What to do in a compartment for a nine-year-old child. What can be used to play with a child on the road - toys and games from improvised means

Ekaterina Morozova

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Preparing for long road- the process is always exciting, and requires taking into account all the subtleties. Especially if you are traveling with your kids. Children, as you know, are not particularly calm, and you can keep them near you of your own free will only in one case - if the children next to you are interested.

Therefore, it is important to stock up on the right games and toys in advance so that your child does not get bored on a train or plane.

The best games and toys for the road - how to entertain children on the go?

We start packing on the road with baby backpack , which the child must assemble exclusively on their own. Even if the child is only 2-3 years old, he is able to put 2-3 of his favorite toys in a backpack, without which not a single trip can do.

And mom, meanwhile, will collect toys and games that will not let her beloved little one get bored on the way.

Video: What to play with children on the road?

• Magic bag "guessing game". Great game for 2-3 year olds. We take a small bag of fabric, fill it with small toys, and the little one will have to stick a pen in there and guess the object by touch. The game develops fine motor skills, imagination and attentiveness. And it will be doubly useful if the toys in the bag are covered with small cereals (peas, rice).
  We choose toys that the baby can guess - vegetables with fruits, animals and others already familiar to him from home games. If the baby has already studied all the toys from the bag, you can put them back and ask him to find a specific one by touch - for example, a cucumber, a car, a ring or a bunny.
• Mindfulness game. Suitable for older kids, 4-5 years old - ideal age. Develops memory, attentiveness, ability to concentrate. For the game, you can use any items that you have with you. We lay out in front of the child, for example, a pen, a red pencil, a toy, a napkin and an empty glass. The kid must remember not only the objects themselves, but also their specific location. When the child turns away, the items should be put aside and mixed with other things. The task of the child is to return the same objects to their original position.
• In advance at home, we prepare mini-toys for the finger puppet theater and a few fairy tales that can be played in this theater (although improvisation is certainly welcome). Toys can be sewn (there are many options for such dolls on the Web) or made from paper.
  Many people use old gloves on which they create muzzles, sew hair from threads, bunny ears or button eyes. Let the child help you in creating heroes. A child of 4-5 years old will take part in the play with pleasure, and a two-year-old baby will be brought a lot of joy by such a performance.
• Fishing. The easiest way is to purchase a ready-made fishing rod with a magnet instead of a hook, on which the child can catch toy fish. This game distract the little one for 2-3 years for a while, so that mom takes a breath between finger theater and another forced walk around the car. The game develops dexterity and attentiveness.
• We write a fairy tale. You can play this game with a child who is already fantasizing with pleasure and loves to have fun and fool around. The whole family can play. The head of the family begins the story, the mother continues, then the child, and then in turn. You can immediately illustrate the fairy tale in the album (of course, all together - the drawings should become collective creativity), or compose it before going to bed, to the sound of train wheels.
• With such toys, you can take a baby 2-5 years old for an hour and a half, and if you participate in the game with him, then for more long period. It is recommended to choose solid books that will be really interesting to play, and not a magnetic board.
  However, a board with an alphabet or numbers can also be used to entertain a child with benefit - after all, it is at this age that they learn to read and count. Also today, there are voluminous magnetic puzzle games on sale, from which you can collect entire castles, farms or car parks.
• Weave baubles, beads and bracelets. Great activity for development fine motor skills and fantasies. The work is painstaking - not easy, but that makes it more interesting. We take a set with laces, rubber bands, large beads and mini pendants on the road in advance. Fortunately, such sets can now be found in ready-made. For a girl 4-5 years old - a great activity. A younger kid can prepare a set of laces and small geometric objects with holes - let him string them on a string. And if you teach a child to weave pigtails while driving to point B, it will be absolutely wonderful (the development of fine motor skills contributes to the development of creativity, patience, perseverance and the brain as a whole).
• Children love making paper toys. Of course, at 2 years old, the baby will not yet be able to fold even a simple boat out of paper, but for 4-5 years old this game will be interesting.
  It is better to buy an origami book for beginners in advance in order to gradually move from simple figures to complex ones. You can even make such crafts from napkins, so the book will be definitely useful.
• Board games. If the road is long, then board games will not only make it easier for you, but also reduce the travel time, which always flies by unnoticed while we play with our little ones. For kids 4-5 years old, you can choose travel games, checkers and loto, for kids 2-3 years old - children's loto, games with cards, the alphabet, etc. You can also buy books from which you can cut dolls and their clothes (or cars ).
• Well, where without it! We take this set in the first place, because it will come in handy in any situation. Be sure to put in a folder a notebook and an album, felt-tip pens with pencils, there, in addition, scissors and a glue stick. What to draw? Options - a wagon and another wagon! For example, you can draw a scribble with eyes closed, from which the mother will then draw a magical beast, and the child will color it.
  Or make a real fairy tale book with illustrations. And you can also keep a travel diary, a kind of "flight log", in which the child will make his observations from the pictures flying outside the window. Naturally, we do not forget about short travel notes and a route sheet, as well as a treasure map.

