posted by Travel Cat on Jun 10
Hello again, and welcome to the first summer Traveling With Kids Carnival in 2009 - and so far the weather has been great!
Me and my nephews have been charging around the countryside looking at the animals and the amazing butterflies that are filling the skies this year.
Its no wonder people are thinking about camping this year and traveling closer to home - it’s cheaper and can be just as fun as going miles away, and you know you are just a short drive from home should anything go wrong!
Savings Toolbox picks up on this with their post: Camping as the Perfect Money Saving Vacation as it hits home about not only the money you don’t spend on flights and eating out all the time - but the adventures you can have for virtually nothing!
RV Journeys are on the mind of Bob Erwin in his Thoughts Before Going On a Family RV Travel Trip - which covers a few driving past-times but also some great little games to consider if traveling by road.
Joshua’s article has some tips on how to encourage kids to learn a new skill or improve an existing on during the long summer vacation - rather than just shipping them off to a club without researching what your kids actually want to do: Tips for Learning during Summertime
Billeater follows with some ingenious ways to keep your kids busy without breaking the bank - even if you don’t even go anywhere - take a peak at Summer Entertainment for Families on a Budget to find out what he has in store……
Nui Loa has a bit of fun after raiding her kids CD collection and finding quite a lot of things she likes! What a great way to bond with your kids if you can actually listen to their tunes without thinking ‘what a racket!’ Try out some of her choices before stocking your kids collection with tunes you really like yourself at Our Five Favorite Kids’ CDs for Grownups
The last 2 articles are short vacation stories. The first is about surviving a flight with kids and the other is a tiring but enjoyable family vacation to Orlando!
One Family tells the short tale of their personal experiences of using a certain airline that they enjoyed and which helped the kids relax and certainly passed the time better than just watching the TV screen in the backs of the chair! So enjoy their story in Southwest Airlines – An Experience
Then Amy @ The Q Family presents their vacation diary of Friends, Family, Food and Floating Tube with some great photos to add to the dramas!
Enjoy these - and I hope the weather stays good - and you send in more of your adventures……
June 11th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
These are all great posts and perfect for summer vacation.
Thank you so much for including my post.