iwannagonow

thanks for that, will get some Phenergen & give it a trial before we leave, see how long they are 'knocked out' for! A good 24hrs would be good

truditjh

Knock out drops didnt do anything for my daughter (2 at the time) and when we moved back we had two night flights so my (by then ) 3year old and 3 month baby slept like a dream. But would suggest the idea of getting a few small gifts - nothing major but wrap them up, and every now and then get one out, even the notion of a wrapped present can make it more fun, worked like a dream for my 2 year old. But yes the films/consoles are great. If your kids have hand held consoles make sure they are fully charged, that would keep my son quiet for days if I let him. Have fun.

truditjh

Another suggestion would be to take the Phenergan yourself !!!

dlmckay

Choose a night flight if you can, they will sleep better if it's their normal sleeping time.

Handheld gameboy (or whathaveyou) for the 10 yo. Some new games for it if he's already got one. Harry Potter books. There is a lego variety that gives you 3 vehicles to make in the one set of lego - can be made in the box it comes in and should keep him occupied.

For the 5yo, a sticker book. I found some sheets of sticker shapes and it kept my two quiet just pulling them off the sheets and sticking them all over their colouring books! Consider a pound shop tetris game because big brother has a gameboy (saves fights). Get some Matchbox cars that he's never seen before and keep them just for the flight. I also invested in some cheap walkmans from Woolworths and some tapes from the Early Learning Centre.

Read to them both! Children of all ages adore being read to and it's guaranteed to keep them quiet. Let them interrupt the story with questions, it'll make the book last longer It's not like you've got anything else to do

To those with upset children, hand earplugs to the people who complain behind you - it's not like you're making the child squeal, is it?

sean n

Hi,

We recently travelled with a hyperactive 7 year old and a 9 year old from birmingham-Auckland with stop offs in Dubai, singapore, and OZ with Emirates.We took rucksacks filled with stuff for them to do: psp, reading,colouring books, puzzle books, magnetic board games.

We used nothing!

The screens in the back of each seat had so much for them to both watch and play.They had loads of films,programmes(simpsons etc) and games for them to play.The only thing they actually used was their cuddly toy to sleep with.They didnt sleep for long(about 5hrs) on the whole trip but it was all fine.To be honest it wasnt anywhere near as bad as i though it was going to be.The grottyness started on landing due to jet lag!!

Hope this helps, we didnt know what to take either though, we took it all and ended up avin to carry it everytime we got off for re-fueling!

You may be able to go on their website and view their tv listings etc.

Good Luck, Sean & Vikki