Almost 40% of vacations in America are road trips.
The main reason for this? Flights are expensive, and once you add a few children into the mix, they can make vacation unaffordable. To still enjoy your vacation time away from home, pack the minivan or choose one of the spectacular cars available at Sandown Mercedes and embark on an old-fashioned road trip.
There’s more to a family road trip than just playing car games. Keep reading to discover key tips for planning a family road trip.
Jump In is a brilliant place to take the kids over the summer holidays, whether you want to escape from the rain, or give them a chance to burn off some energy. There are 9 Jump In trampoline parks across the UK, and we visited our local Slough Jump In with four children aged 2-11.
This was my first time at Jump In, although the older children had been before for friends birthday parties. I was impressed with the amount of different activities within this trampoline park, especially with how well it caters for the little ones as well as the older children. It’s not always easy balancing the needs of a toddler plus older siblings over the summer holidays but Jump In catered for this mix perfectly, so that was a huge plus for me.
If you are looking for both an adventurous and relaxing family holiday then you might enjoy a family friendly yacht charter holiday. Enjoy making your own journey visiting bustling harbours, beautiful beaches and secluded coves. There are many different adventures to choose from. A yacht charter in Greece or perhaps Italy. Choosing a family yacht charter holiday is a great idea for those wanting a different and freedom filled holiday along the coast.
Why Travel Sole While You Can Bring Your Dog Along
Travelling with your dog will make you feel safe and happy. You will feel more joyful and calm compared to when travelling alone. Importantly, your dog will become more affectionate towards you, and the bond between the two of you will skyrocket. There are many places nowadays which don’t restrict dogs. Therefore, you are free to tag along your dog whenever and wherever you wish. All you need to ensure is that you meet certain measures for the sake of safety and convenience.
If you and the kids are looking forward to the latest Toy Story movie coming out, then don’t miss the fun Toy Story 4 Party event this Saturday at your local Smyths toy store. This free party event sounds like it will be great fun for the family with activities including face painting, DJs and giveaways like FREE Toy Story 4 minis, stickers and posters.
I know I can’t wait for the next instalment of Toy Story – I’m looking forward to it just as much as the kids! It will be great to find out more about the new characters and of course catch up with old favourites Buzz Lightyear and Woody! I’ve spotted some new Toy Story 4 toys being released too so Smyths is the perfect place to check these out and have a browse. There are even some Smyths exclusive Toy Story interactive figures out too.
With the bank holiday weekend, and the half term holidays following right on afterwards, it’s great to have free events like this to keep the kids busy and having fun on a budget!
You can go along to Smyths stores this Saturday 25th, from 9am on wards, to join in with all of the fun.
Find out more here on the Smyths site: https://www.smythstoys.
The summer holidays are just around the corner and with the kids breaking up from school, it’s time to start thinking about all of the days out you could have. Whilst often you may feel as though days out are the most exciting part of summer, before you know it they can become incredibly stressful. Whether it’s not having the weather or your side or forgetting to pack the essentials, days out never turn out as great as they’re supposed to. With that in mind, here are some tips and tricks to ensure you have a great day out with the kids:
The first thing you need to ensure when you’re planning a day out with the kids is that you’re planning everything out well in advance. Whilst you may not be able to make solid plans until you know exactly what the weather is going to be like, putting together a couple of potential options is much better than having no plan at all. Think about weather appropriate days out, as well as ones that will let you enjoy the glorious sunshine should it make an appearance. For a guide to planning a family day out, you can visit this site here.
Half-term holidays are an essential facet to the United Kingdom’s education system, as it allows for pupils and teachers to take a much-needed break. What will your family do for the coming half-term? Maybe you are looking for a relaxing getaway, or maybe, this year, you want to plan an a totally awesome, hugely epic, full adventure family skiing holiday!
But wait, that sounds like a lot, right? Plan a ski holiday for the whole family? Where would you even begin? How can you successfully travel with children and still have fun? Well, you’re in luck. This article will lay out the steps required to plan a fun, adventurous skiing holiday that everyone in the family will love.
What is the best ski resort for my family?
We all know that traveling is certainly not the cheapest thing in this day and age, but that doesn’t mean that it has to majorly break the bank either, and there are definitely plenty of great ways to travel the way you want to without spending a fortune and actually saving a lot of money, so in this post we’re going to share with you some of the main areas that typically cost a lot of money when it comes to travel and how you can save money in this areas.
Flights:
Flights, whilst certainly a lot cheaper than we were perhaps 20 years ago can still be quite costly depending on things like what time of year you’re traveling, where you’re traveling to, and also how many people you’re getting tickets for, but when it comes to finding cheap tickets there are definitely ways to do this. The first thing you should do when looking for tickets is to use a tool like Skyscanner or Google Flights that will search all of the airlines to get the best prices, you can also look across a broad range of days and dates to see when tickets are cheapest. Other ways to save money when flying is also by using only hand luggage instead of checking luggage since this is always usually extra on most flights nowadays. You could even get yourself some cute leather luggage tags to jazz up your hand luggage a bit.
Yoshi is one of our favourite Nintendo characters; He’s definitely the cutest! So we were excited to go along to Kidzania and take part in Yoshi’s Crafted World Easter Egg Hunt which is running all through the school Easter holidays. The kids also had chance to try out the new Yoshi’s Crafted World game on Nintendo Switch, and to spend time doing lots of the other activities around Kidzania, which is always a lot of fun.
How To Keep Young Kids Entertained On A Camping Trip
A family camping trip can be a great way of having a family trip on a budget. You can all get away for a fraction of the cost of going to a traditional hotel based trip. But we all know that if poorly planned a camping trip can quickly go from holiday heaven to trip from hell. So let’s look at some ways we can keep young kids entertained when on a camping trip.
Pick An Exciting Camping Destination
If you choose an exciting destination then that’s half the battle as if you choose a good camp-site then there are often games rooms and a centre with many even having evening entertainment and, if you’re lucky, a kids club to provide organised trips, games and entertainment for them.