| Whenever one of my friends returns from
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| | from boredom or sibling arguments.11.
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| some time away, I ask: "Was it a vacation
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| | Make sure to talk about your vacation
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| - or was it just a trip?"When traveling
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| | like it is the ultimate adventure. The
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| with kids, true vacations are pretty hard
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| | enthusiasm that you bring to the prospect
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| to come by. With the packing, the car
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| | of piling into the car will help in
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| seats, the change in sleeping schedules,
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| | untold ways.In the Car12. If you can, do
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| and all the inevitable whining that comes
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| | as much traveling as possible while your
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| along, it would be way easier to stay
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| | kids are sleeping. Of course, safety is
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| home (especially when traveling by
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| | paramount. If you find yourself getting
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| car.)And yet traveling is important. When
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| | at all sleepy, pull over and switch with
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| we travel, we open to a world that was
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| | your spouse or find a hotel.13. If you
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| previously unknown to us. We touch other
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| | don't like to drive at night, or you are
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| cultures and other ways of life; we
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| | driving through countryside that you
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| broaden our own perspectives and
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| | would like your children to see in the
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| understand, finally, that our small
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| | daylight, make sure you leave plenty of
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| problems are just that.When we travel
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| | travel time. Plan on a maximum of seven
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| with kids, we open their eyes to all of
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| | hours of driving per day. Get up early,
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| this and more. Even when we take a simple
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| | drive a bit, and then check into your
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| trip to visit distant relatives, we show
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| | hotel in the mid afternoon and enjoy the
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| them a world of love that they may not
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| | swimming pool. Have a nice, relaxed
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| had known existed.Here are eighteen tips
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| | dinner and leisurely check out some local
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| to help you enjoy road trip traveling
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| | sites in the evening.14. While driving
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| with your kids.Before the trip:1. Use
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| | during the day, plan to stop at least
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| online trip-planning websites to locate
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| | every hour and a half. Stretch, take some
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| kid-friendly parks, historic monuments,
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| | bathroom breaks, and remember that
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| and other attractions in advance. Plan at
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| | getting there is half the adventure.15.
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| least one kids' activity each day, even
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| | Finger knitting really helps my kids to
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| on those driving days. Involving your
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| | pass the time. All you need is a ball of
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| kids in the planning of your vacation
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| | yarn. There is no mess and you can find
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| will help them to get excited about the
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| | simple instructions online by doing a
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| trip, too.2. When you are doing your
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| | Google search for "Finger Knitting."
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| research and booking your destination,
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| | During our last car trip, we all arrived
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| consider an all-inclusive resort. These
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| | at our destination with lovely pink
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| types of arrangements (in which your
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| | finger knitted scarves.16. During a
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| lodging, dining, attractions, and
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| | routine fuel stop, ask each child to
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| activities are included) can really help
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| | choose five or six postcards that they
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| you relax and enjoy your precious
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| | can send to their friends. Make sure to
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| vacation time.3. Have each child pack
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| | bring your address book and postage
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| their own small backpack with the books,
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| | stamps so you can mail them on the
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| workbooks, and activities that they most
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| | way.17. Allow one child to be the
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| want to bring.4. Have a kid-friendly
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| | "navigator" each day. The navigator looks
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| travel map on hand, as well as a pair of
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| | at the map and gives recommendations on
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| binoculars.5. Consider buying or
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| | where to stop for snacks, gas, and
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| borrowing a portable DVD player. We only
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| | meals.18. Try these simple Travel
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| get ours out on long trips, but it has
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| | Games:The Alphabet Game: Find all the
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| been really helpful, especially if you
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| | letters of the alphabet, in order, on
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| are traveling very long distances.6. Get
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| | license plates, billboards, and road
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| each child a special book of games,
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| | signs. Or find objects that begin with
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| puzzles, or simple coloring books, just
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| | each letter.I Spy: One person spies
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| for the drive, along with some washable
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| | something in the landscape or in the car
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| markers.7. Bring some music that everyone
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| | and gives clues. (One possible variation
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| will enjoy singing along to. We love our
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| | on this game is "20 Questions.")License
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| CD of old campfire songs. You can even
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| | Plate "I Spy": See how many states you
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| create your own CDs of family
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| | can spot.License Plate Alphabet: Find all
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| favorites.8. Bring a Frisbee or a
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| | the letters of the alphabet, in order, on
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| football for when you stop at a park. You
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| | license plates.Letter Bingo: Print out
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| want to help your kids burn some energy
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| | Bingo sheets with clip art or words
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| in a reasonable amount of time.9. Pack
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| | depicting sites you will see on your
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| healthy low-mess snacks, such as nuts,
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| | trip.Ultimately, it's important to
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| trail mix, apples, energy bars, and
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| | remember that there is no such thing as a
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| bottled water. A package of baby wipes
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| | perfect family vacation. Prepare as much
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| often comes in handy for little messes in
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| | as possible in advance, and then relax
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| the car, too.10. Pack a journal and a
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| | and go with the flow.Jamie Jefferson
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| disposable camera for each child, so that
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| | writes for Visit today for the latest
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| they can document the trip in their own
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| | online Coupon Codes including family
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| way. These items can be gift wrapped and
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| | vacation packages and discount travel
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| given to the kids as you need a diversion
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| | promotions.
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