Sorry if it's been asked before. I have a 5 hour drive tomorrow with my almost 2 year old. Any tips on keeping him entertained? (No DVD player in my car, by the way.)

Leave really early in the morning and maybe he'll sleep most of the trip.

spend a few days in hell to aclimate yourself to traveling with a toddler, then travel with the toddler

Take toys, coloring book & crayons, play games that r interactive...like looking for certain things along the highway (cow, barn, horse, etc) or if he knows colors...play a game where the 2 of you (mostly him since you're driving) look for cars that color...like red. Once he correctly sees a red car...go to blue...then to green. The time passes quickly when you create games with the scenery that is ever changing as you drive

I know where your coming from. I made a trip last week with my almost 2 year old, 16 hours, and what i did is brought a bunch of toys, it may be annoying to you but its either that or a crying toddler, i liked the toys better, dont give them all at once give a couple when it gets boring to her/she give a diffrent one. books my son loves books and flipping through the pages, snacks little things taht your child loves a drinks i bought a little cooler for our trip to put some cold drinks in there for him. i sat in the back of the truck with him for half of the trip. and when and if you all stop dont go through drive thru actaully get out and eat it allows the child to stretch along with mom . hope this helps!

don't be scared to stop to let the little one out,they get sick of being in the car like us. so let them get out to run,makeit so much nicer for you not only that it will get to go to sleep.make sure you have their fave snacks,toys, blanket,& play games with them as you go,will learn from all you do.even if you have headphones_ discman,ipod,mp3_let them use it not you. i know i have three kids,my youngest is 5,so i still go through it, even the older ones & they are teenagers! just relax don't let the kid feel your stress & have fun! i got bunch more i could say but most of all be careful & fun!

If possible, buy a cheap DVD player (you can get them for under $100) and play favorite videos.Also, my 2 year old likes unexpected surprises, a calculator turned out to be great fun. A new coloring book and 2 crayons (she just drops the others on the floor and then cries because she dropped them), a small memo size notebook and a pencil for drawing. (Be sure to pick up any loose crayons or they'll melt, lol)Car friendly snacks (juice boxes, small boxes of raisins or baggies of pretzels or goldfish or other snack), something that doesn't melt.If you have the flexibility, leave early in the morning or around naptime. My daughter takes an extended nap when traveling in the car. Be prepared to extend the time of your stop for a little running around time, also.My daughter went for a car trip with my parents for 7 1/2 hrs and they never had to break out the DVD player or the snacks. They did alot of singing and and answered the "what are you doing?" question 100 times.