{"id":2026,"date":"2018-07-25T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:29:31","slug":"four-ideas-for-creating-a-memorable-family-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/four-ideas-for-creating-a-memorable-family-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Four ideas for creating a memorable family holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With schools finished for summer, many families will be jetting off on a family holiday with plenty of plans on how to spend their time off. Whether you\u2019re thinking of spending the week relaxing by the pool, exploring new towns, or adventuring in the countryside \u2014 here are some ideas for creating a truly memorable family holiday. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Research beforehand<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2026and turn the process into a family activity (of course, this doesn\u2019t work too well with very young children). Buy a guidebook or start researching online the traditions, language(s) and history of the country you\u2019re visiting. Whether it\u2019s a local delicacy you\u2019d like to sample, historical monument you want to explore or pleasantries to exchange \u2014make plans before you travel to build excitement pre-flight. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Give the kids a camera<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Depending on age the pictures might not turn out particularly well \u2014 but there\u2019s sure to be hundreds, and surely they can\u2019t all be terrible? You\u2019ll get to see the holiday from a different angle, although perhaps a blurrier one too. For younger kids, task them with capturing a certain theme each day of the holiday \u2014 be it boats, statues, butterflies, fish, or even breakfast. After the holiday you can select and print favourites. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Get scrapbooking<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Perfect for holiday photos, pick up mementos such as tickets, postcards, pressed flowers and receipts each day of your holiday. You can then complete the scrapbook with favourite memories and funny stories. If you&#8217;re staying in a villa, writing a short journal makes the perfect dinner-time activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Share the day-trip decisions<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you&#8217;re feeling brave, handover some of the decision making to the kids. Give them several options for day trip possibilities and give them a day (or two) where they get free rein over what the whole family does for that day. You might find yourself going on adventures you never imagined you would \u2014 just don\u2019t complain to us when you find yourself zorbing on a mountainside! <\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With schools finished for summer, many families will be jetting off on a family holiday with plenty of plans on how to spend their time off. Whether you\u2019re thinking of spending the week relaxing by the pool, exploring new towns, or adventuring in the countryside \u2014 here are some ideas for creating a truly memorable family holiday. Research beforehand \u2026and turn the process into a family activity (of course, this doesn\u2019t work too well with very young children). Buy a guidebook or start researching online the traditions, language(s) and history of the country you\u2019re visiting. Whether it\u2019s a local delicacy you\u2019d like to sample, historical monument you want to explore or pleasantries to exchange \u2014make plans before you travel to build excitement pre-flight. Give the kids a camera Depending on age the pictures might not turn out particularly well \u2014 but there\u2019s sure to be hundreds, and surely they can\u2019t all be terrible? You\u2019ll get to see the holiday from a different angle, although perhaps a blurrier one too. For younger kids, task them with capturing a certain theme each day of the holiday \u2014 be it boats, statues, butterflies, fish, or even breakfast. After the holiday you can select and print favourites. Get scrapbooking Perfect for holiday photos, pick up mementos such as tickets, postcards, pressed flowers and receipts each day of your holiday. You can then complete the scrapbook with favourite memories and funny stories. If you&#8217;re staying in a villa, writing a short journal makes the perfect dinner-time activity.\u00a0 Share the day-trip decisions If you&#8217;re feeling brave, handover some of the decision making to the kids. Give them several options for day trip possibilities and give them a day (or two) where they get free rein over what the whole family does for that day. You might find yourself going on adventures you never imagined you would \u2014 just don\u2019t complain to us when you find yourself zorbing on a mountainside!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-right-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[412,411],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-travel","category-inspiration"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Four ideas for creating a memorable family holiday<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Create lifelong memories with Bookings For You with our 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