Packing Your Suitcase For Children
Taking only hand luggage with kids is not advisable. Children under two years of age don’t enjoy any sort of baggage allowance - that includes hand luggage.
Older children tend to be a little careless with carry on luggage - and the last thing you need while negotiating security is rounding up stray bags. Unless of course you have a Trunki.
The golden rule here is to pack your checked luggage light and with the expectation of losing it. Then select your most important items for hand luggage. Leave anything vaguely important at home whilst keeping your clothing to a minimum. T-shirts and shorts can be dirt cheap abroad and they don’t need to last. It’s always crucial to take things like reliable sun cream, anti insect bite creams, calpol / paracetamol etc.
If you have young children under two, you might want to consider offloading some of the mass of baby paraphernalia by having it sent in advance to your destination. Tinytotsaway provide a worldwide delivery service (genius idea!) - pricing depends cost of products plus cost of delivery. Alternatively, Bebebel supplies food, nappies, toys, baby milk to mainland Spain, Balearic and Canary islands. It does take some foresight to arrange these services as the general requirement is 14 days notice prior to departure.
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