It’s that time of year when families make road trips.
Most families have at least one member (either adult or child) that has a problem with motion sickness. Add to that, eating the wrong thing (or too much of a good thing!) or getting too hot in the car, and you have a problem.
We learned the hard way to have supplies to deal with car-sick kids. We would carry extra water and a roll of paper towels plus something for them to “lose their crackers” in. And we learned what not to take for them to eat and/or drink. (Avoid the red colored stuff at all cost!)
A friend of mine gifted me with a great piece of emergency “equipment” for road trips – a disposable, leak-proof vomit bag. They are compact. The opening hugs the face so nothing splashes out. When it’s over, twist the bag and snap the twisted part into a slot in the plastic ring around the opening. Leave it at the next rest stop. No clean up of kids or car needed.
The bags are pretty inexpensive when purchased in multi-packs. They are compact enough to put in a purse or a pocket or include several in a first-aid kit. They could come in handy when the stomach flu is going around, too!
