Family holidays: locations & tips

Choosing family holidays is always a dilemma, especially when kids and parents want to do different things, discover some of our family and kids holiday ideas and get essential travel advice whether your travel by plane, train, or automobile.

Roadtrips and road travel

If you are going away and need some family and kids holiday ideas, or just driving a few hours to a day trip a bit further afield. No matter how long you will be in the car with kids we know how stressful it can be. With endless “are we there yets?” or bickering siblings, it can go from something to look forward to, to not a lot of fun for anyone.

To help you through that we have some great road trip essentials.

Take a look at some of our road trip related posts;

• Road trip i-Spy game free printable,
• How about another i-Spy game for kids that can also be used in the car, and,
• If your kids spend time between two households, we have a lovely printable to keep them organised between their homes that includes activities to do in the car as they go to and from households.

It may seem simpler to give kids a screen in the car, but is it ok for them to have screen time in the car?

So many things to think about, we know.

Now what if you want to branch out further afield?

Maybe your considering buying a caravan and don’t know where to start? Check out this post on 3 top tips for buying a caravan.

And if you want advice or help on taking your family holidays even further, then take a look at these posts:

• 10 things to do in Barbados with kids,
• 5 things to do in Tuscany with kids, and,
• 7 of the best things to do in Jamaica with kids.

KiddyCharts gives you impartial advice on holidays in the sun, and the snow, and will hopefully help you make the right decision when booking your next family holiday abroad or at home.