| With the rising costs of airfares and the | | | | 4. Do consider a portable DVD player, this |
| increasing time it takes to get through | | | | makes 5 or 6 hour a day seem like 2 hours. It |
| security at the airports; more and more | | | | also cuts a lot of the unnecessary stops as |
| families are deciding to travel by car for | | | | the kids are involved in the movie playing. |
| their vacation. Most of us with young | | | | |
| children are returning to the days we grew up | | | | 5. To avoid the difficulty of hauling in a |
| in where we traveled most places by car with | | | | suitcase for every person into a hotel for |
| our parents. | | | | the 1 night stops. Pack a 3 day bag into |
| | | | which each person contributes 3 days worth of |
| We started asking other friends for how they | | | | clothes. This way you take one suitcase of |
| make the trip go easier and how they beat the | | | | clothes in every three days. |
| "Are we there yets?", here's ten tips to help | | | | |
| your car vacation go a lot easier: | | | | 6. Do pack a lightweight table cloth for |
| | | | outdoor lunch stops along the way. |
| 1. Decide do your kids do better in the early | | | | |
| morning or evening hours for traveling? Which | | | | 7. Be sure to take the digital camera you'll |
| ever it is plan your travel to match, for | | | | create lifetime memories |
| this us our kids don't travel well in the | | | | |
| morning they do much better if we leave after | | | | 8. Do get postcards from every major |
| 2:00pm and travel into the evening. | | | | destination along the way |
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| 2. Stock your car with favorite pre-bagged | | | | 9. All kids are different but in general |
| snacks for everyone, even parents, a cooler | | | | don't drive as far as the adults can go in |
| with lots of water and favorite drinks, | | | | one day, try to keep car travel to a 6 to 8 |
| colored pencils, crayons, a few coloring | | | | hour range of time. |
| books, sticker books, travel games, and a | | | | |
| travel journal for older kids | | | | 10. Don't fill the inside of the car to the |
| | | | brim causing less space for the kids, instead |
| 3. Take along Gameboys & games, personal CD | | | | consider a car topper for safe keeping of |
| cassette players (even for little kids), and | | | | your belongings. |
| you can get books on tape from the library. | | | | |
| | | | Have a great family vacation. |