We're going to be on some long flights with our almost-5-year-old in this summer and we're wondering how to keep her entertained. My experience with the in-flight entertainment is that either she won't be able to see it from her seat or else it won't be suitable. The things we've thought of doing:

• A portable DVD player (but she gets cranky after watching too much TV)
• Audio books
• A GameBoy

Any advice would be appreciated. We've tried music on a walkman before but that didn't last too long. We also had her play games on a laptop before, but there will be no computer on this set of flights. The longest flight we'll be on is 9h40m in duration, ick...

Eric