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Narrative Essay: When The Kids Caused The Summer Trip

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KEEP THE KIDS ENTERTAINED WHILST TRAVELLING
It’s great to have a summer break to look forward to; time to enjoy some relaxation with your family away from the usual humdrum day to day routine. Unfortunately, if you have children and are planning any kind of trip this coming summer you are probably already worried about how to keep the kids entertained during the journey. Most of us have suffered alongside our tired, hot and fractious kids just hoping they might nod off and stop squabbling for a minute or two.
Yet it really doesn’t have to be stressful if you plan in advance and organise plenty of activities to keep your little ones amused and contented. Here are a few simple ideas:

Pack plenty of snacks and drinks
• Aim for lots of healthy options as well as the usual crisps or …show more content…

• Pack plenty of tissues and wet wipes for accidents.

Plan regular stops if you are travelling by car
• Perhaps you could aim for places where the kids can run around a bit rather than heading for service stations or fast food outlets.

Play Games
• Simon Says – Pick actions that won’t disturb fellow travellers or the driver if you are in a car.
• I-Spy - Maybe theme the game with types of cars or nature, etc. for variety.
• Would you rather – be really hairy or totally bald, for example.
• Word Association – Pick a random word and then everyone thinks of words that remind them of the original. Perhaps print out some small flashcard words beforehand to give everyone ideas.
• Opposites – Cat/dog, Up/down etc.

Activity books
• Colouring books, Dot-to-dot or Wordsearches are favourites with a wide range of ages. You can pick up a bundle of different ones from Discount Stores or most supermarkets.
• There are loads of printable versions on the internet too – buy some cheap clipboards to fix them to.

Story Telling
• Take it in turns to read to each other – Repetitive/funny stories are great when read

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