Of course, there are much more options for games and toys that can be useful on the way. But the main thing is to prepare for the road in advance. Your child (and even more so neighbors in the car or plane) will be grateful to you.

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What can be used to play with a child on the road - toys and games from improvised means

If you didn’t have time or couldn’t take anything but a set of a young artist (as a rule, all parents take it with them) and your baby’s favorite toys, don’t despair.

The road can be made interesting without board games, computer and other gadgets.

All you need is imagination and desire.

A little bit of ingenuity - and even your fingers with the help of felt-tip pens will become the heroes of the theater, and whole gardens with beautiful flowers will grow from napkins.

And, of course, do not forget to grab 2-3 new toys for the baby, which will be able to captivate the little one a little longer than the old toys, so that you (and the train neighbors) have time to relax a little.

And what games and toys do you keep your child on the road? Share your stories in the comments below!

Traveling by train brings joy to children, because, unlike an airplane, it doesn’t block your ears, you have more freedom of action, you can meet other children, look out the window at trees flying by, and, if you’re lucky, spend the night on the top shelf. For approximately the same reasons, parents do not like to travel by train with their children - try to keep an eye on the fidget, a whirlwind rushing around the car. If the road is still ahead, you should make sure that the child is not bored, and you are calm.

When traveling with children under 3-4 years old, it is important to take on the road something that will calm the child and help to maintain a normal daily routine. It could be books small toys, paper and pencils for drawing and coloring, a large designer or a pyramid. Remember the nursery rhymes and favorite poems of the baby. Your favorite pajamas will help you go to bed on time.

Children over 4 years old are already involved in everything that happens around, and they choose only the activity that seems most interesting. It is important to think over some of them so that you do not have to explain to the child on the go what is possible, what is not, and why.

1. Train inspection. If a child is on a train for the first time, then getting to know the new space will be his first desire. Show how the cars are fastened together, what a restaurant car is, how to turn on the water in the toilet, how to climb onto the second shelf correctly. Do not rush to conduct a tour and let the child, under your supervision, master everything on his own. Children love to repeat the action until they get bored. If you immediately “work out” all the situations, then the child will get tired and will gladly agree to another lesson.
2. Other compartments and passengers. Interest in other passengers is an unexpected opportunity to see how other people live: who and how things are laid out, who does what and what. Treat this with understanding and come up with several options in advance on how to explain to the child that you can’t interfere with others. If there are neighbors in your compartment who do not mind talking with children, then switch the child's attention to them.
3. Communication with other children. If the child met other children on the train, organize them joint occupation in your or another compartment - new toys and communication will interest the child.
4. Toys, entertainment and games to take with you. If a child likes to draw, then pencils are suitable, and special water colorings turn pictures into colors if you brush them with a wet brush. If your child likes developmental activities, take a few copybooks, drawings by cells, mazes, logical connectives and similar written activities. Also, a magnetic board is suitable for drawing, the records on which are erased if you lift the lid.

