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Most people love to travel. Kids love to travel, too. But it's not always fun or easy to travel with kids from staying in hotels to driving across wide-open states like North Dakota. Since now is the time of year when many families are headed out on road trips with the whole family, here are some tips for road trips and staying in hotels when you have your young children along: 1. Give each kid a map. Let them follow along and track where you are driving too. Give them a map of each state like North Dakota and South Dakota. If you buy the laminated kind, they can even write on the maps with dry-erase markers. Encourage your children to draw the route you are going or to help you find the shortest route. Have them watch for each city you are passing through and play games like who can find the road signs first or who can find the landmarks first. For example, if you are driving through North Dakota, see who can see the first sign of the badlands or see who can spot the World's Largest Buffalo first. 2. Create as many games as possible. Playing games like finding every letter of the alphabet or counting all the hotels or looking for a license plate from every state will help pass time in the car. 3. Don't stress over the little things. There will be times when the kids will be crabby and you will be tired. Someone will probably spill their soda in the car or do some name-calling. Try not to get too worked up over little incidents that are bound to happen. When you look back on your trip, the bumps in the road will be the most memorable! 4. Leave during a time when young kids normally sleep. That way if you leave during their nap time or at night, they will be more likely to sleep in the car. 5. Pop in a DVD! Just because you didn't have that luxury as a kid doesn't mean you shouldn't benefit from it now. If you don't want to hear The Lion King three times, then give the kids headphones. 6. Use a nightlight at the hotel. If your kid is used to sleeping with a nightlight, bring one along to your Fargo hotel or your Chicago hotel or wherever you plan on staying. Kids get scared if they wake up and forget where they are and hotel rooms can get very dark. The light will also help if they have to get up and use the bathroom in the middle of the night. 7. Put crayons in plastic bags. Remember that crayons and other kids' things melt. Put chocolate or other treats in plastic bags or bring things that won't melt. Perhaps markers or colored pencils will work better, and snack on things like granola bars. Plastic bags also come in handy for storing things like wet swimsuits, trash in the car or dirty laundry. There are countless ways to make a family road trip go more smoothly. These are just a few ideas to get you started. Have a good vacation! http://www.whosgotroom.com offers a wide selection of hotels in Fargo and other Faro Moorhead Hotels to suit anyone's needs as they travel. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
