20 Things To Bring On A Road Trip: Essentials For Families

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Travelling with kids is never easy, especially when you’re planning a road trip and need to keep them entertained on long drive.

If you’re wandering what things to bring on a road trip that will not only keep the little ones engaged but also save you time, money, and save your sanity, then you’re in the right place.

We’re no strangers to a road trip. We spent 18 months road tripping Australia and 12 months road tripping the USA with our two daughters, so we’ve got the road trip packing list down.

Below I have listed my essential items for a road trip with kids, so you can make sure you pack everything you need.

Some of these will be things you have at home, others are items you may not have thought about, and some you’ll think are a bit random but hear me out – this is based on 2.5 years of continuous road trip experience.

Thank me later!

Family Road Trip Packing List

Let’s face it, you already know you need to pack a suitcase full of clothes and some bed sheets, but these are a few items you may not have considered.

Below are items that give you a little more comfort after a day of bouncing around on those corrugated dusty roads.

Here are some essential items for a road trip with kids to make your vacation a more memorable one!

1. Mini Micro Scooter

The son of some friends we made on our USA road trip had a Mini Micro scooter and we can’t believe why we didn’t get one for our girls sooner!

Savannah kept sneaking rides on it; it was her first time on a scooter and she learned how to ride it so quickly.

We later bought her a cheap scooter from Target and she could barely get it to move, so we upgraded her Mini Micro for her birthday and it was the best investment ever!

She LOVES it and it’s amazing how fast she gets around on it.

When sitting in a car all day, pulling over to let her whizz around on her scooter gives her time and space to let off some energy, and helped us embrace longer walks again as a family.

We bring her scooter everywhere on a road trip so she can zip around on that instead of begging to be carried. They’re small and easy to fit in your car too, whether you have an RV or a standard vehicle.

2. High Speed Blender