The pilot logbook: a wonderful tradition to pass on to our children

13 November, 2025

When traveling with children, every departure becomes an adventure. But what if we went further? What if every flight also became an opportunity to document, learn, and create tangible memories?

 

The Flight Logbook: A Legacy of Aviation

 

Originally, the flight logbook was a tool used by pilots to record each flight: date, aircraft type, duration, destination, observations, etc.

 

Over time, this rigorous habit transformed into a fun and symbolic tradition for aviation enthusiasts and traveling families. Keeping a flight logbook has become a unique way to remember trips and to awaken children's curiosity about the world.

 

A Tool That is Both Fun and Educational

 

The flight logbook allows you to:

  • Keep a concrete memory of airplane trips;
  • Stimulate interest in geography, aviation, and cultures;
  • Create complicit exchanges with the crew;
  • Develop a taste for writing and documentation from an early age.

 

The BB Jetlag Flight Logbook: A Co-creation with Les Belles Combines

 

Les Belles Combines publishes the brand new BB Jetlag Flight Logbook: the first 100% Québec-made children's logbook, available in French. Written by Sophie Reis, founder of the reference website for traveling parents, bbjetlag.com, and author of the best-selling book The Guide for Traveling Parents: Inspire, Inform, Equip 0-12 years old, it offers a quality product unique to Quebec.

 

Designed by traveling parents for curious children, this logbook has been carefully crafted to combine fun, autonomy, and discovery.

 

Inside, children can:

  • Record flight details (airline, destination, duration);
  • Note their impressions, memories, or emotions;
  • Collect crew signatures;
  • Learn while having fun through thematic pages related to travel.

 

The format is practical, the size of a passport, easy to slip into a bag. And most importantly, it's a tool that invites children to become the narrators of their adventures.

 

A Great Gift Idea or a Family Ritual to Establish

 

Whether it's for a future traveling parent or an already experienced child traveler, the BB Jetlag Flight Logbook is an ideal gift. It's also a beautiful item to revisit years later, with pride and nostalgia.

 

Ready to create memories?

 

Discover the BB Jetlag flight logbook on lesbellescombines.com