Take the solo trip with your kids!
Let’s talk about solo trips with your kids. I took my son on our first solo trip when he was 2 to Disneyland. We lived close at the time. I took him again when he was 3. These are my favorite trips!
This trip was shortly after his second Birthday and my favorite memories of Disneyland
My son was 3 the first I took him to Disney World. It was June of 2021 and almost a year after they reopened from the pandemic shut down. Disney World still had a policy that everyone over 2 had to wear a mask at all times. That was rough at first but he did well leaving his mask on the whole time. The second time was at the end of August in 2021. They had decreased the mask requirement to only when in lines and on transportation and we had a blast on this visit. I love going at the end of August because most kids are just starting school for the year. Yes it is blazing hot but it was a ghost town. We definitely got spoiled.
Riding the monorail
Waiting for a parade
A few tips on taking a solo trip with your kids:
Just go with the flow. Your kids are going to get tired and they are going to have some sort of meltdown. The fewer actual set in stone plans the better. That way if they get tired and you need to leave for naps or even leave for the day you aren’t missing anything that you prepaid for.
Bring the stroller. Your child will walk way way more at Disney than they are prepared for. Even if you think your child can walk a lot and not get tired they will get tired at Disney. The last thing you will feel up to is carrying them back to the hotel or car.
Take snacks. Take snacks you know they will eat otherwise you may spend money on snacks and meals that they won’t even touch.
Take the rain cover for the stroller and ponchos for everyone if you are going to Disney World. It will rain and no one is happy once they get wet. Also buying those things AT the parks will cost you mega money.
If you have little kids take extra clothes, diapers, wipes. You never know what might happen once you are far from your hotel/ car.
Bring a baby carrier if you little one is used to being worn. Your arms will thank you.
On the topic of lines, if you child is not good at waiting make sure you stash little toys in your park bag for them to play with while they wait in line. New toys are even better!
Last tip. Decorate your stroller. I always decorate for whatever holiday we are going close to as well as put a small string of battery operated lights on the handle. This does two things. It makes it much easier to find the stroller in a sea of strollers but also the lights help with safety. It can get really dark in the parks as well as when you are walking back to your resort. When its crowded and dark the lights help people see the stroller.
The biggest takeaway from this should be just do it. Just go. The memories will last a lifetime. Maybe not for them but for you! They are only little once.
Do you have any tips that I missed? Let me know in the comments!