A website called Parenting Clan can help you decide on how to plan a vacation, even if you’ve got one of those nerdy or geeky kids!
My Kid’s A Geek!
If your kid would rather work on a science project than celebrate the 4th of July in a historical location, there’s good news for both of you. There are plenty of occasions for the two of you to celebrate together that will actually appeal to a nerdy child. Just a few are: National Metric Week, October 7 through the 13th; the World Science Festival, May 30 through June 3; and DNA Day, April 20.
But They Have An Arcade!
Of course you can seldom go wrong with any location that has an arcade or water park. And be sure that during travel time your child has something to do. Portable DVD players, handheld video games, vans with DVD players and screens for the back seat, iPads; all are good distractions. And be sure to stay at a nice place and tip those poor housekeepers well for cleaning up after your children so you don’t have to.
Few things inspire eye rolling of such a severe nature as the mention of taking a family vacation. Though they may resist and complain chances are they will remember it fondly in later years.