My Holiday Checklist
So you are off on your first family holiday. As well as being a very exciting time it can be rather daunting too. You’re panicking about forgetting the essentials for your baby and let’s face it babies never travel light.
You’ve covered everything so far, found the best Orlando hotel deals, and booked your flights, but you still need to pack. Look no further if you don’t know where to start when it comes to packing for your family’s holiday.
Now take a deep breath and count to 5… 1…. 2…. 3…. 4…. 5…. OK…. Now You must remember that if you do forget anything there are shops abroad and it is not the end of the world.
I have put together a checklist with some of the items you may need for your holiday abroad;
Travel Documents and Money
- Tickets and hotel reservations
- Hire car documents
- Passports
- Emergency contact info
- Medical insurance card
- Travel insurance
- Car insurance if required
- Cash (both Sterling and destination currency)
- Credit Cards/ Debit Card/ Travellers Cheques
- Driving Licence
Travel Items
- Car Seat
- Pushchair plus umbrella to keep sun off
- Blanket
- Baby sling
- Ready-made milk for the journey
- Snacks
- Calpol
- Glasses
- Sunglasses
- Sun hat and sun cream for you and baby
- Changing Bag including wipes, nappies, nappy sacks, changing mat, muslins
- Travel Cot (if required)
- Toys and books for the flight
- A change of baby clothes and a change of top for you
- A plastic bag for numerous emergency uses
- Cotton wool
- Earbuds
Food
- Ready-made formula
- Formula powder/ breast pump
- Bottles/teats
- Bottle warmer
- Bibs
- Jars and tubs of baby food/ food pouches
- Snacks e.g. raisins or fruit bars
- Any feeding equipment you might need for the journey (bibs, spoons, wipes, beakers)
- Picnic Bag for taking your own lunch to the beach
- Hand-held blender (EKG)
- Sterilising equipment (EKG)
- Child cutlery, bowls, cups and plates (EKG)
- Washing up liquid
- Sterilising equipment
Electricals
- Phone/ tablet/ laptop/Kindle/ video recorder/ iPod/ camera
- Batteries (put in hand luggage only)
- Chargers
- Headphones
- Universal plug adapter
- Hairdryer and Straighteners
For Baby
- Armbands
- Dummies
- Toddler reins
- Beach towels if your hotel doesn’t provide them
- UVA protection pop up tent
- Plastic bags for unexpected emergencies
- Cot and cot linen
- Changing mat
- Baby monitor
- Stair Gates
- Potty
- Bath Toys
- Toys and books for your holiday
Toiletries
- Nappies, bum cream, nappy bags, wipes, travel changing mat etc.
- Swimming nappies
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste and dental floss
- Contact lenses equipment
- Deodorant
- Hand sanitiser
- Shampoo and Conditioner
- Sponge, baby wash, baby shampoo and lotion
- Shower Gel
- Hairbrush
- Cleanser/ moisturiser
- Shaving Cream/ razors
- Perfume
- Ladies hygiene products
- Medication
- Makeup/ makeup remover
- Talcum powder for getting rid of sand at the beach
- Nail clippers/ nail file
- Tissues
- Sun creams (both adults and baby’s)
- After sun
- Insect repellent/ after bite for insect bites
- First aid kit including pain relief, Calpol etc.
- Plasters
- Hair products
Bags
- Handbags
- Beach bags/day bags
- Changing bag
- Toddler rucksacks
- Cooler bags for food
Clothes
- A shawl or scarf
- Cool clothes for baby during the day
- Warm clothes for baby at night
- Socks
- Blankets
- Sleepsuits
- Sun hats
- Sunglasses
- Goggles
- Underwear
- Socks
- PJ’s
- Dressing gown
- Shirts/ Tops
- Jumpers
- Trousers
- Dresses
- Skirts/ shorts
- Jackets/coats
- Swimsuits
- Shoes (sandals, dress shoes, trainers etc.)
- Belts
- Watches & Jewellery
Carla is the founder of MyBump2Baby. Carla has a huge passion for linking together small businesses and growing families. Carla’s humorous, non-filtered honesty has won the hearts of thousands of parents throughout the UK.
She has previously written for the Metro and made appearances on BBC News, BBC 5 live, LBC etc. Carla is a finalist for Blogger of the Year award with Simply Ladies inc. Carla is also the host of the popular Fifty Shades of Motherhood podcast and The MyBump2Baby Expert podcast.
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