How To Travel With Children: Tips For Staying Organized And Managing Laundry

Travelling with your whole family is a rewarding experience— yes, with the kids. But at the same time, it is overwhelming to think you have a lot to plan and pack for a short trip. Considering what to pack and how to manage the laundry is one of the few things you must plan to ensure the trip becomes less stressful. 

If you plan to travel soon with your children, here are some tips to make laundry manageable while on the road. 

Always plan ahead.

You can never go wrong when you already have a to-do and to-bring list for your travel. Planning your itinerary shows you the possible activities you will do and helps you determine which clothes you should bring for the trip. Pack the appropriate clothes you need for the activities and weather conditions of your travel location. Do not bring hoodies or jackets if you are going to a hot and humid place.

While you create your travel plan, consider looking for laundry services near where you will stay, or look for places that has a laundry facility.

Do not overpack.

Overpacking for travel with children leads to more stress. It limits your mobility and increases the weight and bulk of your luggage, which means your airfare becomes more expensive. Besides that, overpacking makes it harder for you to manage laundry. You have all the reasons to use the clothes, resulting in more clothes to wash or store in the laundry bag.

Pack clothing items that can be worn in different ways or for different activities. This will minimize the amount of clothing you need to pack and make it easier to manage laundry.

Keep dirty clothes in a compressed laundry bag.

Why wash clothes while on a short trip? It allows you to pack less, and you can reuse your clothes after washing. You can visit a laundry service during your trip to keep you bringing luggage full of laundry. But, if you do not have time, place your dirty clothes in a travel bag that compresses. This helps keep the odor away from clean clothes.

Hand wash clothes, visit laundry service, or use hotel amenities.

You can always handwash clothes if you like, but would it be a hassle to handwash clothes while travelling? If you are staying at a hotel, you can ask if they offer laundry services to their guests. Always remember to ask for the service rate first! Most in-house laundry services in hotels are way expensive.

If you are not in a hotel and have rented an Airbnb, go to the next alternative: visit a laundromat or rely on a laundry delivery service. It is better if you have researched the best laundry services in the area before travelling. 

Final Takeaway

Managing your laundry and doing laundry on the go when travelling is quite overwhelming if you did not plan it well. But if you plan ahead, keeping up with the laundry while on vacation is worth the hassle and expense.

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