Very EARLy plane ride w/little ones?

[juliehry]

definetly don't skip that nap on friday! you will be kicking yourself for sure! If it were me i would nap a little earlier by 1/2 hour or so and bedtime the same amount earlier since they will be getting up earlier. take them in their pjs you can change them on the plane.

 

[rainy~daze]

we went in january. flight left at 6:30 am, with dd2, ds4. and stepDD15, we put the kids to bed, tried to sleep by 7 in little warmup suits ready to go, but didn't really happen. we thought for sure we could get up at 3 get ready then just put them in the car at 5 and go, nope, they were up at 3 coming down the steps more awake than us. they were great on the plane, we brought plenty of little snacks, and those little doodle things with the magnetic pens, plus i found travel crayola wonder packs for them. we brought sippy cups for them so they wouldn't spill, and i hoped it would help their ears upon landing ( not too helpful). i just would have brought some more of my own drinks with me, they were getting pretty thirsty, and a blanket it was cold! the only other thing that worked good was they wore pullups even though potty trained so we didn't have to make 30 bathroom trips.

 

[MeLaNie9]

We leave the 13th on a 7:30 am flight. DS (22 months) usually wakes up at 6:30 every morning, so we plan on getting him up just before leaving for the airport at 5am and hope that he sleeps a bit on the flight. We aren't planning on changing his schedule the day before. We plan on him napping upon arriving at the Poly if our room is ready or in the stroller at the MK where we plan on spending a half day of just getting oriented and seeing the afternoon parade and trying out a few rides. Can't wait - 5 more days!

 

[Yensid_MD]

We always dress them in sweats the night before, and that is what they wear until we get to WDW. They are comfortable and look ready to go.

 

[nono]

definetly don't skip that nap on friday! you will be kicking yourself for sure! If it were me i would nap a little earlier by 1/2 hour or so and bedtime the same amount earlier since they will be getting up earlier. take them in their pjs you can change them on the plane.

Yep. And a trip to the bathroom to change can eat up some of the time on the plane!

 

[momofmmsd5]

We will be doing this tomorrow morning!! We have a 7:05 flight so we have a car coming at 5am to pick us up. I already told the kids they will sleep in their clothes tonight. Only dd12 gave me a hard time about it but I really wasn't worried about her anyway! I am really worried about the airport and the flight with 5 kids and JUST ME! DH is already there for work so I will be alone with all of them on the way down! They are a little older dd12 ds10 b/g twins8 and the baby is 1 1/2. I sent all the kids stuff down with dh but I will still have my bags, diaper bag, stroller, car seat ect... Well even though it will be a little crazy can't wait!!!

 

[AdriansMom]

We usualy leave early as well but this time we are trying a different approach. We are leaving in the evening, 7 p.m. arriving at 10ish. My DS2 does not nap that much anymore during the day so hopefully he'll sleep in the hotel by the time we get there.

 

[kurtech]

Someone mentioned putting kids to bed in 'street' clothes - we do that... cotton leggings (girls) or sweats (boy) and t-shirt. Bring a sweatshirt - that way, they can manage their own comfort when the a/c is cranked on the plane.

I actually carried pj's on the flight in ziplocks - as a backup in case anyone got sick/spilled on/ etc. (its happened to me before).

I would also keep the same schedule the day before - last time we did a 6am flight, my 2 yo was awake the entire flight and in car, asleep before departing the airport. ach!

good luck -

I totally agree. Works great whenever you have to get the kids into the car early (flight or road trip). They go right back to sleep and be in a much better mood when they wake up later.