text/x-generic wp-config-sample.php ( PHP script, ASCII text ) road trips Archives - Kid World Citizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/tag/road-trips/ Activities that help young minds go global Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:43:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 35069473 Readers’ Stories of Survival on the Road with Kids https://kidworldcitizen.org/readers-stories-of-survival-on-the-road-with-kids/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/readers-stories-of-survival-on-the-road-with-kids/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:37:26 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2362 Lots of readers wrote in via email, or on our facebook page, to share stories of family road trips! Parents and kids around the world enjoy driving vacations as a way to explore as a family, spend quality time together bonding, and to see more of the country they’re in. Here are some of the...

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US National Parks with Kids https://kidworldcitizen.org/kids-visiting-us-national-parks/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/kids-visiting-us-national-parks/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:07:06 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2023 When friends from other countries ask me for recommendations on what to visit while in the US, I always recommend a trip to a National Park. Whether living in or visiting the US, National Parks with kids are an obvious choice for extraordinary scenery, unique landscapes, and natural adventures. In 2010, 281,303,769 recreational visitors from around...

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Activities and Games to Play in the Car https://kidworldcitizen.org/games-and-activities-to-keep-kids-busy-in-the-car/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/games-and-activities-to-keep-kids-busy-in-the-car/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:21:47 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2145 We want our kids to be curious about new destinations, to get excited about family road trips, and to look forward to traveling- and as parents, we want to enjoy traveling as a family as well! Keep kids happy with these fun activities and games to play in the car. If I’ve missed any, leave...

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Best Practices: Road-Tripping with Kids https://kidworldcitizen.org/best-practices-road-tripping-with-happy-kids/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/best-practices-road-tripping-with-happy-kids/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:19:56 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=1840 If you ever want to see sympathetic parents shudder- while whispering “crazy!” as you leave- tell them you are planning a 20 hour long road trip with little kids. Although kids are notoriously challenging travelers, with preparation and good practices, the whole family can enjoy long car rides. Parents, teachers, and caregivers know that kids...

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Real Families: Road Trips with Kids https://kidworldcitizen.org/real-families-road-trips-with-kids/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/real-families-road-trips-with-kids/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:05:21 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2183 by Jayme Gualtier Our first road trip was from Chicago to Kansas City. It was about an 8 hour drive, but we broke it up by stopping to have lunch in Saint Louis, burned off some energy playing at the City Museum, and then spent some time exploring my old College town of Columbia, Missouri....

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Eating on the Road: Food for Road Trips https://kidworldcitizen.org/eating-on-the-road-meals-and-snacks/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/eating-on-the-road-meals-and-snacks/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:46:55 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2172 Parent know that hungry kids are crabby kids. Let’s be honest- hungry adults get in bad moods too. Tantrums in an enclosed car (by kids or adults:) are like fingernails on a chalkboard, and are to be avoided at all costs! But, eating on the road does not have to mean breakfast, lunch, and dinner...

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Why Choose a Driving Vacation with Kids? The Benefits of Road Trips https://kidworldcitizen.org/why-choose-a-driving-vacation-with-kids-the-benefits-of-road-trips/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/why-choose-a-driving-vacation-with-kids-the-benefits-of-road-trips/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:29:29 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2162 Why on Earth would sane parents pack up their car and strap in their children for a cross-country road trip, that may take 10 times longer than a plane ride to the same destination? Here are some of our reasons for choosing to take our kids on driving vacations. This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you...

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Books about Road Trips (Read before you Go!) https://kidworldcitizen.org/books-about-road-trips-to-read-before-you-go/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/books-about-road-trips-to-read-before-you-go/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:01:21 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2143   This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! We read books about dentists before we went to the dentist the first time, books about having a baby sister before our little one was born, and books about going into kindergarten before the big day. So it was only natural to get out stories out...

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A Week of “Road Trips” with Kids! https://kidworldcitizen.org/a-week-of-road-tripping-with-kids/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/a-week-of-road-tripping-with-kids/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:02:11 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2138 This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Living across the country from our families means frequent 20 hour car rides north to Chicago and 20 hours south to Mexico City. We’ve also taken vacations within the US and abroad that have included driving around for hours and days (even surviving a few without a...

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Google Maps Help Your Kids Follow Your Travel Journey https://kidworldcitizen.org/google-maps-help-your-kids-follow-your-travel-journey/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/google-maps-help-your-kids-follow-your-travel-journey/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:39:21 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=1519 If your kids are anything like mine are, your long driving trips begin with the ubiquitous “Are we there yet!?” before your car even gets to the highway. As a preemptive tactic (one of many!) for our 10 day spring break trip out west, I used google maps to make up individual maps for my...

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