Thanksgiving Travel With Kids
Going away on a vacation is already stressful enough with kids around, can you imagine the amount of stress traveling during holiday festivities (like Thanksgiving) this would entail?
As with anything, preparation is the key to avoid feeling tense and pressured. Here are a couple of things to remember when you are traveling with kids this Thanksgiving:
1. Avoid Wednesday travels. That’s what most people will be doing. If your kids are already in school, you can probably ask them to be excused and travel on a Monday or Tuesday. This is especially helpful if you are traveling far, visiting relatives two states away.
2. If you are driving a car, make sure that the car works in perfect condition before you drive this around with your kids. Pack the car with stuff you know your kids will want to have like a pillow or some toys to keep them preoccupied. Other parents bring portable devices, which should be great too. Know where you are passing by and make sure to stop and let the kids use the facilities (like going to the bathroom).
3. If you are traveling via plane, prepare your kids’ stuff ahead of time. Since Thanksgiving is a shorter holiday, you only have to pack the essentials. Get there ahead of time at the airport, because this will surely be packed with other people.
4. Bring all the necessary gadgets and its chargers….these days it is really essential as you can look up for directions and weather or traffic advises using your mobile phone, thus avoiding delays your kids will surely be bored by. And then you can re-plan the trip accordingly from there.
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