A lot of card games based on the principle of logical addition are curious for children. Take games on topics familiar to the child: animals, professions, fruits and vegetables, phenomena. Memory - a game in which you need to memorize the location of cards and look for pairs, develops memory. If the child is playing on his own, bring cars, dolls, and whatever else is needed for the journey. interesting game alone. With kids school age you can play role-playing games, put on a play or play in the cities, in word games like "I'll take it with me on a hike" or similar.

Each age has its own difficulties that you will have to face on the train, in addition, each child is individual and it is impossible to foresee some of the difficulties - take it with cunning and leave a couple of distracting maneuvers in the form of goodies, a new toy or a recorded cartoon in reserve.

A hundred years ago, traveling by train was akin to something miraculous and gave a foretaste of new adventures and experiences. IN modern world travelers increasingly prefer high-speed technologies air transport. Why travel by train with children, if tickets for it are often a little cheaper, and sometimes even more expensive, than on a plane? But we often still have to use rail transport, because we fly abroad, as a rule, from Moscow. And you still need to get to it from Perm. Here's a train to help us. He doesn’t really bother me, because. it has always been like this and I have already come to terms with this state of affairs many years ago.

In general, before writing this article, I thought that I didn’t really ride trains with a child. Is it possible to consider our trips Perm-Moscow-Perm as something supernatural in order to have the right to share some experience in a blog? But then Masha Korshunova, whose column is also on the site "Alternative Mom", reminded me of the Indian trains, on which Mishutka and I rode more than once. Then I remembered the trains in Malaysia and Thailand, the Czech Republic and Germany, and realized that I really would have enough material for an article :)

Train travel from Malaysia to Thailand. Train cars in Southeast Asia are narrow, so there are side shelves on both sides, but the “beds” are wider than Russian ones and are separated by curtains from outside world which is very convenient!

It is noteworthy that each country, of course, has its own characteristics of rail travel, but there are also general rules traveling by train with children. I will try to put them together and generalize, although it is incredibly difficult for me to do this, because I am so organized on the machine this process that I don’t think at all how and what I do, and therefore I have to strain to remember the details and nuances =)

At what age can you travel by train with children

Of course, there are no specific age limits that advise doing this or that. It must be understood that any age restrictions can only be in the mind of the parents. You can travel by train with a baby and with one year old baby, and even a trip by train with a child of 3 years and older is more than the norm. It's another matter how necessary such a trip is, because there are situations when you need to go and that's it. In this case, the question of age disappears by itself.

Any traveling mom will tell you to go anywhere with baby much easier than with an already grown up. Diapers and breasts with milk are all that a baby needs on the road) If the baby is on formula, then, of course, take the mixture on the train and bottles. If the baby is about a year old, then any vegetable / fruit / meat purees, as well as cereals, will help you. They do not deteriorate and are quite suitable for nutrition at this age. I'm usually for natural cereals and vegetable puree, but I took purchased ones with me on the road, it is quite possible to endure a few days.

Children's train tickets with discounts

According to the Russian Railways fare rules, up to the age of 5 you can carry a child on the train for free if you do not take a separate seat for him. With the baby, of course, I slept on the same shelf, but from about 3 years old I began to buy Misha a separate ticket. Moreover, it comes with a 30% -50% discount, because. Children under 10 travel with a reduced ticket.

Conclusion: children under 4 years old (inclusive) ride for free without a separate seat, from 5 to 9 years old (inclusive) pay 50-70% of the total ticket price (the amount of the discount depends on the train and the type of carriage). Children aged 10 and over pay the full price of an adult ticket.

