Best Kids Vacations
Best Kids Vacations. Maybe you want to take a vacation with your kids but haven't got a clue where to go or what would be fun. Have you been thinking about a Disneyland/Disneyworld vacation but wonder how young is too young? Perhaps, Hawaii and the beautiful beaches is where you were thinking of going. You've been thinking about Florida but not sure if it's for kids. You need ideas for your best kids vacations destinations.Does this sound like you? Then let us help you find the best kids vacations place for you. We can help you with driving or flying destinations. Long vacations, short vacations, traveling on a budget and even provide some valuable Do's and Don'ts for your consideration when traveling with kids.
So let's get Started Planning your Best Kids Vacations
Do you know what type of vacationer you and your kids are? Are you looking for:
- A relaxing kids vacation
- A City Vacation with Kids
- An Adventure Vacation
- A Combination Vacation
- A Tropical Vacation
(We go over these types in detail in our Family Vacations page which you can read by clicking the "family vacations" tab in the upper left hand corner of this page.)
You may be wondering if "Kids" and "Best Vacation" can really go in the same sentence. Let me assure you they can, if you let us help you in planning your best kids vacations.
You will want to get all family members involved in the vacation planning; this will eliminate the "Ok, I'll go but I won"t be happy about it" attitude. Have each family member make a list of places they would like to go or things they would like to do. If your kids cannot come up with ideas, here are some ideas to help you get started:
- Water Park
- Mini-golf
- Go-Karts
- Jet Skiing or Para Sailing
- Roller Coasters
- Horseback Riding
- Swimming
- Amusement Parks
- Paintball
- Laser tag
- Sporting events (Major league football, baseball, basketball etc)
- Zoo
Bring the family together and have each member share out loud there ideas and why they would want to go there and how important it is to them. You will probably get the usual Disneyland/Disneyworld suggestions. If each family member tells why, in detail, they want to go they may be successful in swaying others.
You may need to reduce the list to the top 3 and you can do this by having everyone vote at the end of the presentations.
When your best kids vacations list is reduce to 3 possibilities, there are few things you need to consider along the planning trail:
- You will need to decide how much you are willing to spend on this vacation.
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- Will you be driving or flying? Think about how long your children can focus on something:
- For example, can they truly sit in car for a 4-6 hours a day without world war III breaking out? If you are traveling by car be sure to checkout our great games, snack ideas and more on our
car travel tips page.
- Or a recent experience this editor had in going on a flying vacation for 8 days and the kids were ready to go home after 4 days.
- Maybe it's time to purchase that portable DVD player you have been talking about. It's a great way to keep the kids entertained on the sometimes tedious part of traveling while on vacation.
- If you decide to fly keep in mind it may be shorter to get there by plane but you do have to arrive two hours ahead of time required for check-in and security reasons, the rental car/transportation to deal with once you get there etc. By all means, check out our
air travel tips page.
- Remember the age of your kids is an important factor in choosing your best kids vacations destinations.
- Younger kids have fun just going to a hotel with a pool and jumping on the hotel beds, everything else is just gravy to them.
- If you have teenagers you will need some action or adventure in you vacation planning.
- If you have both young kids and teenagers you may need to split up during the day and that is okay, you don't have to do everything together to have the best kids vacations. Small kids enjoy watching Daddy and big Brother/Sister go on the roller coaster and trying to pick them out. Teenagers may want to drop by the arcade while little brother rides Dumbo but all the family members will enjoy a break by the pool in the afternoon, especially if the pool has a water slide!
So now you know where you and the kids might want to go on vacation, here are a few recommended best kids vacations destinations and some suggestions from our visitors
Have a suggested best kids vacation? Our readers would love to here about it, use this submittal page to share your experiences.
Recommended Best Kids Vacations
Lake Tahoe Family Vacations
Disneyworld Vacations
Adventure Vacations
Long Beach California Vacations
Summer Vacation Ideas
Jackson Hole Vacations
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