• Home
  • About
    • Solo Traveler’s Bucket List
    • Share your Experience
    • Contact
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy
  • Budget Travel
    • DIY Itineraries
  • Destinations
    • Africa
    • Antartica
    • Asia
      • China
      • Hongkong
      • India
      • Japan
      • Macau
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • Vietnam
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • South America
  • Travel Guides
    • Accomodation
    • Adventure Travel
    • Business Travel
    • Beach Vacations
    • Romantic Getaways
    • Cruise Vacations
    • Family Vacations
    • Food
    • Camping
    • Travel Deals
      • Cheap Flights
      • Last Minute Travel
      • Tour Package
    • Travel Gadgets
    • Travel Insurance
    • Vacation Rentals
    • Visa
    • Packing
    • Books
  • Travel Stories
    • News
 - Explore. Dream. Discover  - Explore. Dream. Discover
Explore. Dream. Discover
  • Home
  • Travel Tips
  • Family Vacations
  • Stress-Free Guide To Keeping Your Kids Happy While On A Holiday
October 28, 2014

Stress-Free Guide To Keeping Your Kids Happy While On A Holiday

Family Vacations
Stress-Free Guide To Keeping Your Kids Happy While On A Holiday

You never have to be more organised when travelling than when you are with the kids! Kids are full of energy, and they will expel that energy anyway they can. Of course, if they are cooped up in the car, on a train or a plane, everyone around you is going to know about it. Families are starting to plan long car journeys and holidays with the kids in mind.

Long gone are the days when kids could move about freely in the car, swapping seats and getting cuddles from you. We are all strapped down for the duration of the journey. Of course, that doesn’t work for kids. They need to move about and exercise those vocal chords! Tiny tots in particular should be free to move around as much as possible each day to help their bones and muscles develop properly. Most child car seats recommend a maximum of 2 ½ hours use per journey. It’s easy to forget babies need breaks from the car, when they have nappies on!

If you are going on holiday with the kids, the journey getting there needs to be planned as meticulously as the holiday itinerary itself. If you are driving to the airport, it’s worth looking at the types of meals available at motorway stops, and checking their opening times. If you are planning somewhere with a long haul flight, try breaking the holiday up. Travel agents can help you take an overnight stop halfway, breaking the flight into two shorter bursts. A shorter time for the kids to be cooped up may save your sanity!

Using an overnight stop near the airport needn’t be boring. See if you can find soft play centres, amusement parks or other family attractions nearby. For example, if you were flying from Gatwick airport and staying in a Gatwick Guest House in Horley, you would be close to the town’s Wacky Warehouse softplay.  It’s a great treat for good behaviour on a long journey for them too. If nothing else, it might wear them out enough to give you a well-deserved good night’s sleep!

travellingfamily

Image thanks to Carissa Rogers

When you finally do get to the airport, try to provide the kids with some interesting sit-down activities. You may want to pack some flashcards with numbers, letters and colours for the little ones. Older children may enjoy some story books and colouring pencils. Teenagers may be particularly challenging to cater for if your flight does not allow electronics. If you are allowed offline devices like iPads or Smartphones, fill them up with favourite movies, ebooks and games. Alternatively, try some popular teen magazines.

Being confined to the small spaces on a plane can provide your family opportunities for some heart-to-hearts. While your conversations are not entirely private, it can be useful to have a real catch-up and find out what has been going on in eachothers lives. You could try picking some topics to talk about before you leave the house. Write them on some small pieces of paper and put them in a little bag to be picked out randomly. It’s a great game to kick-start some conversation with your family.

 

 

travelling with kids
Previous Post
Do-it-Yourself Travel to Berlin and Munich
Next Post
Check Which Type of Visa You Need to Obtain to Enter United Kingdom
Avatar

shailany

I am a young, spirited, and adventurer – this is the perfect set of adjectives to describe myself. I'm a 27-year-old adventure-seeker and backpacker who has dreamt of traveling different countries and sharing my stories to the people.

You May Also Like

Why it is necessary to chase your dreams in 20’s?
April 16, 2018

Why it is necessary to chase your dreams in 20’s?

5 Extremely Fun Things To Do in Adelaide
October 22, 2016

5 Extremely Fun Things To Do in Adelaide

Great Family Vacations You Should Do Before Your Kids Grow Up
June 4, 2015

Great Family Vacations You Should Do Before Your Kids Grow Up

Inexpensive Vacation Ideas For The Budget Conscious
June 14, 2014

Inexpensive Vacation Ideas For The Budget Conscious

Top Kid Attractions in Tunisia 2014
February 28, 2014

Top Kid Attractions in Tunisia 2014

5 Excellent Vacation Ideas for Family Getaway
September 13, 2013

5 Excellent Vacation Ideas for Family Getaway

Angel of the Acid Lake

Shailany Vizconde

Shailany Vizconde

Young, spirited, and an adventurer – this is the perfect set of adjectives to describe myself. I'm an adventure-seeker and backpacker who has dreamt of traveling different countries and sharing my stories to the people.

Copyright © Traveler’s Journal | Privacy Policy
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. By browsing this website you agree to us to collect your information. Read Privacy Policy to learn more.Accept Read More Delete Cookies

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

SAVE & ACCEPT