Why Prepare Your Kids?

The actual trip is just the filling in the sandwich.  Extend the trip with anticipation and remembering.  Planning and getting excited can be alot of fun and both will make the trip easier, more rewarding, and more memorable.  The first stage of the trip is the pre-planning that engages your kids and prepares them to be excited.  The middle stage is the trip itself – from the plane trip to the museum to the restaurant and back to the hotel for bedtime.  The finale happens after you get home – share the trip with friends, keep exploring, and (not to be too trite) make the memories last…