Best Tips for Travelling with Grandkids

Posted by Abbi Clarke
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Aug 9, 2016
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Travelling with grand kids can either be a lifetime fun experience or sometimes one of your worst nightmares. Having said that, a proper trip plan and designing your trip itinerary well can help you the get the best out of your vacation plan for you as well as your grandkids. You need to take certain things into consideration when it’s your grandkids travelling with you.

Here are 7 tips for travelling with your grandkids

1)Parents – It is never a bad idea to go on a trip just with your grandkids but at times situations may occur where you are unable to handle it due to your age. At such times, having parents with you is helpful. Also kids are happy when they get to see their mom or dad on their trip. Therefore, it is advisable to have their parents with you on the travel plan to save yourself from the trouble of difficult situations.

2) Involve them – There are some specials tours designed for kids. Have them on those kinds of trips where they are involved in the activities throughout the trip. Young children tend to be happy by seeing the pictures. You can use picture books to tell them about places and also get them in to the travelling spirit; also, while you are on a vacation with them, you can always plan a trip to Amusement Parks with your grand kids. Though you may not be able to enjoy the rides, kids sure will love to spend the day in there with you.

3) Be funny – It is very important for you to take your sense of humor with you on the vacation as kids get bored most of the time for the long flight journeys. It is always a good idea to keep them engaged by telling them jokes and fun facts while travelling. This on the other hand, also makes the vacation memorable for them. They won’t necessarily remember the places they visited, but they will definitely remember the laughs and stories they shared with you. So, always remember to keep your smile with you and a bit of humor too.

4) Take good care – Being on a trip with your grandkids may be an amazing experience for you but if you don’t take good care, it can be a bit awful. Therefore, it is always advisable to take good care of you as well as your grandkids. You should be well aware of the food they are eating and water they are drinking as it can make them ill.  Having some medicines for emergencies is always a good idea. You should also be careful of what you are eating or drinking at the same time.

5) Pack Light-
Reducing your luggage to minimum is always helpful as you have your grandkids with you. Keeping your luggage minimum helps you to reduce the stress and can help you travel easily while taking care of the kids too.

6) Do not Over-Do – Always keep in your mind that you are on a vacation with your grandkids and not some strict schedule which needs to be done. It is always a good idea to take a break from your travel itinerary if you feel like just sitting by some resort and spending time with the kids. Kids too enjoy sitting doing nothing but fun for the day.

7) Valuable Time - Many a times we tend to take our grandkids on vacation but often forget to spend time with them. Don’t do that. Always remember to spend quality time with them and make it a memorable one for you as well as for them.

In spite of all these challenges, it is always a pleasure and privilege to travel with your grandkids. So take good care, prepare and go for it.

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