(!)Attention: age is determined at the time of boarding the train. For example, your child turns 10 in July, you bought tickets in June, and the trip is planned in August. In this case, you must take a full adult ticket, because. a child of 10 years old will board the train.

(!) Life hack: even if a child is over 10 years old, but is a schoolchild (and in 99% it is), then from September 1 to May 31, he has the right to go for half the price, i.e. with 50% discount. This requires a certificate from educational institution, and such a ticket is issued only at railway ticket offices.

(!) Life hack 2: quite by accident, I discovered that you can save a little if you indicate that the child is riding on the bottom bunk. In fact, a child can sleep anywhere, but if, when buying a ticket, the child chooses the lower shelf, then the child discount will be calculated from the price of this seat, and the lower seats are more expensive, respectively, and the discount is larger.

We choose a train - a reserved seat or a compartment. What is the best seat in the car

In order to choose to travel with children in a reserved seat or in a compartment, you should first of all focus on the price that you are willing to pay for a train ticket. It's no secret that a coupe costs much more, sometimes several times, which, in my opinion, is completely unreasonable. Well, okay, we had to go in a compartment only a couple of times, when there were no more tickets for reserved seats, and so I always try to take reserved seats and below I will answer why.

Often on trips to reserved seats, Mishutka finds children to play with. For example, the son just found a girlfriend with whom he spent a significant part of the time - and I rested and the child was interested and fun :)

Why a reserved seat and not a coupe:

Coupe can be chosen if:

How to choose a seat in the car when traveling with children

It is necessary to stipulate that it is most convenient to choose a seat in the car when buying a ticket via the Internet. Because everything is displayed in real time free places in the car and you can choose the most convenient one in one click, and at railway ticket offices, as a rule, it is difficult to navigate on the move, when the cashier in the window, as if reading a rap, quickly calls you several options.

It's very convenient to use this visual diagram train car. It is thanks to her that I understand exactly which place I want to book.

Suppose you are already buying train tickets on the Internet, but looking at the car layout on your screen, you still do not really understand which seat is better to choose. Here are the basic rules that I use (and many, I think):

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I don't have any other criteria. It is much more important what to take the child on the train, from food, things to toys, so that the journey is calm and comfortable. Next, we will consider this important issue.

What to bring your child on the train

I must say right away that my set of things can be called “minimal”, because usually no one sees us off and no one meets, I carry everything on my back in a backpack, and I also need to somehow be flexible and mobile in order to keep up with the child, so if you like to collect huge suitcases, then I'm afraid I will disappoint you. I will describe only the most basic things that, in my opinion, you need to take with you on the road.

1. Food

Naturally, even on the train it is advisable to take fewer semi-finished products and more ordinary homemade food. Since it takes exactly 24 hours from Perm to Moscow, 12 of which are at night, on the first day I take food freshly prepared at home. During this time, she, as a rule, does not have time to deteriorate.

I also remember from childhood that my parents tried to take fried foods (for example, grilled chicken), because. fried or smoked lasts longer. We took fresh vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes, green onion), boiled potatoes, boiled eggs, someone is carrying bacon (for adults and children over 12 years old).

On the second day (if the train trip with children lasts longer than one day), you can already connect something like instant noodles, mashed potatoes, stew and other canned food. You can also consider the option with a cooler bag. About what we take with us on the road from stocks, I wrote in my article How not to starve to death on the road. Traveler Diet Advice. There I talked about the benefits of dried fruits and nuts on the road, and also depicted different survival situations from the “last hero” series :)

All of the above, of course, for children of senior preschool and school age. For kids under 3 years old, in addition to homemade food, the train will be great baby food- meat and vegetable purees, fruit purees, cereals. I strongly do not recommend taking dairy products on the train, too big risk their deterioration and subsequent poisoning. Well, don't forget the simple drinking water(not juices! and not mineral water) - at least a bottle of 2 liters per day.

