Mum reveals simple tip for keeping kids entertained on a long-haul flight – and it costs just £3
A MUM has revealed the cheap travel hack she uses for keeping her kids entertained on long-haul flights.
Keeping children entertained on a flight isn’t always easy, but one mum has revealed how she keeps her kids occupied for just £3.
In a post on Mumsnet, one woman was packing for her first long-haul flight and wanted to know what she should bring to keep her children entertained.
She wrote: “We’re going to Mexico in a month with my other half and three children aged 12, 10, and five.
“This is our first long-haul flight and I feel like I could benefit from the wisdom of some seasoned travellers!
“How can I get my children to sleep comfortably? What entertainment should I bring?”
While several people recommended bringing onboard items like eye masks, noise-cancelling headphones, and tablets, one mum suggested something a little different.
She wrote: “Definitely take some sticker books. A great tip I learnt is to peel off the border of the stickers so that the little one can peel off the actual sticker without constant parental assistance.”
Other mums were quick to agree too and suggested bringing pieces of paper for the tot to fill with stickers.
Children’s sticker books can be purchased for as little as £3 on Amazon.
And this isn’t the only inexpensive trick parents have been using to keep their children occupied on flights.
One parent, whose name is Ayelet, runs a parenting blog, providing hints and tips she has picked up from her years working with children in various different jobs.
In a video on Instagram her child Yitzchak is seen ripping bits of tape off the window of a plane.
She explains that it is blue painter’s tape, which can be bought online for as cheap as £1.50.
On Ayelet’s blog, she said that she didn’t bring any toys for Yitzchak to play with for the holiday, claiming they would not have kept him entertained on the flight.
Instead, Yitzchak was provided with the tape, with Ayelet cutting it into strips for him to peel off the window and walls of the plane.
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