We’ve run a few week-long blog series this year including Washington DC with kids, New York City with Kids, Hawaii with kids, and most recently, Rome with kids. I thought it would be fun to change things up and cover Traveling with Kids Tips with individual days dedicated to different age groups.

We’ll start with babies, toddlers, and then cover school age kids …

Get your goodies

If you’re flying a U.S. carrier, you might be lucky to get water in flight. But many foreign carriers will supply you with helpful items in flight such as baby food, infant formula, toddler snacks, and possibly even diapering packs if you contact reservations in advance. (See the airlines comparison chart in Travels with Baby for more details.)

Why would anyone want to take a baby or toddler to Europe? Kids that young won’t remember the trip anyway … not to mention that it sounds like a nightmare.

For many of us, planning a stay with friends or extended family sounds like a brilliant stroke of travel planning genius. Particularly for those …