Now here is a direct link to the article, and below that will be the full article.
http://voices.yahoo.com/vacations-children-241228.html?cat=25
This article was written before my oldest son was killed, he was killed two months after this was written.
"Vacations with Your Children"
Are you planning on going on taking a vacation this year with your
children?
children?
If you have more than one child you may already be dreading the prospect of driving several hours down the road with your beloved children to your vacation spot.
Or you may be blessed with children who do not get cabin fever when going on extended car trips.If that is the case you already know how to enjoy your next road trip. Not everyone is so fortunate though.
I have five children and sometimes even short trips across town can be difficult. Because of being confined to such a small area. So I feel qualified to say a little something about traveling with children.
Something's that you can do with smaller children is to bring along a few activities that can be done sitting down. Things like coloring books and crayons. Or books that they can read or look at the pictures, (depending on whether or not they can read).
Some other things you can do is to plan your trip so that you have all the things you are taking with you packed ahead of time. Also have your car or van cleaned and serviced including the oil changed and the gas tank filled up at least a day before your trip.
This will save you having to stop to get gas before you even get started.
Having all household chores completely done before leaving for a trip will make your return trip a lot nicer too. This is a very good reason to make a dedicated effort to make sure that all household chores are done before leaving on your trip.
Nothing spoils a vacation like knowing that you have a big mess waiting at home to be cleaned up on your return trip.
Some other things you can do in preparation for your trip are to remember to tell your children some things about where you are planning on going. So that they know that they have something to look forward to after all the chores are done in preparation for your trip.
Making several snacks and taking something that you can stop at eat for lunch can help save you a little money as your traveling. Which is something that you need to seriously consider with the prices of gas these days?
Depending on what type of vacation you have planned you may even consider taking several meals with you.
For our family usually a family vacation means a camping trip so we do take a few extra things to eat, this is necessary for our family.
If you do plan a camping trip if you have a fishing license you can also take along a couple fishing poles you can also have some fresh fish to add to your meals.
You do have to remember to take along a good knife to clean the fish.
If you also take along any of your pets in particular pet dogs, also remember to bring their food and water dishes and some food and water for your pet. And do not forget to bring a leash for your dog as in most areas even camp grounds require pets to be kept on a leash.
So this is something very important to remember.
When you decide to plan your trip if you will take time to plan your trip with a few stops for you and your children to get out and walk around or even jump around this can go a long way to helping you enjoy your trip more.
A well planned vacation can help to make your next vacation a lot more pleasant even if you are planning on taking your children and the family dog.
Remember to take your camera so you can take lots of pictures of all the good things that happen while you are on your vacation.
Also remember no vacation was ever perfect, but any vacation can be a great time to make many happy memories with your family.
No comments:
Post a Comment