Vacationing with kids is exciting and unpredictable. Although it is exhausting at times, you are creating lifelong memories for you and your children. Finding the right destination to please and entertain adults and youngsters is tricky, but with a little research you will find a bevy of kid-friendly places.
Water parks, mini-golf, and boat rides await your family at this Great Lakes vacation destination. The Dells is located two hours northwest of Milwaukee. This region of Wisconsin is famous for its indoor and outdoor water parks. Actually, many resorts in Wisconsin Dells are home to indoor water parks, so your family can enjoy swimming, splashing and sliding without leaving your hotel.
The Wisconsin River Duck Tours also are fun for kids. Your kids will be amazed as these amphibious vehicles first drive through trails and wooded areas for learning and sightseeing, then splash right into the river for a river boat tour.
St. Louis offers a variety of family themed outings. Among these are visiting the historical St. Louis Gateway Arch and the St. Louis Zoo. Kids and adults alike will be in awe of the architectural wonder of the Gateway Arch. Ride a tram to the top of the 630 foot Arch where a viewing area awaits. Here you will partake in a breathtaking view of downtown St. Louis and the Mississippi River.
Parents.com rated the St. Louis Zoo No. 3 on its list of 10 best zoos for kids. In the Insectarium, your kids will get an opportunity to see exotic insects and tour a live butterfly enclosure. This zoo also is home to a special Children's Zoo where kids will brush baby goats and enjoy educational zookeeper chats to learn about animals.
Did you have a more exotic destination in mind for your family? Ocho Rios, Jamaica is home to Beaches Boscobel Resort and golf club. This resort is Jamaica's only all-inclusive resort that hosts golf for kids. In addition to golf clinics and an X-Box 360 game garage for kids and teens, Boscobel caters to families with infants and toddlers, too. At Kids Camp, your kids will enjoy family friendly pools and age appropriate activities to really involve your smallest family members in the vacation experience.
Of course, the gorgeous Jamaican beaches are a vacation treat for all. Older kids have the opportunity to learn to scuba dive or snorkel. They can join in a beach volleyball game or go on a supervised glass bottom boat ride. Younger beachgoers will enjoy sand castle building, shell hunting and beach scavenger hunts.
Whether you fly across the world or rediscover wonders in your own hometown, vacationing with your kids is a way to bond with your family and break the monotony of everyday life.
