Flying with children
It's something no one looks forward to: flying with small children. Whether it's a flight of just an hour or a very long flight to the other side of the world, it remains quite a task. If they are really tiny, you have to be lucky if they want to sit quietly on your lap. And even if they are entertained for hours, it's not fun. Who wants to sit with someone on their lap for a whole flight, drawing and making wooden puzzles? No one, right?
You can count yourself lucky if it only involves keeping them occupied. Because there are more things that might await you. Changing a diaper blowout on the tiny platform above the toilet. Apple juice on your own clothes. Fishing toys from between the seats and the absolute worst: vomit over the entire row.
Of course, there are also fun and cute things you experience!
A peek in the cockpit
I'm not sure if this is still allowed these days, but the biggest treat for children is, of course, a peek in the cockpit! It's super fun if you can sit in one of the seats for a moment and have a pilot's hat put on your head for the photo. If you also receive a pilot's badge, the party is completely complete.
Coloring contest
The temporary distraction: the coloring page with figures from the airline. Often including colored pencils. This pastime usually doesn't last long. But! If you encounter a cool crew, there's a chance that a real coloring contest will be organized. And then they will be occupied for a while, I can tell you, because winning a prize is always great!
The funniest part of flying with children
The questions that children ask, which moms don't always know the answer to. "Why can't you go to the toilet during refueling?" "Why do the windows have to be open during takeoff and landing?" "Look mom, that looks like Peter Pan on the wing." -"Yes, it does look like Peter Pan, but it's not him." Sometimes moms just say something. We can't know everything, after all.
Going on vacation to the rain?
The most logical question is, of course, how long the flight will last. And as you might know, it often starts raining as soon as I arrive at my holiday destination. So I found it funny when a mother, shortly after landing in Turkey, said to her child: "Put your coat on because it's raining." To which the child replied: "But we were going to the sun?"
And it's wonderful, those faces with open mouths, when the safety instructions are given. I once heard a child ask after those instructions: "Do we have to leave all our stuff on the plane when we get off?" Hilarious, right?