Best Travel Toys For 18 Month Old On A Plane Or Road Trip
Discover the best toys for traveling with 18 month old children. Keep your little one entertained on plane rides and road trips with our play mats.
Taking a long haul flight anywhere with an 18 month old can be a daunting experience. They are contained in a small space when they are used to running and jumping all day! Having age appropriate plane toys with you that can keep them engaged and happy during the long flight is the best way to keep them entertained.
So Handmade has a range of the perfect toys for little ones! From play mats to road tape which you can stick on the tray table. They are hard wearing and roll up small to easily stow in your carry on bag or diaper bag. They are also open ended toys which foster imaginative play and can help to hand eye coordination, problem solving and encourage creativity on the go. Great sensory toy for little hands!
These are the best mess free toys for long car rides, long haul flights or even the hotel room as an alternative to screen time and in flight entertainment. So handmade provides handy toy for younger children to older toddlers and kids of all ages.
These toddler travel toys and activities for babies and toddlers will quickly turn into your kids favorite toys!
Meet The Maker
Sarah Omura's journey into the world of montessori inspired travel toys began with a familiar frustration: the constant battle of keeping her son's toys contained while on the move. Tired of finding stray cars buried in the depths of her diaper bag, Sarah knew there had to be a better solution. Drawing upon her background in textile design, she set out to create toys that were not only practical but also aesthetically pleasing and engaging for young minds.
Best Travel Toys for Busy Kids
Discover our carefully curated selection of toys designed to make family trips more enjoyable. Our play mats for toddlers are perfect for keeping little fingers engaged and older toddlers entertained on long car rides and plane rides. From airplane toys that fit perfectly on a tray table to small toys that slip easily into a carry on bag or diaper bag, our collection offers mess free options that keep kids busy and excited for their next trip. These toys are ideal for imaginative play and provide a fun way for little kids to explore their own ideas without screens.
Our play mats and toys focus on boosting hand eye coordination, with creative play options that help toddlers and big kids alike develop problem solving skills. These sensory toys are perfect for younger children, designed to keep their hands busy while supporting learning through play. For longer journeys, like a long haul flight or a road trip, our toys are the best travel toys to keep kids engaged and entertained for hours.
If you’re looking for the best plane toys that are compact enough for travel but offer big entertainment, our selection is perfect for you. Kids love discovering new toys, and our collection includes some of the best toys for making your family vacation easier and more enjoyable. With options that fit easily into a carry on or a diaper bag, these toys offer a convenient, mess free solution for parents looking for the best toddler toys to take along on every adventure. Whether it’s for a plane window view or the backseat of a car, our travel toys provide the perfect blend of fun and developmental play for little ones on the go.
Toys for Traveling Should:
Promote fine motor skills through exploration
Our Travel toys are designed to encourage hands-on interaction, helping children develop fine motor skills through engaging, tactile play. Each toy invites little hands to explore, fostering coordination and dexterity in a fun and natural way.
Engage the child’s senses
By offering varied textures, colors, and shapes, our travel toys stimulate a child’s senses and support cognitive development through multi-sensory learning. These toys engage children’s natural curiosity, making playtime an enriching experience for both mind and body.
Quality made with natural materials
Made from high-quality, eco-friendly materials, our travel toys are crafted to be durable and aesthetically pleasing, aligning with the Montessori principle of beauty in simplicity. These toys are safe for children and thoughtfully designed to bring harmony into any play space.
To Promote imaginary play and creativity
Travel toys to promote imaginative play without electronic distractions, allowing children to fully immerse themselves in open-ended activities. By removing batteries, lights, and sounds, these toys encourage focus, creativity, and independent exploration.
Montessori Toys for Travel
Traveling with a little one can be a stressful experience. Especially trying to keep a squirmy toddler buckled into a seat on a long flight or road trip. Going away on vacation of visiting family should be a joy but sometimes the preparation and stress of getting ready for the trip seems to zap all of the anticipation of a great time away.
Having the right toys and other engaging activities for them to do on their tray table, in their laps is the best way to prepare for a fun and exciting trip away. Montessori toys are perfect to bring traveling as they are ‘open ended’ they can perform a multitude of foundations for stories, games and imaginative play.
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For example a dinosaur play mat could be the base for a brave triceratops to battle the formidable tyrannosaurus. Then the next time it is taken out it could provide the backdrop for a name all the different dino game.
They can also help to promote fine motor skills on the go and help the little one start to learn to read like my Alphabet Learning Toy
Enjoy my giant coloring page at home or its great for parties and events!
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