First, I found this great idea for packing clothes in Ziploc bags a couple of years ago. Basically you put one outfit in each bag and it helps keep things in order and also protects clean clothes from dirty clothes, if you have to throw them all back in the suitcase and change locations.
I have also used this method for my boys while they have stayed with cousins or grandparents. I labeled the bags with the day they were to wear them. That way, I knew that the boys would end up wearing the proper clothes to school and the play clothes on Saturday.
I have loved this method. When we unpack after we return home, we keep the Ziploc bags inside the luggage to be used on the next trip.
Second, I found this idea for travel snack boxes on Pinterest last summer. I was a little skeptical at first. I was sure my kids would totally overindulge, eat all their snacks right away, and be sick. Luckily, they did great and made those snacks last for the entire trip (both going and coming, over 8 hours each way)
I cut little vinyl labels for each of their snack boxes. The boys love them and it helps them actually look forward to that long car trip each summer.
