Category: Travel

Tiny Travels: Top 5 Spring Getaways with the Kids

 

Welcome Spring! With Spring Break and summer vacation planning on the horizon I asked my dear friend and luxury travel writer, Jolie Loeb to give me a list of her top 5 travel destinations with kids.  Jolie is a mama of two girls, so she knows all about traveling with children, well. Very well. Here are her top spring getaways with kids…

top spring getaways with kids

TOP SPRING GETAWAYS WITH KIDS!

by Jolie Loeb

Alright friends – straight up – none of these are bargains.  Some of them could qualify as How To’s on breaking the bank.  But if you want to travel with the kids, and you want to go big before you go home, here are some high-end recs for local (and/or local adjacent, and/or like all the way across the country) globetrotting with your tots in tow.  Earmark these for summer too, or just bucket list ‘em.  They’ll quench your wanderlust and likely ignite the same in your kin.  Obsessions kick in earlier than they used to.  May as well plant one you can get on board with……

LEGOLAND’s new addition to Star Wars ™ Miniland

Star Wars Legoland

We were VERY fortunate to be able to attend the unveiling of the latest addition to the LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland at LEGOLAND this past week.  Having two boys…ages 2 1/2 and 5 1/2, Star Wars™ is a BIG DEAL around here.

They are mesmerized by the movies and pretty much all things Luke, Vader and Yoda. We even donned the costumes this year for Halloween.  Who wouldn’t pass up a chance to be Princess Leia?! I think that having a husband (like so many of us!) that grew up in the original Star Wars™ era, dads really feel connected to their kids with the shared love of these films.

We’ve been to LEGOLAND several times before with our oldest but this was the first trip that the little one could actually enjoy it.  I just love everything about the park…..

How to Keep Kids Entertained on an Airplane

Top Tips for Entertaining Kids on an Airplane

When is the last time that you had little ones with you on an airplane?  It can be good…bad…or downright ugly, right?!  Today, I’d like to share my top tips for entertaining kids on an airplane.

First step – fill their backpacks!

It’s all about packing the right airplane tools in their backpack, so to speak.  If they are as comfortable as possible, they are more likely to be in a happy mood and entertained.  And that takes preparation!  Good to start a few days before your trip, so that you’re not scrambling the night before (when you’re already scrambling to pack the whole family to leave!).

Besides the activities, games and books you plan to pack your kiddo, make sure each kid backpack has…

Staying at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel

[Disclosure: My family received a complimentary room to facilitate this Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel family review.]  This Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel review is for anyone looking for a fun, comfortable, family-friendly hotel near Disneyland (as well as lots of other great Orange County parks and attractions).  My family and I recently had the opportunity to… Continue reading Staying at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel