Comments on: Activity #332: Take your toddler tailgating

By: Arrows Sent Forth

Arrows Sent Forth — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:36:06 +0000

If you end up parking far from your tailgating location, we had my husband carry my son in a backpack carrier, and then I loaded all our belongings on the jogging stroller and used it as a cart for our long walk.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:50:50 +0000

I take my twins tailgating all the time. They are 8 now so Nintendo DS keeps them occupied pretty well. I used to bring coloring books and blank paper and they’d make pictures of the team logos to show their support. They also love to help get out the cups, napkins, and other tableware. Our stadium doesn’t allow throwing anything so most games are out but they still enjoy being out in the parking lot.

My other tips would be to park near other families as opposed to keg parties, avoid people with beer pong tables, and make sure you have a direct line of sight to the porta-potty as well as the line. Juices and kid friendly food make it work for them. Chairs are also a must.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:05:24 +0000

What about tailgating soccer games? My son is now 2.5 and he has been tailgating and otherwise attending Chicago Fire games since he was three months. We definitely have to invest in a bean-bag toss game though, now that he can control his throwing. Otherwise we just kick the ball around. That is also tons of fun

By: Tegan and Tage

Tegan and Tage — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:06:16 +0000

If Cal was having a better season (and tickets weren’t astronomically priced) we would definitely do this. Good tips! Maybe we’ll hit up our local college game.