2. Clothing

The child does not need anything special from clothes on the train. Here is what I take Mishutka:

• cotton T-shirt with long sleeves;
• home pants/sweatpants/leotards/balloons (in general, light and comfortable pants);
• socks (+ spare socks, otherwise it jumps on the dirty floor anyway; I advise you to throw a newspaper on it as a rug);
• linen (+ spare linen);
• summer open Velcro sandals or crocs (more often with the expectation that he will wear them in the city).

Of course, in this list I am not talking about all the clothes that we take on the road. This is just what we usually need on the train.

3. Other useful things that may come in handy for a child on a train

Here are a few other things that come in handy when traveling by train with a child:

• wet wipes;
• toilet pad (someone takes a potty, but Misha never went to the potty, we use a convenient pad for the toilet - it fits into a backpack without any problems and allows the child to go to the toilet safely, disposable toilet pads are also sold);
• light blanket (Ikeevsky for 90 re :)) - often saves in different situations, although on a long trip instead of a blanket I take sleeping bag, and when Misha was little, I took a couple more diapers made of thick cotton - and lay somewhere and cover, you can use it in different ways;
• ordinary garbage bags in a standard roll - it takes up very little space, but can be used in various variations: both as a rug and as a tablecloth, and to fold dirty clothes (so as not to interfere with clean ones in a bag) and, in fact, as a garbage bag on a train ;
• from the dishes I took food containers with a tight-fitting lid - it is very convenient to store and transport food in them, I also carried a special baby set cutlery;
• Naturally, soap / brush / toothpaste and other bath accessories.

In general, that's all from the main. Perhaps I forgot something, I would be grateful if you share your set of necessary things that you take with you on the train =) Well, I will move on to the next purely childish part - what toys to take with you on the train with a child.

What to do with a child on a train - games on the road

For many parents, this is the most complex issue: how to entertain children on the road. Because, of course, research interest in a new place will take the child a maximum of a couple of hours, after which favorite child he will definitely ask for bread and circuses :) But I am a shot sparrow, and therefore I have a good supply of various bells and whistles that perfectly save us on the road. I share our set of games, toys and educational materials.

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• game books, that's what we'll call them. If you are not familiar with this format yet, then I think after concrete examples You will understand more clearly what I mean by this:
  - Neskuchalki - books with a bunch of games and exciting tasks, earlier I already wrote a detailed ,
  - - one of the most interesting publications of this kind, inside there are stickers and games and riddles and coloring books and much, much more, and the books are voluminous, enough for a long time, and the cover is soft - it will fit perfectly into a suitcase,
  - Creative coloring pages from Taro Gomi - a wonderful series of interesting coloring pages, which I described in detail earlier in my article about where you need to invent your own stories and develop your imagination, the publications are quite voluminous and heavy for a suitcase, so I just tear out a few pages before the next trip and I take them with me =).
• a mini set of colored pencils, since there are coloring pages;) Well, take a small clean notebook for drawing;
• wax plasticine is very cool on the road - a mini-set with thin plasticine straws - cheap and convenient (we took this soft and colorful plasticine, but there is also this one - a little more than a matchbox);
• various travel options for board games. I am especially impressed by the Gang of Smarties - interesting, educational, colorful, in a convenient small package - an ideal travel option! They have games for different ages, at the link you can read;
• Another of the educational materials that are convenient to take with you on the road, I like these two plastic fan books - I'm learning to write numbers and I'm learning to write letters, - perfect for a preschooler. Mishutka loves them - it's great to print letters or numbers on the most convenient plastic pages with the most ordinary felt-tip pen on the road, and then simply erase them with your finger;
• a similar technology of reusable drawing is used in another interesting set developing logical road games - 100 and 1 game for the development of the child. These are 50 small plastic cards with various tasks - labyrinths, puzzles, charades, etc. and so on. You can scribble on them with a marker (to go through the maze, for example), and then just erase it. I dreamed of such a set for a long time, when I first saw it at Umnitsa (there it was called “100 games for the road”), but it cost them more than 1000 rubles, but we bought a few more budget options from the author Gita Stashevskaya, in the end we are very happy, because this great option useful entertainment on the road;
• I definitely take 2-3 thin books for reading, for example, a series of such books about nature, or a similar format of a boy book.
• toys, but (!) You don’t need to drag a mountain of toys, Mishutka always has his beloved tiger with him on the way ( soft toy) and a couple of small toys (small cars, an IKEA train with one trailer) and that's it!
• Lego travel set - there are such small convenient suitcases, but you can organize a similar one yourself by picking up a convenient container (just be ready right away so that most of the details get lost along the way, take simple cubes with you, without any bells and whistles);
• various audio fairy tales uploaded to a player or phone can take a child for half an hour or more, you can download them anywhere on the Internet, on our website I posted Chevostik's audio encyclopedia, which tells children in a fascinating way about a variety of interesting things in the world, Mishutka enjoys listening to CDs about Egypt and dinosaurs;
• for a change, but not permanent leisure (!), In principle, gadgets (tablets, phones) are also suitable, on which you can play games and watch cartoons. But I try to minimize this point, otherwise the child will not notice anything around, what then is the point in traveling? Fortunately, the battery on various devices runs out pretty quickly and whether you like it or not, but we return to the points above;)

