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1. A Slumberpod blackout travel tent for enclosing your little one's sleeping area to eliminate light, outside sounds, and general post-kid bedtime parental merriment. Reviewers love that they can stay up past put-down and enjoy some child-free downtime even while sharing a room.
2. A pocket-size white noise machine to go inside it if your kid (or you!) is a sound machine convert.
3. A cup holder snack tray converter so you can spend fewer road trips straining your arm while contorting it to hand individual Goldfish crackers from the front seat to the grabby hands in the back.
4. A folding pop 'n' sit booster chair because nobody has time to worry about sunburns and sand/asphalt/concrete burns. It comes with a detachable easy-to-clean snack tray and can be used pretty much anywhere you can think of to keep your baby safe and off the hot, hot ground.
5. A KeaBabies backpack diaper bag for on-the-go organization and style. Reviewers love that the neutral colors can look great with any outfit so that the extremely honorable position of "backpack wearer" can be traded amongst all manner of outfit aesthetics.
6. A lightweight baby carrier for land and water so you and your mini humans can live that amphibian life all summer long in maximum comfort no matter where your adventures take you.
7. And a pack of quality Coterie swim diapers that the King of Fashion Tan France himself swears by with his own kiddos, so you know your baby is gonna look stylish and be swim-ready-comfy!
8. A pair of noise reduction ear muffs that'll cut back on the noise in your little's ears by 23 decibels and help muffle loud travel sounds whether they're awake or asleep.
9. A pack of disposable table toppers for airplane seat trays and restaurant tables. These make cleanup so much easier that you won't have to stress about de-sticking fruit snacks from surfaces abroad.
10. A set of three packing cubes because it's never fun to dig around frantically in a suitcase or diaper bag, but even less so when a tiny person is yelling for their other favorite blanket in your ear, and you don't remember where you put it. These are meshed-topped and double-zippered to help you get in and out of there before a meltdown.
11. An ultra-compact stroller that can fit in tight trunk spaces and overhead plane bins, so you don't have to haul your kid from the gate to baggage claim.
It folds up so small that it was awarded a Guinness World Record in 2014 for the most compact stroller. It can hold kids who weigh up to 55 pounds, and it only weighs 9.5 pounds.
Promising review: "This is a must-have for all parents with toddlers, especially if you are going on a trip. We went to a place where they do not recommend a stroller because it’s too bulky and gets in your way. Well, using this was not a problem at all. People were amazed at how this thing works, and it’s really handy. Very easy to fold. Very light and not space-consuming in your trunk! Love it so much!" —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $219+ (available in three colors).
12. Or a Liki Trike if your baby is approaching toddlerhood and wants to be a part of the action. It also fits in overhead bins and gives your little one some more hands-on action so they can be happier on long walking adventures!
13. A Welly First Aid Kit to give you peace of mind for any bumps and ouchies that your baby might get on the go. The colorful (and secure!) bandages are so cute that you should be prepared for your kiddo to request more than one for ~aesthetic~ reasons.
14. A latching snack box for all those Melties and puffs you're gonna want to pack. I LOVE this snack box. It comes completely apart and is dishwasher safe, which, if you've had to use a toothpick to clean out icky residue from non-removable padding, you get. This box will grow with you, too, and will happily accompany you on travel adventures now, and preschool snack times later!
15. A portable UV light sanitizer because you know the second you find the dirtiest floor of all your travels, that pacifier is going down. This will have your binky sanitized and ready to go again in just under a minute!
16. A Boppy Anywhere Nursing Pillow that *might* become your favorite thing abroad and at home. LOTS of reviewers love the convenience of the smaller size and take this with them on all their travels, whether that's to a new place or just a grocery run.
17. A TushBaby hip rest for carrier-adverse babies that can also be used for breastfeeding support! Best of all, it has a pouch that can carry your wallet and phone so you can stroll around in baby-carrying, back-happy ✨bliss✨.
18. A two-pack of Haaka reusable baby food pouches that reviewers swear will save you a bundle on the premade pouches. These are perfect for on-the-go too, because if your new-to-solids baby's most fave form of nutrition is the squeeze-and-feed variety, you could bring along their preferred jarred baby food to make your life easier on all manner of planes, trains, and automobiles. No messy spoons with these, er, babies!
19. A Fisher-Price portable bassinet that can double as a safe place for your baby to play while you enjoy the great outdoors, the great indoors, and everything in between.
20. A waterproof car seat liner I'll yell about forever because WHY NOT protect your car seat and/or stroller seat from spills, accidents, and spit-up? We've had one of these since my kid's car seat spit-up days, and we *still* have it for messy car meals and longer trips ~just in case.~
21. And finally, a pair of Loop earplugs with low-level noise reduction so you can still hear if your baby needs you but can block out some of that over-stimulating excess noise on your travels. Bonus points: They fit so nicely in your ear you don't have to worry about your baby thinking you're a cyborg like they might with other more prominent earplugs!
The reviews for this post have been edited for length and clarity.
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