Welcome to Baby's Away

Baby's Away is the largest baby and child equipment rental service with over 70 locations throughout the USA. We provide clean, quality baby gear (cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs, toys, etc.) for your children so that you can enjoy your stay while traveling away from home. We have been providing quality baby equipment rentals for over fifteen years with a location in most major resort and metropolitan locations.

Baby’s Away is operated by local parents and grandparents who want you and your children to enjoy your visit. Our local Baby’s Away operator will deliver the baby gear to your destination and pick up the equipment after you leave giving you more time to enjoy your visit.

We carry a large inventory of baby and children’s rental equipment. For your peace of mind, all baby gear is safety checked and thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before each use. All locations are insured, professionally staffed and use baby equipment certified by the Juvenile Product Manufacturer’s Association.

To check out our prices and/or make a reservation for your baby equipment rental needs, please visit our Prices/Reservation page.

To see a listing of all of our locations please visit our locations page. We provide baby gear rentals in over 30 states and 70 locations throughout the US.

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Toddler Toy Ideas for Air Travel

It’s easy to become nervous in anticipation of a plane ride with a toddler. One never knows how the child will behave on an airplane, and a dreaded temper tantrum breaking out during the middle of the flight is a true possibility. These days, families can actually be removed from airplanes before take-off if there is an unruly child onboard!

So, the best way to avoid any such problems is to pack toys and activities for the child that will prevent boredom. Boredom is the number one reason a toddler misbehaves on an airplane. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to pack a child’s entire playroom and bring it on the plane. In fact, it’s harder than ever to bring multiple toys on an airplane due to carry-on restrictions. This is why it’s important to think about and analyze the specific items that will be brought on the plane for your child.

Following are some toddler travel toy ideas that will (hopefully) make traveling via airplane much more relaxing for parents and other airline passengers:
Pack toys that are new to the child: New toys are exciting and fun to open, figure out, and play with.

Coloring Books: Bring along a coloring book and a brand new box of markers or crayons.

Sticker Books: For some reason, sticker books and toddlers go very well together on airplanes. Sticker books can provide fun for a child for an extended period of time.

Books: Bring your child’s favorite book, and a new book too. He or she may want you to read them several times.

Portable DVD player: Some airlines offer television and movies, but others don’t. For a child who likes to watch cartoons or movies, a portable DVD player can be a lifesaver!

Magnetic Toys: Magnetic Toys, as long as the pieces are large enough so that they don’t pose a choking hazard, are great for airline travel. Since magnets tend to stick together, it’s easy to keep the pieces from rolling around the airplane cabin.

The key to presenting toys to a child on an airplane is to take items out of the carry-on bag one at a time, and also gradually. Don’t take a new toy out of the bag and let him or her know that there is another toy just waiting to be released. This may cause the child to lose interest in the first toy very quickly. Also, keep in mind that there will be a return flight, so save some of the toys for that flight too.