Oct 23 2008
Finding More Fun: Carnival of Family Travel, 10/23/08
Here’s this week’s list of places I’d love to go with my kids, and ideas for traveling with kids that I find useful:
- Looking for Halloween ideas? Read about the Monster Splash Nighttime Halloween Bash at the Miami Seaquarium and the Ascarium at the Aquarium in Brooklyn at FlyAway Cafe. Mommy Poppins knows about 15 FREE Halloween Events for Children in New York City. CNN Travel has a list of spooky fun and games for the whole family. For some family Halloween fun, see if your local zoo has a Boo at the Zoo program, like these reported by CBS.
- Thanksgiving? See Frommer’s post on Thanksgiving at U.S. National Parks for some family-friendly ideas.
- These are right up my alley: Twenty Ways to Soak Up the Season at Divine Caroline offers simple ideas for spending family time together, and Midwest Guest shows us the road less traveled.
- BackPack to Buggy has suggestions for five super low-budget, family destinations for fall.
- Michelle Tripp wrote about a Family Day at Bodega Bay.
- Fall ideas: Read about a mother & son trip to Highland Orchards at The Mother of All Trips, the fun some cousins had at a hayride at BagMomma, and Bizzie Mommy’s trip to a pumpkin festival in L.A.
- On the Go with Amy discusses Exposing Kids to Democracy in Washington, D.C.
- The Q Family Adventure headed to Six Flags over Georgia.
- Travels with Baby gives information on family stops in Long Beach, California, and Salem, Oregon.
- TravelMuse provides ideas for a Tampa and St. Pete Family Vacation, How to Pack for Road Trips with Infants, Top U.S. Aquariums, and a Sarasota Family Vacation.
- Families who need a break in New York City can head to the Bryant Park Reading Room, as reported by FamilyTravelLogue. And if you’re planning to see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, see TravelingMamas’ tips.
- Travels with Child wrote about a trip to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia.
- Kid-Friendly Travel shares its picks for Downtown Chicago with Kids, Day-Tripping Downtown Minneapolis, Washington, D.C.-Virginia area, Washington, D.C. with Kids, and Kid-Friendly San Diego.
- Frommer’s recommended family-friendly travel locations in Rappahannock County, Virginia; describes fall fun at several United States children’s museums; and offers tips for traveling with toddlers by car.
