For the airplane - I put together a pencil case (found in the target dollar bins) filled with colored pencils, black pens, stickers, paper dolls, a maze book and a small blank sketch pad for each of my daughters.   This pencil case will also be our new restaurant companion.  They will also have a file with Mad Libs Jr., a coloring book, a larger sketch pad and some other goodies (see below).

We will also bring some activities that can be enjoyed both during our travels, as well as once we have landed and are spending time with family and friends.

While we are there - I thought it would be fun for the girls and their cousins to create handmade postcards together to send to their friends.

The best part of all is that everything fits in the the girls’ carry-on backpacks!