Planning a family vacation: 22 tips for stress free getaways
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About the Author: Julie Power is a writer and editor with experience in both the United States and Australia. After living in the United States for 16 years, she recently returned to live in Sydney with her husband and twin boys (9 years old).
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I’m a big road tripper myself so my best tip is snack bags. Before I leave I bag up individual portions of chips, cookies, crackers and candies in sandwich bags. That way there is no gas station snack costs. PLUS you have a variety of foods and you can put the empty bags into one bag and no trash in the car. Extra tip: throw in some carrot sticks or broccoli you never know when they’ll want something healthy! lol
Thanks Angelina. That’s a great travel tip. We also fill the car up with water bottles and a thermos. And hate to admit it but our minivan (yes, we have one!) has a dvd player which has saved our lives on long trips. Don’t use it at home, but on 8 hour trips it can make a huge difference, esp. since we worked out how to use ear phones so boys can listen with ear phones while we listen to music or radio.
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When you travel with kids, I’ve found that you must plan it out, otherwise you are sure to forget important things. I create a checklist with everything we need a couple of days before, so that I’m prepared. THe night before I get everything ready plus I let the kids have one small tote each that they can fill with whatever toys/books they want to bring. We have the car packed up and ready the night before. We always have a cooler with some water, drinks and snacks as well. We bring the portable dvd player so that the kids can watch a movie if they like, which keeps them occupied for a good portion of the ride. We also give each of them a pad of paper and a pencil/pen in which they can draw the interesting things they see – its fun to see what they come up with. Finally, for our sanity sake, we have our GPS along and our trip mapped out and where we plan to stop ahead of time, so that we know where we will be able to stop for the kids to eat, use the bathroom etc. Plan Plan Plan – you can never overplan when you have kids!!
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Thanks for recommending WeJustGotBack.com (no. 7)!
You’re welcome. Please keep us in mind for other family tips. You have some great stuff on WeJustGotBack.com