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Five Don't-Leave-Home-Without-Them Products

By Joyce Shulman July 9, 2013
Early this summer, Macaroni Kid went on a hunt for five don't-leave-home-without-them products for your next family adventure. Here are five of our top picks.

One iPad, two kids and a long plane ride. Have you been there? The Party headphone splitter by BlueFlame lets those two kids -- plus mom and dad -- watch Shrek together on the flight to Grandma's. Okay, so maybe you'd rather just let the kids watch the movie so you can work on the stack of magazines that has been piling up since December. But isn't it nice to know you could join the party?


Macaroni Kid recently partnered with Band-Aid, Johnson & Johnson and Neosporin Brands as they celebrate the 125th anniversary of the First Aid Kit. With 43% of all accidents happening when you're away from home, we know it is important to keep a well stocked First Aid Kit with us during our summer travels. Be ready for those cuts, scrapes and itchy mosquito bites when they happen by tossing one of these in your bag or car. 


For many families, summer travel means a time to tuck away the digital devices and what better way than to replace them with tools for creativity? The Do Art Travel Easel from Faber-Castell's is a portable art studio perfect for young artists with more than 30 pieces to fuel creativity and a variety of surfaces to create on, all designed with easy storage in mind.


Sometimes, it's the simple things that make life easier. Flipple is designed to let you turn a regular old water bottle into a baby bottle in a pinch. Use the funnel side to add formula and then flip the Flipple over (hence the name) and the adapter enables you to attach a clean nipple right to a standard water bottle.  


Finally, for you campers, roadtrippers and RVers out there, check out the Scrubba. Weighing 6 oz and folding to pocket size, the key to this tiny "washing machine" is a flexible internal washboard. Simply add cleaning liquid and 0.5 gal of water, seal the bag, expel the air and rub for a minute or so. Rinse and hang to dry.