We all want to enjoy our summer, but it's nice to be able to plan a few get-aways without breaking the family bank and depending on the age of your children long road trips may be out of the question.
Here are a few get-aways that sound fun to me: I realize that some of my ideas may be a bit rugged and lean towards the Historical side of things, but isn't it time we leave technology home and truly spend time as a family?
1. A camping trip is a must, there are so many parks with wonderful trails, lakes, and rivers to explore, load up the bikes, some food, a lot of mosquito spray and take the kids for a weekend adventure. If you're lucky the park with have a bit of geo-caching nearby for some added fun!
2. How about a trip to your nearest water park. We are about 4 hours from Wisconsin Dells the water park mecca, but growing up we were only a couple of hours away and could do a day trip if we needed a quick get-away. What is more fun than splashing down slides at warp speed in the heat of summer?
3. How about a Rendezvous trip? If you look online you can find several re-enactment camps where you leave the year 2011 behind and step back in time living as the fur traders and trappers did. Hands on History is sure to be fun for all ages!
4. Living in MN I would love to visit the Boundary Waters, now this is certainly roughing it and you wouldn't want to bring extremely young children, but a long weekend canoeing the waters along the Canadian border sounds extremely relaxing. Throw in a fishing line and see what you'll catch! This is not for the faint of heart since I've heard it is rather rugged!
5. One more place that I think sounds fantastic is going to visit the covered bridges in Iowa as well as the Amana Colonies, also in Iowa. The two areas are not close to each other but think it would be worth the trip. Throw in a hotel with a pool and your kids will shout with joy!
No matter what you do you can be sure to have a wonderful get-away if you remember to plan ahead and remember what is truly important...FAMILY TIME! You don't need to spend a lot of money to make great memories, some of my favorite childhood memories are from the little moments in life, and yours can be too.
Just remember, relax and have fun!
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I believe travelling is the best option for a mother. I went to Argentina with my family last summer and it was perfect! Buenos Aires is fantastic for kids. Not only do they have the Museum for kids in the Abasto, or Tierra Santa, but also there are a lot of other places they can enjoy. They have Parque de la Costa which is the greatest amusement park they have, the País de los Niños in the city of La Plata, a few miles away from BA. Also, theater offers a lot for the little ones. I remember last year when I travelled with my whole family. We were staying in one of those buenos aires apartments in the very center of the city and we got to see a lot of children plays real nice and fun. My daughters loved them!
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