subject: 14 Driving Tips For Family Vacations [print this page] If you have children and tried a road trip you probably feel affinity with Shrek and how irritating Donkey was with his are we there yet?
So in the spirit of understanding the stress and strain of a family vacation road trip here are a few ideas that might get you through it with your sanity largely intact.
Depending on who is on the trip have mom, dad or another adult sit in the back to help organise games and activities.
Avoid the temptation to power drive to your destination. Take plenty of rest breaks and stretch stops to take on supplies and empty small bladders.
If you're stopping have children swap seats. A change is as good as a rest.
Try to make the stop interesting by finding interesting activities. Provincial or state parks are good places to run wild or find an interesting craft store. Museums and other tourist attractions are also options worth exploring.
Games and activities are always useful to distract children, and adults, during long journeys. Growing up Eye-Spy books were popular but you can also make up your own activities. License plate bingo or 20 questions are old favourites. With older children try a game called Just a Minute. This involves speaking for one minute on a subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation (check out Wikipedia for more guidance).
Small snacks and drinks. But dont hand them out all at once as kids are like vacuums with food.
Story tapes and DVDs can help time pass quickly.
Let your children take photographs and write a journal about their trip. Fun, educational and something they can share with family and friends.
Wrap a few small toys, books or games that can act as a reward for good behaviour during the journey.
Small craft or art projects can while away the time.
Take a change of clothes, a first aid kit and something to remove the smell of little accidents. A change of clothes can help freshen even the adults.
Soccer, tennis or footballs are worth the space they take up. Chasing around playing a game at a rest stop can work wonders and rejuvenate the most jaded of travellers.
Plan your trip before you go. Do you really need to drive straight through for 12 to 15 hours. Having driven 12 hours from the South of France to catch a ferry back to England I can tell you overnight with young kids asleep works but taking 2 - 3 days with lots of back road adventures is more interesting.
If vacation time is short, and typically in North America we dont get enough time off, thinks seriously whether 2 days driving and the recovery time is really worth it. Fly Drive might just give you more vacation bang for your buck.
In the end the best advice is to not sweat the small stuff, open the windows for fresh air and have fun.
by: Robert Cox
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