Author: Richard Chapo
Source: articleage.com
Thanksgiving is a time to gather the family, but how to keep children interested, while in the car or sitting in airports? Have them keep a diary. Travel With Nothing beats getting your family together for Thanksgiving. It is a good time to catch up and laugh about old times. The only aggravating thing, of course, is actually travel to meet. Already there are stories of travel nightmares in the press two days before Thanksgiving. This can be especially worrisome if you have children who are easily bored. In these days of the Internet and videogames, the average child seems to have an attention span of about 30 seconds. If a glassy-eyed child killing things on a screen is not your idea of good, what alternatives do you have? Give your child a journal of writing is a great way to keep them busy without resorting to violent video games. For many children, the only way to get your attention on a Thanksgiving trip is to participate. The best way to do this is to give them a magazine and ask them to write down everything they seem. At day's end, they should be encouraged to write a journal entry about what happened during the day. It will give them an outlet for their thoughts, promote good writing skills and preserve the experiences of the family that otherwise would be forgotten over time. A good magazine for children combine a number of features. First, it should be compact. Secondly, you must have a case to protect it from rain, spills and only because children are children. Third, the journal should contain blank areas for notes, doodles, etc.. Finally, the journal should contain spaces signal to remind children to pay attention to certain things and write them. Cues should include: 1. Who has been on family holidays, 2. Places visited and why they are important, 3. The most memorable experience every day, 4. New friends made and the contact information for them, 5. That family members were present, and 6. Impressions. As time passes, a family holiday magazines remind your kids will travel in the past. Memories fade with time, even for children. By keeping a journal, children open their eyes to the things around them, improving their family reunion on Thanksgiving. I hope that will keep them busy and away from the games. Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com – makers of writing journals. Travel magazines are great travel accessories and travel gifts for student travel, family vacations and adventure travel. Http: / / www.nomadjournaltrips.com Visit for more travel articles, travelogues and travel stories.