Travel Tips

Whatever type of vacation your family may decide to embark on, try to make every holiday an adventure. The tips offered on this page can be used year round for every type of

Before you go, protect your home - See Protect Your Home before Going on Vacation - Tips to Help Keep your Home Safe from Burglary

Try to maintain a sense of humour

The calmer you remain, the calmer your children will be.

Use a Harness to keep young children close by - go to Safety Harness with Hand Strap

Supervise children closing when using public restrooms - see Safety tips for Using Public Washrooms

organization is a key element in travel and increasing the fun 4 kids while travelling eg. Organize your packing so that certain items like a change of clothes, favourite toys - See Tips on Buying Toys for Children, and quick healthy snacks and drinks, first aid supplies, are readily available - click on the link to view a recommended Kids Travel Product

avoid giving children candy, chocolate, pop or sugary food before or during travel

planning – feed your children before they get hungry and plan your travel times around napping and normal eating times, look for a restaurant about ½ hour before you want to eat so that food is being served before everyone is hungry - See Tips for Eating Out and Dining with Children.

A thermos with hot water provides an easy, way to heat up a bottle during travel or at night in the hotel room.

provide healthy snacks and drinks in between normal meal times while travelling. Go to Kids Travel Products for Eating Out with Young Children and Tips for Eating Out and Dining with Children.

research your travel destination and travel route for family related activities so that there is fun 4 kids along the way as well as at your destination. See Tips for Planning a Dude Ranch Vacation, Tips for Planning a Winter/Ski Vacation and Tips for Planning an All-Inclusive Vacation.

check out your local dollar store for little toys and items that you can give your children at unexpected times as a surprise – kids love surprises or visit some of the links on KIDS TRAVEL PRODUCTS

freeze juice boxes or water bottles (1/2 and then add water before you leave) for cold drinks on hot days. Go to Kids Travel Products for Eating Out with Young Children.

take a frozen cloth in a zip lock bag to cool kids down on hot days

Have a supply of garbage or plastic bags for emergencies

wet naps make for easy quick clean ups

avoid latex balloons, small toys and hard pieces of food due to the risk of choking.

roll towels and place under doors to reduce noise and light from hallways in your hotel room.

An extra pacifier or favourite blanket can be a saving grace (a parent wrote us about a favourite blanket that was left in a hotel and had to be couriered to the next hotel).

Remember the camera and have a supply of batteries on hand - See Tips for Taking Great Pictures - Digital Cameras.

Many grandparents are now taking grandchildren on vacation when the parents are busy. See Tips on Travelling With Grandchildren.

All Tips are offered as suggestions only

While we have tried to provide you with a list of suggestions to help parents when travelling with children to keep them safe, unfortunately, we can’t think of everything and it is the responsibility of parents to ensure their children’s safety.

Keep young children close by with the Safety Harness with Hand Strap

See the following sections for specific tips:

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For Tips on Enjoying Live Theatre with Children Click Below:

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For Tips on Who and What to Tip Click Below:

For Tips on Using Insect Repellent Click Below:

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For Tips on Travelling with Grandchildren Click Below:

For Tips for making the Most of Summer Fun Click Below:

For Tips for Happy Feet Click Below:

For Tips on Potty Training Click Below:

For Travel Tips - Children with Severe Allergies Click on

For Tips on Eating out with Children Click Below:

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