Tips for Road Tripping with Kids (#9)

Night time is the right time to make up miles if you need to. So set yourself up for success and take care of the little things

The ninth in our ongoing series of travel-tested tips for road trips with kids.

Tip #9. Let sleeping kids lay
Gas up after dinner and make sure you've got everything you need because once the kids fall asleep, you can really make some miles disappear. Oddly enough, we've found there to be a Starbucks mightily near many Cracker Barrel restaurants. It also makes some great private time for Mom and Dad to have a nice adult conversation. If the kids wake up, it can put a damper on things, so take care of the little stuff, and let sleeping kids lay.