Spida and Sheree Everitt have a great TV show and website The Great Australian Doorstep. Check it out for heaps of travel tips and adventure stories.
How to Survive a Road Trip with Toddlers is just one of their helpful articles...
* Try and choose caravan parks where kids can get physical! Most parks these days cater enormously for kids. Plenty of space to run about. If not, tackle a beach or big town park, and really wear them out. Try to do this every day. Kids will get grumpy and irritable if they don’t have adequate outside running around time.
* Make a set time every day for ‘fun time’, one parent get washing in and start on dinner while the other does fun time with the kids. Run them ragged, then put them in the shower (always best in daylight with little ones) then have them ready for bed when they sit down for dinner. With tired legs and a full tummy they will fall asleep before you know it.
* Rewards – reward the kids when they are good. Extra play time is always a great option!
* Dirty nappies, dispose of them as far away from your campsite as possible! Double bag, put them in a plastic container with a lid and pour Listerine mouthwash inside the tub. Keeps ants, cats & dogs away.
