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Tips for family road trips

Bored kids and long road trips can make a family road trip to Branson, or anywhere else, a challenging start to your family vacation. Here are some great travel tips to help make that car trip a pleasant experience.

  • Don't Make it a Race: Allow enough time for rest stops and take small side trips. A couple of hours of car time and then a break is a very good pattern for young children.

  • Pack for Self Entertainment: A special package for each child containing crayons, books, toys, activity sets, batteries and handheld games. Adding some new toys will also help along the way.

  • Small board-games with the magnetic pieces are good: These are easy to play with and there won't be any discussion about a piece bouncing onto another square.

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  • Bring Snacks: Avoid the high energy sugary snacks when you can. When traveling you will find that a well packed snack box will save you mioney and help keep the kids occupied.

  • Take Advantage of the Playrooms: Burger King and McDonalds have great playrooms for the kids burn off energy while you take a break from the road and routine yourself.

  • Turn Rest Stops into Family Picnics: Making this a part of the routine is a great way to save some money and help the kids to burn off some energy.
  • Training Potties: Depending upon the age of your child this might come in handy for a travel emergency.. it's worth bringing a training pottie, if your child has need-to-go-NOW emergencies.

  • Video Players and Laptops: Many vehicles have the power ports or even AC outlets so that these electronic devices can run for hours. If your road trip is lengthy major truck stops have a video rental exchange option which will help keep the kids engaged.

 


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