Family Travel

Travelling with kids can be a fantastic experience for everyone, but it’s also a lot of work.  Here, you’ll find practical tips and tricks to make family travel easier.

If you’re planning a family trip, check out this post with the best ways to save money on family vacations.  Then, get organized with our baby and toddler packing checklist.

Heading on a family road trip?  We’ve got you covered, with the best activities, snacks, and organization hacks.

If concerns about how to get your child to sleep on vacation are keeping you up at night (pun absolutely intended!) learn from our mistakes (and successes) here.

12 Best Airplane Activities for Toddlers

12 Best Airplane Activities for Toddlers

It’s no secret that entertaining toddlers on an airplane can be challenging. A confined space + high energy levels + high volume levels + other passengers who aren’t particularly enthused to be sitting near a toddler is not exactly a recipe for success. We recently […]

9 Tips to Make Camping with Kids Less Stressful & More Fun

9 Tips to Make Camping with Kids Less Stressful & More Fun

I’ve never been a camper. This is not due to a lack of trying by my parents – they dragged me on more family camping trips than I can count. But no matter how hard they tried, the idea of leaving the comforts of home […]

Travel LEGO Kit (With 32 FREE Printable Activity Cards!)

Travel LEGO Kit (With 32 FREE Printable Activity Cards!)

We’re heading on a family trip to Disneyland soon, which means I’ve been busy brainstorming ways to keep our kids entertained on the plane.  I’ve previously shared some of our favourite road trip activities (check them out here), but for this trip I wanted something […]

What My Trip of a Lifetime Taught Me About the Importance of Travelling with Kids

What My Trip of a Lifetime Taught Me About the Importance of Travelling with Kids

My parents gave me a wonderful childhood. I’m the oldest of four kids, and somehow there was always enough love, attention, and energy to go around. But there’s one thing they did for us that stands out as hands-down the best experience in my entire childhood. […]

9 Organization Hacks That Will Change the Way You Pack for Your Next Family Vacation

9 Organization Hacks That Will Change the Way You Pack for Your Next Family Vacation

When you’re packing for a family vacation, organization is vital.  Between the days of preparation, the sudden fixation on the weather at the destination, and the multiple lists that are checked and double-checked, I often feel like I’m planning an advanced military operation, not packing […]

How to Get Your Child to Sleep on Vacation

How to Get Your Child to Sleep on Vacation

A vacation isn’t a vacation if nobody is sleeping.  And as we all know – if your child isn’t sleeping, there’s no way you’re getting any sleep. Getting your baby or toddler to sleep while travelling can be daunting.  Unfamiliar places, changes to your schedule […]

9 Best Ways to Save Money on Family Vacations

9 Best Ways to Save Money on Family Vacations

There’s nothing like travelling with kids.  It’s magical, exciting, memorable – and a ton of work.  It’s worth it for the memories created and time spent together, but saving money on family vacations makes all of the effort that goes into it a bit easier […]

How to Survive a Road Trip with Kids: Organization

How to Survive a Road Trip with Kids: Organization

Part 3: Family Road Trip Organization  This article is Part 3 in a three-part series on surviving road trips with kids.  As you may recall, in Part 1 I shared our three keys to a successful road trip with young children: keep them busy, keep […]

How to Survive a Road Trip with Kids: Snacks

How to Survive a Road Trip with Kids: Snacks

Part 2: Road Trip Snacks for Kids This article is Part 2 in a three-part series on surviving road trips with kids.  As you may recall, in Part 1 I shared our three keys to a successful road trip with young children: keep them busy, […]

How to Survive a Road Trip with Kids: Activities

How to Survive a Road Trip with Kids: Activities

Part 1: Road Trip Activities for Kids Road trips with young children.  The thought alone is enough to fill any parent with an overwhelming sense of dread.  But unless you intend to sequester yourself at home for the next 18 years, they are usually a […]