How to Have Fun Traveling With Kids Over the Age of 6.
By the age of 6 travel starts to get a little bit easier. Naps have gone by the wayside and they are really coming into their own. This is the age when you can really start to use travel to help shape your little ones. Here are the things that I like to do.
Incorporate their interests
Include volunteer activities
Do things that expose them to the locals
Keep them busy on long drives or flights
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Incorporate Their Interests
Your kids have really started to develop strong interests and they will absolutely love it if you do activities on their trip that help them explore their interests.
Include Voluteer Activites
Kids love feeling helpful and there is no better way to teach them to be contributing members of society than to have them participate in volunteer activities. Kids can learn so much about the world when they participate in these activities. They gain empathy and awareness of things they can do to help the world when they grow up. You can even make your whole trip volunteer-based by planning a voluntourism trip. These trips can be anything from beach clean-up to building projects in third-world countries to animal conservation projects.
Do Things That Expose Them to the Locals
This can be a hard thing to do when planning a trip on your own but there are tours that you can book that incorporate activities where you interact with the locals. Adventure by Disney tours include experiences like tea hosted by a local family or learning a craft taught by a local artisan. If you are interested in learning more about Adventures by Disney click here.
Keep Them Busy on Long Drives or Flights.
Traveling with older kids may be easier than it was when they were little but they still get board on long drives and flights. Here are some great toys and activities to keep them entertained during these boring parts of the trip.
This book has puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dot, and drawing activities that are perfect for keeping a kid entertained on a long flight.
This journal has great prompts to help kids write about their trip. This activity will not only keep them busy during the trip but makes a great keepsake for years to come.
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
With more than 125 puzzles your kiddo will be busy for ages.
These games are played with a dry erase marker and can simply be wiped off when done. The games can be played solo or with a buddy.
Bring out the creativity in your kid with this great fidget. I can be twisted bent and folded to make all kinds of different shapes.
These magnetic tangrams are perfect for travel. They are so compact and come with a book of puzzles for your kids to do. Or they can get creative and come up with their own pictures.
Watch your kid become a little detective as they work their way through this great activity set.
This next generation Rubix Cube is a wonderful challenge for kids. And it’s so small and light weight that it will fit into anyone’s travel bag.
Screen free gaming! After a while your kids will be so engrossed in these challenging games that they wont even remember that there is no screen involved.
These games are filled with water so make sure to check TSA guidelines before taking them on a plane.
This game is great for your kid to play by themselves or with someone else. and it comes with tones of different cards that are compact so that they pack easily to keep the game challenging for extended play.
All of the fun of a traditional spinner plus the fun of a transformable toy that gets creativity flowing.
With a place for everything this tray makes travel so much more comfortable for kids. Plus it has a dry erase board built in so that they can create wherever they go.