Moving Day Box

This is out of order but a huge piece of advice is to have moving day boxes. These boxes go in your car, not the moving truck or vans. These are the items that you are going to need immediately after moving. I advise having one for each room so that when you get unloaded at your new home you're not searching through boxes.

For example have a suitcase or box packed with two or three days worth of clothing and personal care items. That way when you're exhausted at your new home you already have clean clothes for a few days and don't have to rush to unpack these items.

The same goes for your kitchen and bathroom. As for children make sure that they have one moving day box for toys also. Let them choose what goes in the box and explain this is what they have to play with for a week and to make sure they pick out their favorites. This way there is no crying for a certain toy and the size of the box limits the number of toys.

Also when moving long distance I recommend having a fun bad for the car of things your child doesn't know about. Things like crayons and coloring books, new story books, and one of two new little toys that they can play with on the trip. With the items being new the enjoyment will last a little longer but make sure you have the tried and true stand byes within reach also.

Don't forget your pets! When traveling with them carry towels, puppy pads, food, local water (because change in water can upset their stomach) or bottle water, sickness meds, shot records, wet wipes, extra leash and collar.

Also in this I recommend having all your important papers at had like birth certificates, social security cards, shot records for your pets, extra checks, and so on. For your safety I would invest in a small lock box.