Some not very small list came out, but, oddly enough, in the backpack it all does not take up much space. And in children's backpack! Because Misha carries everything of his own, I can only carry heavy books, if there are any. This develops responsibility in the child, teaches him to make decisions independently (I offer him different games, and he chooses what he will take), and also gives an understanding that you need to take only what is really necessary. So, as a rule, we do not carry with us all of the above at once, I shared with you what we took on the road for our different trips. So you can choose only what you see fit;)

On the train with a child - conclusions

Traveling by train with children is more than possible and sometimes not even as difficult as one might expect. But do not forget about a few BUT:

• you may come across neighbors who do not tolerate children, both in reserved seat cars and in compartments;
• there may not be a comfortable climate in the car (too much wind from the windows, or vice versa, it can be too stuffy in summer);
• toilets, although, as a rule, are now dry closets, but in some “antediluvian trains” old toilets are occasionally found, because of which the toilet can be closed for 1-2 hours if there is a station of a large city on the way;
• it is still desirable to calculate the trip by train for no more than 2 days, at least my experience is only in this range, and it will be difficult to travel more with children under 5 years old, with older children it is not easy, but if you really need it, then it is quite real .

That's all I wanted to tell you about rail travel with children :) I would be glad if you share your experience and impressions in the comments. I think that any experience will be useful to those parents who for the first time will get ready for the road and worry about how everything will go.

Children are the biggest fidgets in the world, and a train ride makes you stay in one place almost constantly. Not every adult will be able to spend several tens of hours like this, and children even more so. And almost from the very beginning of the journey, noise, din, running around and all other childish pranks begin. To avoid this, we will try to figure out what you can do with a child on a train so that he does not tire you and fellow travelers.

The child will require manifestation heightened attention and creativity on your part. If you know that a child can happily look at colorful books for hours, then you should take a few of his favorite books with you. Then a few hours of rest are provided to you. Sometimes a child should be interrupted from this activity and do light physical exercises (after all, children simply cannot be without movement), and then again be carried away into the world of fairy-tale characters.

You can also play a kind of game - look out the window at beautiful landscapes and discuss everything that happens there, invent various stories etc. This will both develop the attention of the child and shorten the time of your tedious trip. But, as a rule, children do not want to play this game for a long time.

If your kid is creative and loves to draw a lot, then by taking his favorite coloring books, albums, felt-tip pens and pencils with you, you can end up with beautiful picture from your favorite painter or female artist, as well as a few hours of quiet travel.

