.

[magicmomentsmom]

question about the bedrails and step stool, do I ask at the front desk at checkin? or do I call housekeeping when we get checked into our room?
Thanks
Veronica