Family Travel Adventures

One fun thing that keeps our children entertained along roadtrips is to make them a ‘travel passport’.  Get each child a small notebook and have them prepare their passport before leaving on vacation.  Designate 2 pages for each state you will be passing through (you might leave a few extra pages for your destination state).  They can write details about the state (such as population, capital, state bird, etc),  research attractions and draw the state flag.   This is a fun way to sneak a little education into your vacation too!  They might even research a few interesting facts about the state and include those in their passport.

As you pass through each state “stamp” or write the date on the appropriate page.  They can add extra details that they learn along the journey, or record their personal experience in the state.  Years later they will enjoy reading their thoughts and what impressed them most about a certain state.  For example, while looking back at my children’s reflection of a drive through Nebraska many years ago, the older ones shared details of activities we had stopped at such as some historical sights.  One shared how she loved to say the name ‘Ogallala’ (a city in Nebraska).   But one of my son’s favorite locations gave us a giggle.  His favorite memory of Nebraska was the rest area we stopped at soon after entering the state.  There was lots of room to run around and a picnic area….and we were attacked by mosquitos while we had our picnic lunch.  That had made quite an impression on him.  Reading through their passports allows them to experience the trip again and again!

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