Last Tuesday, we took Liam to Disneyland for the second time. I came up with a method for packing that has really worked for us and I wanted to share it with you!

First, I pack large ziplock bags with different categories of items: snacks, diapers/sunscreen/medicine, and clothes. The first time we went, Liam was still in diapers, but I knew I didn’t want to bring his big diaper bag on all the rides and I didn’t want to leave the bag with my wallet and keys in the stroller. I came up with this idea to use the ziplocks so I could just grab the diaper one each time we went to the bathroom, without having to take a whole big bag. If he wanted a snack, I didn’t have to dig through my whole bag to find one — I could just pull out the snack ziplock. If he needed a sweatshirt, I’d just pull out the clothing ziplock instead of digging through a huge bag looking for it.

The first time we went, I did not put the ziplocks in a larger tote bag and the only time I regretted that was on the shuttle to and from the parking lot, as I had to take everything out of the stroller to fold it up to fit on the tram. This time, I put the ziplocks in a canvas tote bag so it was easier to get them all out of the stroller quickly, if needed.

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As for all of my personal things, I put them in a small cross body purse that I wore the whole time. It was light and I felt like my important items were safe on my person at all times.

I was able to pack a little less this time since Liam is potty trained now, but I did pack a lot more clothing because I was worried about accidents. Luckily, he made it the whole 12 hour day without a single one!

The only thing I forgot to pack was dry tissue (my allergies have been awful lately) and tylenol or advil for the grown ups. My husband got a headache halfway through the day and I regretted not bringing any with me.

Liam is 2 years old and here are the rides we went on, along with his review:

Disneyland

Fire station – he loved climbing on the old fire engine
Dumbo – this is his #1 favorite!
Small world – he likes it, but doesn’t get too excited
Carousel – another favorite!
Casey Jr. Train – big hit!
Big train – this was a rest ride for us because it had no line and we could just sit for a while. Plus, he loves trains.
Pirates – a little too scary. He didn’t cry, but he didn’t love it.
Haunted mansion – same as pirates, but he was a little more brave, oddly enough.
Tom Sawyer island – a nice place to run off some energy
Jungle cruise – I thought he would like this more than he did. Longest wait of the day, too.

California Adventure

King Tritan’s Carousel – twice! He could go on the carousel again and again.
Rockets – these were like a slightly scarier Dumbo and he loved it. Very short wait, so we went twice.
Tow Mater – we all loved this one. If the wait was shorter we would have gone on it again!
Bugs Life Ladybugs – not very exciting and really short. Kind of like teacups, but our bug wouldn’t spin.
Bugs Life Splash Pad – he loves getting wet, so this was a hit!
Monsters inc – Long wait and not that fun. He’s never seen the movies, so that’s probably why it didn’t catch his interest.

We had a great time and it was so fun to see Liam smiling all day. I can’t wait until our next visit!