What do I REALLY need in the flight??

[WDWorBUST]

My DD will be 2 months shy of 3 when we leave in 2 weeks. We plan on having no carry-ons except our cameras/camcorder and the necessities for her. However as a typical mom what I NEED and what I always have with us are two different things. What do we truly need for two flight segments. A change of clothes of course - a toy or two - anything else?? She's potty training but I will probably put her in a pull-up just in case for the flight. Anything I'm missing??

 

[Nynaeve]

Maybe some coloring books and crayons? Maybe some stickers too. That's nice and light to carry around. And you could get some drinks and snacks after the security checks for the flight too. Snacks and coloring always keep the crabbies away with us!

And, we bought a cheap MP3 player for our 3 year old for the long plane trip on our recent move. We put all her Disney music on it, and she loves it! It's really small, and has a nice soft armband. For us, it was really worth the money. She'll listen to it any time we go somewhere now, and loves it!

 

[TinkNH]

If she is like my DD$ and not super adept at drinking out of a cup an empty straw cup or spouted cup to put juice in on the flight ? I plan to bring one for the flight as well as the parks later..she is good with straws but an open cup means a wet kid for sure
And even if you buy drinks in the airport after the security check you will have to consume them prior to boarding the plane..many airports are even having a second check point at the gate. I too am planning as little in carryons as I can..some coloring books, a puzzle, her favorite stuffed animal and a few books I hid away that will be 'new'. I will bring a few snacks, like goldfish or something as well.