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Traveling with kids tips:
- Plan ahead: Research kid-friendly and age-appropriate destinations, accommodations, and activities.
- Pack with an organization scheme: Lots of snacks, entertainment, and necessary items such as diapers and wipes. You could also use bags of different colors to organize items.
- Take your time: Expect delays and be sure to provide buffer times so as not to stress about the arrangement.
- Make traveling exciting: Have them play games, enjoy audiobooks, or watch movies. You could also look for travel applications that are educational, or interactive.
- Have realistic expectations: Kids will tire easily, so plan for breaks and activities to avoid overstimulating them.
- Involve kids in planning: Let them choose the destination or activity, which will surely ramp up their excitement and engagement.
- Flexible: This will be bound to go wrong, so be prepared to change the course and accept Plan B.
- Stay composed: Kids usually get energy from the mood or ambiance created by the parents, so have some passiveness and enjoy this together.
1 Disneyland and Disney World (United States)
- Theme parks for an entertaining day admiring attractions and meeting characters from their favorite shows.
2 Legoland (Florida, California, Denmark, Germany, and Dubai)
- These are interactive theme parks packed with Lego-themed attractions and building areas.
3 Universal Studios (United States, Japan, Singapore)-
- More amusement parks themed on movies. They have some scare rides and many experiences with the characters.
4 Great Wolf Lodge (a chain of resorts located all over North America)
- Water parks indoors with all types of slides, wave pools and multi-activity spaces for the whole family.
5 National Parks
- Perfect for those nature-loving bunch of human beings looking for hiking trails, ranger programs, and gorgeous views. Yosemite, Yellowstone, Acadia is a good start.
6 Beaches
- Various beaches with calm waters and supervised swimming areas are welcoming, Jekyll Island (Georgia, United States) or Clearwater Beach (Florida, United States).
7 Aquariums
- These are aquariums that will allow the children to learn about marine life, such as Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, United States), National Aquarium (Baltimore, United States), or Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, United States).
8 Museums
- Some museums have interactive exhibits and programming designed especially for children; for example, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (United States) or Liberty Science Center (New Jersey, USA).
9 Zoos
- Wherever they’re available, this includes special kids zones where the children could meet animals up close, learn a thing or two, and hop on animal encounters. These include the San Diego Zoo (United States), National Zoo (Washington DC, United States), and Singapore Zoo(Singapore).
10 The kid-friendliest cities
- places with special attractions and activities for children include New York City (USA), Toronto (Canada), London (UK), and Barcelona (Spain).