Memories in Turkey 1: Busy bags & kids

Busy bags are a MUST for travelling

though yes, i still believe in connecting with your kid while travelling too

like in the hadith "ya ghulam"

but sometimes you want some alone time to chat or listen to a talk or whatever

so got to have your ammo :)

anyway

I think I prefer a mixture of loose items and pre-planned activities

i would say it has to be a trial and error effort

to know what your kids like

but ofcourse other "ammo" includes snacks and even sweets too

because it was vacation so i "amended" our weekend-dessert thing

(sweets and desserts are for weekends only)

but i stick to sweets during selected time only

like...desperate times, lol

and after meals (EXCEPT breakfast and dinner - ofcourse except i'm highly desperate)

so here are some pictures

i had in my busy bag:

small toy cars

paper clips (steel)

several sticker books

magnet bars

mini paper cups

play-doh

cut-up straws

and some other stuff i can't remember

never really played them on the plane since turkish airline has games (i stick to games instead of movies for the kids but i realized some has good animal documentaries)

but since we were in the bus a lot so the busy bags were helpful

also during meetings with announcements and sharing sessions

but that doesn't mean we don't have meltdowns and tantrums

but we have less of those, inshaAllah

but they're still there ofcourse

that is what life is all about :)

zainab with paper clips and magnet bar

musa chipped in to play too

them at a masjid :)

:) playing cops and robbers in aya sofia

zainab seems to love cups and loose items 

yes they do still play on the phone. that's perfectly all right

musa made a tank :)

i'm happy he liked fishing :)

nothing beats like old pen and paper for this boy

completely impromptu game in the restaurant. shooting toothpicks through a straw

musa was the one with the idea: malay/asian traditional "sumpit". we had to improvise and make targets so that they won't blow it at other people