Traveling and going on a vacation can be undermined by little children. That is because they have less understanding on apricating the holiday experience. No worries, here are 10 tips to help your children be aware of this experience.
Tips to Help Children Appreciate The Holiday Experience
1. Bond and talk.
Every night spend time as a family and list your top 3 favorites things for the day, note them down in a diary and start a collecting of memories for each family holiday.
2. Create memories.
Take a special toy with you and photograph it in different locations on your holiday. When you get home, create a storybook with your child telling the story of the toys travels (e.g. My teddy went to Rome, in Rome he saw….).
3. Start a travel diary.
Encourage your child to keep a journal; it can include drawings of places you visit, tickets and flyer, words and other bits they collect along the way.
4. Record the moment.
Let them have a turn taking the photos – they see the world in different perspectives
5. Keep track.
Track your adventure on a map, draw a line to show everywhere you went and help them to explore maps and how they work
6. Participate in activities.
Engage in local activities (preferably ones that involve other children their age) – perhaps a sports game, a cooking class or an adventure activity
7. Be involved.
Let them see the authentic side of travel. Involve them in aspects like purchasing entry tickets, working our train times and the functioning of different airports.
8. Road games.
Play a game in each new location, for example, set the challenge that they need to spot something for every letter of the alphabet (e.g. in Paris, A- art, B – bridges, C – crepes).
9. Explore new languages.
Learn the basics of the language. Hello, thank you and goodbye – practice them when you are out an about
10. Retell your holiday.
When you get home, look through photos and memorabilia and let them show them to friends and family and retell your holiday in their own words.