All of the above can only be applied when you are driving during daylight hours. But often the trip continues at night, and your baby does not want to sleep. What to do in this case? For example, you can start to lull the child by inviting him to listen to a fascinating fairy tale. Whispering it softly in your ear, you will calm your baby, and he will gradually begin to fall asleep. If the fairy tale does not work, then just tell in bright colors about where you are going, what will be interesting there, etc. After that, the whole family should plunge into a healthy sleep.

If your child is older and already understands modern technology(and now children are learning this at the speed of light), then you can keep him playing on mobile phone or watching your favorite cartoon on a tablet computer. For younger children, you can send various pictures (animals, berries, flowers, etc.) to your phone in advance and then look at them, while learning something new, learning about the world.

Scientists unanimously say that for a calm trip and wellness a child in a “strange” carriage, you need to take with you a few of his favorite things that will resemble the atmosphere at home. It can be, for example, favorite toys that your baby plays with every day, or some other special things. Consider the size and volume of these items so that they do not disturb you and passengers.

You can also use more radical method. If you know that it is almost impossible to occupy your child with anything, then buy some inexpensive, but new toy. Most children can be obedient for quite a long time to play with a novelty.

We hope that the trip will be calm for you and exciting for the baby. Have a nice holiday!

For parents who are ready to consider trains as the main transport for traveling on vacation with children, we have collected advice from those who have repeatedly traveled with children by rail transport.

Choosing places

To ride with comfort, you need to choose the “right” places. Keep in mind that in all types of trains, odd-numbered seats are at the bottom and even-numbered seats are at the top. In trains that are not equipped with air conditioning, compartments 3 and 6 are not suitable for traveling in the heat, because the windows do not open in them. In reserved seat cars, seats 37 to 54 are side shelves located on the aisle and are not suitable for traveling with children. Moreover, 37 and 38 are located next to the toilet at all.

Time to go

No matter how much you want to take everything you need on the road, you will have to conduct a rigorous selection. First, make a list of things, and then mercilessly cross out everything that belongs to the category “want” and not “necessary”. It will help you along the way:

Sturdy stroller. She will take "on board" not only her rider, but also many more necessary or heavy things.

Children's suitcases on wheels. Children from 4-5 years old can easily cope with personal suitcases. Moreover, as experience shows, such responsibility disciplines little travelers very much.

Settling in on the train

All things that will be needed on the train, it is better to put in a separate bag. Then you can immediately remove the suitcases, freeing up space for maneuvers. Without proper preparation, travel time can turn into an ongoing nightmare. Therefore, it is better to foresee everything and even a little more.

What you need on the train:

A blanket or blanket that you can lay on the floor (if you are traveling in a compartment) so that the baby can crawl;

Bags on the wheels of the stroller so that the children do not grab them;

Disposable diapers (if the child is already sleeping without a “safety” diaper, but is still quite small, be sure to lay them on mattresses);

Disinfectants (especially if you have a baby who constantly puts pens in his mouth), wet and regular wipes;

Change of clothes (do not get dirty on the way - this is about some not "real" children, real ones will certainly get dirty, spit, burp, etc.);

Toilet pads (they are not yet available in all trains);

Sleeping on the train

Unfortunately, not all children tolerate the road well and sleep soundly. But still, you need to try to provide them comfortable sleep. Most trains have devices to prevent children from falling off the shelves while sleeping. Babies, if space allows and neighbors in the compartment do not mind, can be put to sleep right in the stroller: a cradle from classical model easy to remove and put on the shelf, and most strollers fit perfectly in the aisle (however, sleeping in them for several nights in a row is still not very comfortable).

Another option is a special mesh-arena for the train. You can either buy it (the cost of a new one is on average from 1000 to 2000 rubles), or rent it (in Yekaterinburg - from 300 rubles per week).

Thick books inserted vertically between the mattress and the edge of the shelf can also be used as limiters.

