🍋 Flying with Little Ones? Your Ultimate Travel Guide!

Happy last Monday of November, Mamas. Gosh, this month flew by. Hopefully, you got some turkey-filled naps during the weekend and you’re ready to jump into another week of holiday shopping, tantrum-stopping, and Christmas tree rocking! Let’s get into it!

In Today’s Lemon Mommy:

• How to Fly With Your Little Ones This Holiday Season ✈️

• How to Properly Budget for the Holidays 💳

• Your Guide to Family Holiday Cards 📸

• Matching Family Pajamas Your Entire Crew Will Love 🎄

Work With Your Baby’s Schedule 📅

Although you might be tempted to book a flight at night for your baby to sleep through, the overstimulation of the plane and the lights in the cabin will likely keep them up. Plan to travel when your baby is awake. 

Reserve Bassinet Seats 💺

Fun fact, most airplanes offer bassinet seats! It hangs from the aircraft wall and is available between takeoff and landing. This is a great hack that most mamas don’t know about but will make all the difference in your flight. 

Get to the Airport Early 🛫

This is another time when avoidance isn’t necessarily the best option. While it might seem like a good idea to spend as little time in the airport as possible, we all know something will go wrong. Get to the airport early, grab a chair in a lounge, change and feed your little one, and establish some sense of normalcy before you get on the plane.

Fanny Packs are King 🎒

You’re going to bring a ton of bags to the airport, but you don’t want to shuffle through diapers while looking for your boarding pass, ID, or money. Grab a mini crossbody bag and stuff it with all your essentials. 

Master Packing 🙅🏻‍♀️

For most mamas, packing is a nightmare. Make a packing list, invest in packing cubes, and pack early! That’s one huge stressor out of the way. 

Bring Toys!!! 🧸

Money might not buy love, but it can buy you 20 minutes of silence. Invest in a few fidget sensory toys, baby activity books, or suction cup toys for the flight.

Review Your Finances 💵

The end of the year is a great time to check in on your finances. Checking your finances can help you decide how best to proceed with your holiday gift list.

Check on Your Credit Card 💳

Do you know all the deals and perks that come with your credit card? Most credit cards offer cash back, bonus points, and even freebies if you know how to look for them. If you’re not getting the most out of your credit card, this is the best time of the year to change that. 

Stick to the List 📝

Make a list of your family’s gifts and stick to it! Keeping a list not only keeps you organized during the holiday season, it also helps to prevent unnecessary spending habits.

Shop Those Sales 💰

This is such a great time of the year to shop for sales. Although Cyber Monday ends tonight, most stores have sales going throughout the entire month of December. You can also use apps like Hopper to book flight deals.

Thrift and Reuse ♻️

Get the things that bring you joy this year, but also accept the magic of reusing decorations and thrifting a few new-to-you options. You can even start a holiday tradition of DIYing some decor.

1. Organize Your Address Book 📕

Check if you have your friends’ and families’ addresses. If you notice that you’re missing quite a few, send out a quick text or put it on Instagram and let people message their address to you if they want a card!

2. Schedule a Photo Shoot 📅

We suggest you jump right on this if you’re planning a family photoshoot. Most photographers are booked and busy during the holiday season, call the photographers in your area. 

3. Order Outfits 👗

If you’re planning a specific theme for your family’s photos, it’s time to order those! Check to see if your family has anything that will fit the theme first. 

4. Select a Card Design 💌

There are so many fantastic places that will make ordering your holiday cards online easy and they all have fantastic designs you can choose from!

5. Buy Stamps 📮

Stamps are the household objects everyone seems to have too much of until they need them. Make sure your usable stamp collection is good to go, and if not, pop out to the post office before it’s too late!