| You've all heard of the horror stories of family trips. No | | | | reinforces their learning the alphabet. |
| matter how long you are staying at your chosen | | | | 3. Keep Things Novel |
| destination, when traveling with children the longest part | | | | You might want to buy some new toys or games for |
| of the trip can be your journey there. Kids get fidgety, | | | | your children. A new book, especially, can last an entire |
| even aggressive during especially long car rides or | | | | trip if your child loves to read. Just be careful, however, |
| airplane rides. You will need plenty of activities to keep | | | | as reading while in a car can, for some people, make |
| their minds busy. | | | | them feel nauseous. |
| 1. Keep Them Busy | | | | 4. Babies & Flights |
| Chances are, unless you are going to a very | | | | Lot's of parents wonder whether or not they should |
| kid-centric location, your children will be very bored. Try | | | | bring their baby's car seat with them when they go on |
| purchasing travel games such as tiny versions of | | | | a plane. The question to ask is are you going to be |
| chess or checkers. There are also plenty of low cost | | | | travelling by car at your destination? If so they you'll |
| games you can play in a car like eye spy or 20 | | | | need to bring the car seat anyway. If you are not |
| questions. Having a variety of games and activities to | | | | travelling by car and forget or decide not to bring your |
| keep their children occupied and keep their minds off | | | | car seats, you can sometimes rent them. In general |
| of the journey is always a good idea. | | | | however it's a better idea to take the car seat with |
| 2. For Long Car Rides | | | | you. Another tip is to give your baby a bottle while the |
| Keep in mind when designing an itinerary of games | | | | plane is taking off to calm them down and prevent |
| that children typically get tired of playing the same | | | | your baby's ears from popping. |
| game twice. For your benefit, you can design games | | | | 5. Strollers |
| that take a long time to complete. For example, you | | | | Let's face it even tiny babies feel heavy after a while |
| can play the ABC game. In this game, you have to find | | | | in your arms, and don't forget about toddlers who all of |
| all the letters of the alphabet from signs, licence plates, | | | | the sudden tell you they can't walk any longer (often |
| etc. Letters can only be found outside the car and | | | | they tell you this at the most inconvenient times). A |
| must be verified by others in the car to make sure | | | | baby stroller solves these problems. The great thing is |
| that they are not just making up signs. As an added | | | | that most infant car seats snap onto a travel system |
| challenge and to prevent cheating, you can remove | | | | stroller. This makes it both simple and easy to take |
| licence plates from the possible things you can get | | | | both the stroller and the baby seat along on trips. The |
| letters from. It can be quite difficult to find the letters | | | | other option is a lightweight stroller that has a built in |
| Q,U,V,X,Y and Z. To keep things interesting you can | | | | carrying strap, that's comfortable and easy to haul |
| make it a race and whoever finishes the alphabet first | | | | around. |
| wins. This is a great game for small children as it | | | | |