We eat on the train

In branded trains, food may also be included in the ticket price. However, this is not always provided, and the menu is not designed for small children. But in the dining car there is children's menu for children from three years old.

But you can manage on your own. For example, like this:

Traveling with a baby perfect option because on the road with breastfeeding nothing compares to convenience and accessibility.

Feeding an artificial baby will make life a little more difficult for parents, but it's also not that problematic. Take on the road a small sterilizer-warmer, with which you can prepare bottles with the mixture (there are sockets on the trains, however, there are few of them in the old cars). Now on sale there are compact road sterilizers with an operating time of less than 15 minutes.

5. Kaleidoscopes, simple rpg games, puzzles (from 19 rubles in the Galamart chain of stores).

6. Travel sets of dominoes, checkers, chess, etc.

7. Buy some slime toys for the trip. For example, these, in the form of little men (the cost of 1 piece is only 5 rubles), will climb the shelves with the kids or look out the window with the child. Or you can arrange competitions with your neighbors in the coupe - whose slime will last longer on the glass.

Please note that these products (and many others) can be purchased at attractive prices in the Galamart chain of stores.

7. Books. On the road, we specially buy 10-15 thin books. They fit perfectly in suitcase pockets.

8. Laptop, children's developing computer or tablet. But this is the fallback option that should be used only when everyone else has exhausted their capabilities.

Do you think that none of these things (except for the computer) will captivate your children for a long time? Wrong! There is just one secret: we parents should participate in all these entertainments. And then our children will be ready to mess with the most uncomplicated toys for hours.

If children are at least three years old, you can involve them in educational and at the same time interesting games:

Words, cities;

. "Choose a rhyme";

. “Find words for the letter ...” (words for any letter of the alphabet are remembered);

. “What (th, -th) can it be?” (the word is called, to which everyone is selected possible definitions, for example, "sky" - "clear", "high", etc.).

In advance, select and print riddles, “massage” rhymes (“rails-rails, sleepers-sleepers”, etc.), rebuses, etc. All this will be very useful on the way and will make the road not a test of nerves, but a rare opportunity spend so much time with the kids. In this case, the trip will become one of the best memories for everyone.

Just a pantry of ideas and a collection of poems, games and nursery rhymes - in our material:

Walks will help to cheer up and unwind. In advance, you can find out and print out a list of all stations indicating the time of arrival and parking, or simply look at them on the schedule, which is posted in the corridors of the cars. If the train costs from 10 minutes, then you will have time to take a little walk or even go to the store. But you should not buy any food from your hands. Is it dangerous.

Sanitary break

Modern trains have good toilets. But still, it is better to take a potty that is familiar to the child, because a change of scenery can scare the child, and he will endure to the last and suffer, but will not go to the toilet. Of course, you don’t want to drag the pot with you, but this honorable duty can be delegated to the owner himself, if he is at least a year old. Just put the pot in a separate bag.

For travel, it is better to choose a model with a lid (or, when taking out the contents, put a bag on it) and test drive it in advance so that the baby gets used to the new acquisition.

It is convenient to put a bag on the bottom of the pot, and thick sanitary napkin, disposable diapers or diapers. They absorb liquid well and can be thrown into the trash.

Important! Toilets on trains sometimes make loud and unpleasant noises when flushing. They are very scary for children. Therefore, do not wash off if the little travelers are nearby, otherwise they will even refuse to wash themselves later, if only not to approach the squealing “miracle-yuda”.

* Exceptionally creative parents even figured out how to wash their child on the train (which is especially true in the heat). To do this, they suggested using dense large garbage bags. The child must be put in a bag and rinsed with water from a bottle.

* In addition, you can take a small spray bottle with you and from time to time refresh the children from it.

And one more thing: Never leave a child alone, even if he is sleeping, even the most calm, even for a moment, dangers lurk on the train at every turn.

And a few more ideas for a pleasant trip: