Favorite bag for toddler weekend trips?

[bcafe]

I need a bag to hold my DD's (2.5yr) clothing for weekend trips. I have been combining her clothing with mine in one bag, but with a 3 month too, we are getting too much stuff! :) Would love something fun, and not too much $$. Thanks!
Betsy

[audball]

If it's strictly clothing, I have found that the Timbuk2 messengers (or any large messenger really), works well, because you are just stuffing clothes. We have one of the graphic print ones, which are really cool. Ebags generally has good prices on the graphic print ones and sierratradingpost.com had some in the past too.

But I have heard really good things about the One Step Ahead weekender:

http://www.onestepahead.com/product/27211/479/117.html

May be overkill for a weekend..but you could pack baby's things in it too.

Don't have it yet, but the Hanna Andersson Diaper Bag is getting good press and for $12, you could just use it as an extra bag too:

http://www.hannaandersson.com/style.asp?from=SC%7C7%7C7%7C84%7C252%7C5%7C%7C

Not the fun bags you may have in mind, but hopefully, someone else has some additional suggestions!

[writeleigh]

I just did a huge search for a weekender diaper bag. I ended up buying an Oilily caravan bag off ebay and hope it solves my diaper-bag-travel dilemma!

I've heard good things about the One Step Ahead weekender bag. I think some of the Land's End bags are supposed to be good and large too. OiOi makes a caryall/weekender style, but I've heard it can be hard to find things in it because stuff shifts around a lot.

[bcafe]

I am having a heck of a time finding something cute. I will check out one step ahead. thanks

[DAKnits]

Leigh, I am glad you like it!! :-) Of course, that WAS my every day bag LOL!! Now I am scaled down to the PPB boxy backpack :-)

[writeleigh]

LOL!! I'm still very curious about the Kecci myself. I love that Chartreuse color . . . but not for travel, just every-day use. How do you like the PPB?

[mariza]

I have this bag for trips and I love it, actually considering getting one for my stuff!
http://store.babycenter.com/product/safety_baby_care/diapering/diaper_bag/3711?stage=&pXid=67&ln2i=67

I have the red one, it's very Tommy Hillfiger-ish, actually wish the blue was available when I bought mine.
The bottom zips up and keeps things seperate, when DD was 3 months we went to Boston to have her Baptized, I fit 50 size 1 diapers in there. In the main compartment I had enough (and more) clothes for a week, a couple of blankets, 6 bottles and a breast pump. There is also one of those shoe "tunnel" compartments which worked well for things like pacifiers and rattles.

[mumofellaandguy]

I actually have the oioi carry all for my 1 and 4 year old and it has specific compartments for everything - LOVE it!