HHonestly the holiday period is coming again. Will it be a trip to the beautiful white mountains in Austria, Switzerland or France? Long awaited excitement for the whole family to go on a winter sports holiday. The children are looking forward to the enormous snowmen they will build and the adventures on the sled. For parents, the journey often starts with the question; How do we survive the 12-hour car journey to our lovely chalet? I remember well that my mother used to do everything, absolutely everything, to entertain my sister, brother and me during this trip. Nowadays, many parents are fortunate that there are portable DVD players. Although watching movies for 12 hours will bore most children. A number of tips to make the trip to the White Mountains fun with the whole family.
Children in the car
1) Buy 12 little surprises for each child, let them open a present every hour. Tip: make sure they are presents that the children can enjoy themselves with, such as; puzzle book, coloring page, games, reading book, etc.
2) Bring a book to read that is fun for all the children and read a part of it every 2 hours.
3) Search games from the car such as: I see I see what you don't see: who will be the first to spot a red car?
4) Word games such as: making word snake based on a theme, for example the animal theme (Peard–dolfijn–nrared etc).
5) When you make a stop, make the children move. Tip: take a football with you or make up a running game.
6) Make sure you bring some tasty and healthy snacks for the children and alternate these / indicate fixed times for this.
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