Sean Mack explains, “My family and I have been traveling full-time for the past year and have learned to cultivate the gear that we bring including what we put within arms reach of the kids.”
Sean’s tips include …

A CHEAP CLOTH BOX
Placed between the seats, it offers two benefits:

  1. ‘Gives them a place to keep their things’
  2. ‘Limits the amount of stuff they can bring’

JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAMS
They entertain and engage passengers with short attention spans.

Per the National Park Services, “Interested youth complete a series of activities during a park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger patch and Junior Ranger certificate. Junior Rangers are typically between the ages of 5 to 13, although people of all ages can participate.”

See NPS ‘Kids in Parks’ Junior Ranger programs for online activity guides, Junior Ranger books and more.

[https://www.nps.gov/…/parks-with-junior-ranger-programs…]

SEPARATE BACKPACKS ARE HELPFUL
They give kids a place to keep “their journals, pencils, and other books. The backpacks are also where they attach the badges and patches that they’ve earned through the Junior Ranger programs.”

BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT
Plan what you’ll take. Sean’s article includes a free packing list “to help you get ready for your first trip as an overlanding family or to help you refine what you already bring.”

https://overlandpathfinders.com/overlanding-family-guide/