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FRUGAL CITIES FOR SUMMER VACATIONS

  • July 3, 2022 3:56 pm

If you’re watching your budget and think that a “stay-cation” is your only option this summer, you’re in for a surprise. Kiplinger.com researched large and midsize cities for low, average round-trip airfare, affordable hotel costs, and cheap meals in order to compile a list of the top ten fun, but financially frugal cities to consider for your summer vacation. 

kidslovetravel.com
  1. Riverside, CA
  2. Phoenix, AZ
  3. Atlanta, GA (re: KIDS LOVE GEORGIA, NORTHWEST CHAPTER)
  4. Charlotte, NC (re: KIDS LOVE THE CAROLINAS, SOUTH CENTRAL CHAPTER)
  5. Columbus, OH (re: KIDS LOVE OHIO, CENTRAL CHAPTER)
  6. Jacksonville, FL (re: KIDS LOVE FLORIDA, NORTHEAST CHAPTER)
  7. Birmingham, AL
  8. Raleigh, NC (re: KIDS LOVE THE CAROLINAS, CENTRAL EAST CHAPTER)
  9. Richmond, VA (re: KIDS LOVE VIRGINIA, SOUTHEAST CHAPTER)
  10. Tampa, FL (re: KIDS LOVE FLORIDA, CENTRAL WEST CHAPTER)

As you can tell, www.kidslovetravel.com/travel-books/ guidebooks know a lot of places on the cheap. Explore one of our guidebooks soon…

HOLIDAY FAMILY TRAVEL IDEA: TRY SOMETHING NEW

  • December 7, 2021 10:57 am

Try SOMETHING NEW

Some examples: Reindeer Ranch, Potato Chip Factory, Dog Sledding, Dune Buggies, Indoor SkyDiving, Duck Boating, Pizza Factories, Toy Factories, Recording Studios, Covered Wagons, Skipjack Boating, Dairy or Fish Farms, Making Baskets, Boats, and Carousel Creatures, Air Boating, Crabbing, Money Making, Cheese Making, Pretzels, Pottery, Baseball Bats & Bees, Ice Cream Factories and all the Candy Factory sampling you can bear. Where are the best burgers? the biggest toasted cheese sandwiches? The sweetest peaches or the greatest “foamed” root beer?

HAVE A TRAVELING MOM/DAD, TEACHER OR FRIEND ON YOUR GIFT GIVING LIST?

If they like exploring hidden gems near large cities – that’s what KIDS LOVE TRAVEL is all about

– hundreds of fun stops and unique spots around favorite destinations.

In each KIDS LOVE TRAVEL guide, you get ORGANIZED ideas for EASY family travel —from no hassle quick trips to unique vacation add-ons...with FREE things mixed in! 

MIDWEST HOMESCHOOL CONVENTION in Cincinnati is hosting a workshop about Family Field Trips on a Budget

  • April 18, 2014 12:34 pm

COME TO booth #1621 – KIDS LOVE TRAVEL at the Midwest Homeschool Convention and check out our books and show specials. (http://midwesthomeschoolconvention.com ).

ONE of the authors will be there so think of a QUESTION or two to get a JUMPSTART on your next trip!

AND, take a fun break and listen in on one of our convention workshops:

Kids Love Travel – Let’s Plan an Affordable Family Day Trip!

Family Field Trips with kids can be a delight or a disaster. Two things that make a homeschool trip great: low-cost and educational fun.

INSIDE SCOOPS. What are some secrets to get the most value for your money. Where to sit to get best value? what to bring? why to get there early? Examples: on Tours-why standing in the first two rows is beneficial. What about having a picnic at a castle? Why go early to outdoor dramas?

EDUCATORS? There’s suggestions for finding FREE lesson plans embedded in many listings as helpful notes for educators.

Marriage of guidebook and the Internet.

Guidebook= organic – highlight it, dog ear pages, write notes, already organized and filtered for kids, unbiased (no fee), and accessible without a wireless connection.
Internet=  the newest discounts, web updates, extra insights can be found at the links provided on every page.

KIDS LOVE TRAVEL GUIDES can save you $$ in just 20 minutes reading just one chapter in one book! We can save you dozens of hours on the internet, too.

A Natural History Museum that’s called the Creation Museum?

  • March 24, 2014 6:28 pm

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS – Flashback to an earlier time:

As we waited in some lines opening day of the new Creation Museum, we were greeted by friendly faces and warm smiles from the docents and the guests alike. Many had been waiting for this museum to open for years, so what was another few minutes. “Much of the experience features displays that would be similar to what you would find in a natural history museum, so you will see exhibits on par with some of the fine science museums around the world,” said director, Mark Looy. “Because we’re taking our visitors on a walk through history from Genesis to Revelation, it is a biblical museum combining Scripture with the best of what science can present.”

Interesting twist on most “Dinosaur” museums. Yes, there were tons of dinos, many animated –even dragons! Really, right up there with “Dinolands” in VA, OH & FL but also including some items like simulated walk-thru gardens, caves and even an ark!

Elements we like best in Natural History Museums are simulations: walk thru limestone caves (OH), Ice Age (OH), Indian mound sites (TN, IL, OH), copper mines (MI, TN), or coal mines (TN). Some of our favs have giant prehistoric creatures hanging overhead (OH, NC). Many have wonderful paleontology labs (OH, PA, VA, MD) where real scientists are actively working on specimens. All that wonderful science to absorb – but one difference…the timeline. Same science, different starting points. Curious? Check out the Creation Museum for details…