Everything in Our Van That Came From Amazon (the master list)
Two years of Amazon orders, one list. Power, car organization for six kids, roadschool gear, the games, and what I film it all with.
Read moreThese are the things our family uses and loves. From road trip essentials to books that changed how we think, everything here has earned a place in our life. I only share things I genuinely believe in.
We have driven more miles than I can count with six kids in a van. These are the things that make it work.
The big one. It runs our fridge, charges every device in the van, blow dries my hair, and powers the Yoto at bedtime. If you're serious about van trips or family camping, it's this.
Shop on AmazonYou NEED this. It charges while you drive so you never pull into camp empty.
Shop on AmazonThis is how I run a business from a dirt road in Montana. Not kidding.
Shop on AmazonThey live in the door pocket for the walk to the bathrooms after dark. One per kid and nobody fights over the flashlight.
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Books, activities and resources we use in our roadschooling life. Everything here has been kid tested and mom approved.
A screen free audiobook player that comes out on every long drive and at every bedtime, and the kids run it themselves.
Shop on AmazonIf you want ONE card pack to start with, do this one. My kids know more about the Tudors than I do.
Shop on AmazonTurns the iPad into school. Math and spelling and drawing, and they think it's a game.
Shop on AmazonMagnetic tiles that live in the van year round. The little boys will build for an hour.
Shop on AmazonThe books that live in the van and on the bunks. Mostly the series my kids tear through on long drives, plus the Kindle that saves us a whole suitcase.
All five books in one box, by a Utah author. This is the series that gets passed down the bunks.
Shop on AmazonRichard Paul Evans, another Utah author. The older kids read these on the long drives.
Shop on AmazonGreek mythology that sticks. We pull these out when we're headed anywhere with a museum.
Shop on AmazonOne device instead of a suitcase of books. The color screen makes the kids' graphic novels look right.
Shop on AmazonLuggage, the bags, and everything else that makes getting there a little easier with a big family.
This is my whole packing system for six kids and it costs like twenty dollars. Every kid gets a color. Clothes go in, dirty clothes come out into the same bag, done.
Shop on AmazonBedding and off-season clothes. We shrink it all down and shove it up in the top cubbies.
Shop on AmazonIt hangs on any hook, so nothing has to live on a wet campground counter.
Shop on AmazonFor the trips where we fly instead of drive. Fifty pounds sneaks up on you fast with a family this size.
Shop on AmazonThe things that make our home feel like home even when we spend half our life on the road. Tried, tested and genuinely loved.
Boils fast and shuts itself off. Ours is on hot cocoa and oatmeal duty at home and in the van.
Shop on AmazonWaterproof, quiet, and it goes straight in the wash. We have them on the queen and the full.
Shop on Amazon64 liters each and they fold flat, so they come on trips and disappear when we're home.
Shop on AmazonFor the ketchup and the popsicles and everything else that ends up on a shirt.
Shop on AmazonHiking gear, camping essentials, outdoor games and everything else for families who would rather be outside than in.
Shade, rain cover, a place to eat when the picnic table is wet. We use this more than the tent.
Shop on AmazonEvery kid has one in their backpack and honestly it's for my peace of mind.
Shop on AmazonFolds down small and light enough that the kids carry their own.
Shop on AmazonStomp on the pad and the foam rocket goes way higher than you'd think. It comes out at every campsite with room to run.
Shop on AmazonTwo years of Amazon orders, one list. Power, car organization for six kids, roadschool gear, the games, and what I film it all with.
Read moreAudiobooks tied to where we're going, math from a flexible micro school, the backseat travel kit, and the state coloring page my kids still talk about.
Read moreWhat we run off it in the van, the girls camp story where the whole camp lined up to charge, and which size to buy.
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