Bella Travel Network Highlights Top Travel Tips for Parents Traveling with Kids this Fall

DALLAS - Oct. 17, 2014 - PRLog -- During the beauty of the fall season, taking a road trip can be a great travel choice for families. Parents preparing for an upcoming road trip vacation often worry about how to best keep their children entertained during the long hours in the car. Bella Travel Network has a few tips for these parents that will help to reduce boredom levels, increase happiness, and essentially make the car ride another fun aspect of the vacation experience for kids.

One easy, and free, thing that kids can do to kill some time during a car ride is look at attraction maps.  Nearly every rest stop has a wall dedicated to tourist attraction maps and pamphlets. While stopped for a bathroom break or lunch, parents should let their kids grab a handful of these pamphlets. This will allow the kids to scope out attractions and keep them busy, and quiet, for a while in the car. It will also help the family pick some great attractions to visit along the route.

When it comes to snacks, instead of stopping at every rest step, Bella Travel Network recommends that parents put together pre-packed snacks for the car ride. Not only can kids take part in the decisions as to what to pack, but packing snacks is typically a cheaper and a healthier alternative to picking up snacks at a gas station. Consider packing treats like trail mix, gummy fruits, or bananas for easy access. For drinks, consider flavored water or Gatorade and bring along a cooler.

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When it comes to keeping a child entertained, hardly anything works better than video games. Parents don’t have to hand their child a brand new, expensive laptop or tablet, an older model can work just fine. Before heading out on the road trip, parents should take some time loading some games, movies, and television shows onto the device to keep the little ones busy during the car ride. Also, parents should remember to bring along a car charger for these devices to allow for extended use without worrying about the device running out of power.

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By keeping these tips in mind, parents should be able to have a much easier time keeping their children entertained when they take to the road for their fall family vacation adventure. For more information on fall travel plans visit http://bellatravelnetwork.com/.