Welcome to My World...Travel...You Should See It! Today I am going to share a few tips on how to make traveling with your children fun. While traveling is fun, family vacations can be challenging and stressful. I hope this will reduce stress and increase your enjoyment on your family vacation.
Here are some excerpts advice from Anita Pagliasso, President of Ticket Travel.
- Instead of listening to lots of "buy me this, buy me that" routines when you travel, tell kids how much you will give them for souvenirs at each destinations, and then they get to decide how to spend their money.
- When traveling with children purchase postcards from your destinations, and let them write on the back about their thoughts and experiences. Punch a hole in the top corner and assemble them onto an expandable ring. You will have an enjoyable time reflecting back on past vacations experienced during childhood years.
- When traveling with children, always carry a current photo of each child. This will prove invaluable if you accidentally get separated.
- If you're in a crowded place or attraction, arrange for a meeting place in case you get separated.
- When flying with small children, carry on a plastic drink cup with a lid and a straw. This is an effective way to avoid spills.
- With older children, walkie-talkies can be invaluable for keeping track of everyone in busy tourist areas. Look for the ones with the widest range. Kids will have fun using them as well.
- Parents taking children on extended trips should see their pediatrician well in advance to be sure their children get a pre-travel check-up and are up to date with all child-hood vaccinations.
- Bring along plenty of your children favorite foods and snacks for long flights, as well as reading material, games and other activities they enjoy.
- Children experience ear aches as a results in changes in air pressure during flights, especially during take-off and descent. Bring chewing gum and encourage them to yawn, chew and swallow. Children flying with even a mild cold should take a children's decongestant prior to take-off and landing.
- Pack all important medications and those that might be needed during flight in a carry-on bag.
- Make sure older children know the address and phone number where you're staying, and all other emergency information. Give younger children a card with the same information.
- In hot climates make sure children wear hats and other protective clothing, apply sunscreen with at least SPF 30.
Always have a Travel Kit for Kids. Go to the Dollar store, they are great resources where you can find things like card games, coloring books, swim goggles and much more. You can also include health snacks. Kids love digging in the bags ad finding things they can use throughout their trip. Providing fun kids travel kits for your travel will lessen the calls of "are we there yet?'
Thank you for stopping by. If you find this post helpful, I would appreciate if you can share these tips with your friends and family.
Nicole, Travel Agent
Nick Travels
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