Sponsored Video: A Day In the Life of the Toxin-Free Generation
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We find ourselves cleaning a lot more since we became parents. Kids make all kinds of messes all over the house. But we’re also pickier about the cleaning products we use. A lot of big-brands leave our homes smelling “chemically” instead of clean. We wonder what kind of residue they might be leaving behind where our kids bathe, crawl, play and eat and if we might have been …
5 Tips for a Family Ski Vacation (With Non-Skiers)
By Eileen P. Gunn
Before we had Tiny Traveler, my husband’s yearly ski trip with his college buddies went something like this: wake up, ski, eat, ski, eat, sleep (dream about skiing), repeat. Now, instead of his downhill-loving friends, he has a non-skiing wife and a 5-year-old who has yet to master the bunny slope.
Nevertheless, this March we tried our first family getaway at a winter resort by going to Hope Lake Lodge* …
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The Best Travel Toys and Games of 2013
By Eileen P. Gunn
One of the most fun parts of editing FamiliesGo! is getting to go to the annual Toy Fair in NYC. It’s huge! And i always find something that makes me say, “That is so cool!” and wish I were a kid again. Some are already available; others will hit the shelves later this spring. Here are some of the most innovative, handy or just plain fun things I spotted this year …
10 Tips For Your First Vacation With a Child
A vacation with kids, especially little ones, isn’t the least bit relaxing. But it is a break from your routine, a change or scenery and an opportunity for mom, dad and the kids to have plenty of the elusive quality time, instead of having to squeeze family time among work, school, activities, laundry and grocery shopping. Finding the right balance of new and familiar, routine and flexibility takes some trial and error. But when you …
10 Tips For Stress-Free Flying With Little Kids
By Eileen Gunn
We’ve taken quite a flew flights with Tiny Traveler and haven’t had a meltdown (yet). We have had a lot of squirming and inappropriate climbing, scrambling in our pockets and bags for amusements, forbidden foods and badly timed naps. That’s OK. When you’re trapped in a confined space with a child for several hours, anything that avoids passengers staring while the child melts down or glaring while she sobs endlessly is entirely…
City Vacation: 6 No-Fail Family Travel Activities
By Eileen Gunn
Sea lion feedings never get old for Tiny Traveler. But I’ve seen enough of them to hold me for quite some time. Unless they’re exceptional—Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum, Baltimore’s National Aquarium, the San Diego Zoo — I skip tourist attractions with fish, animals or waterplay rooms whenever I can find an alluring alternative.
It is possible to find activities that make mom, dad, kids and even the smallest toddler happy …
Tips For Taking a Taxi With Kids
The taxi cab thing…
Yes, we know. You don’t need a rental car and you can’t deal with public transit with the kids in tow. You just need to get your family from the airport to your hotel and back again in a safe manner in a destination you don’t know. And you’d like to not have to carry your child’s car seat for two 20-minute cab rides. We’ve been there.…
12 Questions To Ask Before Booking A Family Cruise
Cruising is an easy way to vacation with children, especially if you live in a city that’s an embarkation point. Whether you were an avid cruise-goer before you became a parent, or you doubted you’d ever go on a cruise in your life (guilty!), there are things you’ll want to find out before boarding with kids in tow. Here are some questions to ask your travel agent or cruise line rep before …
5 Ways To Hire a Vacation Babysitter
There are times when you need to get away from your kids when you’re getting away on vacation. You might have a wedding or other social obligation. Or you might just need one dinner where no one has to be told that chocolate pudding isn’t finger food.
Whatever the reason, finding someone you trust to get your kids fed and put to bed isn’t easy in a town you don’t know. Here …
Ask FG: Are There Beach Resorts With Toddler Clubs?
Dear FG Editors:
We are looking into a beach vacation for two adults & two kids ages 2 and 5. We must have child care/kids club during the day for both kids, but I’m finding most places provide only for ages 4 and up. Any suggestions besides Beaches, Club Med Punta Cana, and FDR in Jamaica?
Thanks,
Stacey
Dear Stacy,
You’re right. Finding a kids club for the toddler set is tough. I think …
Family Travel: How To Do A Home Swap Vacation
By Shelley Miller
Your family can enjoy a two-week vacation in a flat in Rome, a townhouse in Boston or a cottage in England for free. How? A home exchange.
The concept is simple: You live in someone’s home while they live in yours. Most people exchange for 2-3 weeks, but others swap for a few months. You and your home exchange partner will decide when to swap and for how long.
My family has …
5 Tips for Traveling Alone With a Toddler
By Natalia Rankine-Galloway
My family moved to Tunisia from New York City this summer. Before we left I felt duty-bound to visit our scattered family on this side of the Atlantic so they could see our 18-month-old boy before we left. This meant flying from Washington, DC to Toronto (not far away, but technically “International”) and then back to New York.
It was not a pretty picture, but it turned out to be a good …
4 Tips To Make Your Kids Daring Eaters On Vacation
By Cynthia Harriman
“Come out little guy. Are you in there?” Son Sam, ten at the time, poked at a snail shell in Calais, France, glorying in the special mini-fork that came with his order. I was holding my breath, still disbelieving that he had asked for snails instead of his usual pizza. With one more try he successfully stabbed a buttery, garlic-y morsel and popped it in his mouth. “Wait till I tell my …
Father-Son Canoe and Camping Trip? Yeah, Dude!
My legs are aching, my arms feel like they will be pulled from their sockets and I can’t even see the river! Clomp, clomp, clomp. Yes, I went over the list, checked it twice and made sure everything was packed. But I should have weighed the darn packs before we set out.
This was my first father-son overnight canoe trip with my Dude, age 10. We’re going with a good friend and …
Family Hang Time: How To Rock Climb With Your Kids
Rock climbing may seem out of reach (literally) and intimidating for a family outing, but my kids and I love it. It’s been rewarding to see them master the basic skills and scramble up a wall ahead of me. And it’s an easy activity to build a day or weekend trip around or to get you out and exploring places you otherwise might not on longer vacations. Here are some easy ways …
