Pack the car
The trunk is a puzzle. What you need on the way must sit on top, and the heavy items go in first. The pictures below show the packing order so everyone can help.
♂Man packing the car
A man packs bags and a sleeping bag into the trunk of a blue car.
About this visual support
Packing the car is less about fitting everything and more about thinking three hours ahead. Water bottles, snacks and a small pillow need to stay reachable, while suitcases can rest deep in the back. If everything goes in randomly, you end up unpacking half the trunk at the first rest stop just to find a sweater.
With the pictures laid out, packing becomes a shared project. One child can carry out the toy bag, another grabs the food bag, and you do not have to repeat the same list three times. Lay things on the hallway floor first, then you can see what is heavy, what is fragile and what needs to stay accessible.
A concrete tip: make a small road bag with only the things you will use during the drive, and place it last, on the back seat or right by the trunk door. Then no unpacking at the first break. You can build the packing routine in Routined and check each item off as it lands in the car.