A 1 year old baby can be considered equivalent to cute little pets. Both are sensitive to travel. An 1 year old baby tourist spot choice is something that should be done with proper planning and care
Ever since mom-to-be did see a positive sign in her pregnancy kit, the world would have been 360 degree different. Starting with food habits, lifestyle changes all the routine including vacation would have been different for the past 2 years. Now, lets see what places does fit your bill
It would be always appropriate to have a separate bag for your baby. Maintain the following items as first baby aids during travel
Always plan well in advance. Here are some steps every parent can take before travel
Ever since mom-to-be did see a positive sign in her pregnancy kit, the world would have been 360 degree different. Starting with food habits, lifestyle changes all the routine including vacation would have been different for the past 2 years. Now, lets see what places does fit your bill
- Zoo - It would be perfect to check some zoo that is closer to your county. Look for details on animals in exhibit that you think might interest your little one. It is to be noted that kids may not realize what they are watching but would try to relate the pictures they have seen all these months with the real animals. You can carry animal pictures, show them while watching real animals, reptiles etc and make them understand better. It would be fun to explore ray touch pools, feed the ray fish that has now been part of many zoo's. Note that most of the zoo visits does not cost a single penny. It is 100% FREE for kids under 2 years of age. animals, fresh greenery would add more interest to your visit. If you live in hot places, see that zoo has extended weekday hours that does offer an option to stroll around your kids in the evening rather than mid-day hot sun. Zoo has train railroad ride option, waterfront ride option, pony ride option, Farm feed option, String ray fish pool feed option etc. This might cost $2 to $5 depending on zoo . Zoo visit is 100% worth it. Some zoo's offer summer movies between 6pm-8pm. You can take kids as small as 6 months to zoo
- Aquarium - Another interesting option to explore fishes, enjoy penguin feeds, seal feeds, sea lion feeds, ray tank food feed, whale feed would be aquarium. Zoo in most counties does host a small aquarium as a portion of it. If not look for aquarium closer to your place. As opposed to zoo, aquarium is closed and is a perfect bet even during a hot sunny day. They offer movies in theaters inside aquarium. Your little ones will enjoy cute tentacles of star fish, would be interested in watching moon like octopus, aquatic feed shows etc. Again you can start taking out kids as young as 5 to 6 months of age as the aquarium has no risk of exposure to hot sun.
- Beaches Boardwalk - It may not be perfect time to build castle in sand. It is an optimal time to stroll around in beach boardwalk. This is 100% FREE option. They love colors, love to enjoy lights inside casinos. Look for smoke free areas. They love to watch game shows, toy chows that do get hosted in boardwalk. Again during sunny day look for weather condition before going out. Age around 6 plus months would enjoy this
- Museum - Kids may not fully enjoy a normal museum. Look for theme based museums like pre-historic creature museums that does have artificial well built exhibits of creatures like dinosaur, reptiles etc. These parks do come with entry fee for parents. Typically kids under 2 years of age get FREE entry in all these places
- Local festivals involving moving objects - In summer season most states, counties host festivals like balloon festival, kite festival. Though you may not prefer balloon ride, your kids will enjoy to see lots and lots of colorful balloons riding beautifully. Kite festival is another visual treat for your cute little ones. As such these options have no age restriction. Make sure the weather condition does fit your bill
It would be always appropriate to have a separate bag for your baby. Maintain the following items as first baby aids during travel
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- Diapers - These are the parent saviors. Maintain sufficient number of diapers. Make it a point to stack age relevant diapers. Say you piled up the diapers before 6 months, they may have outgrown the diaper size
- Baby Wipes - Have a box full of baby wipes. If you have this separate than home baby wipes box it would be better
- Diaper Rash cream - If your little one is sensitive and prone to rashes in this hot humid weather, better carry a rash cream with you
- Tissue papers - Paper towels help us wipe the dirt after feeding, cleaning hands etc
- Formula/Food - Typically this is something that should be added to the bag during travel
- Towel - Have a spare baby towel
- Burp cloth
- Additional set of dresses - This is something that can be added during travel
- Camera - You always love to stack the memories. Take your handy camera phone (or) a separate camera during travel
- Sun-screen lotion - If you visit on hot sunny day, this is an option that will help you and your little ones to be protected from hot burning sun
Always plan well in advance. Here are some steps every parent can take before travel
- Deals - Check websites that offer deals relevant to spots say zoo, aquarium related coupon website. Check the website of the zoo or aquarium. At times online booking will help you save good money
- Choosing day of the week - Say you have sufficient vacation and you find that ticket prices are cheaper and you get extended hours during weekday. Avail holiday, visit the places on a weekday rather than a weekend
- Discount Coupons - Websites like groupon offers lots of local deals. Make it a habit to check such websites, look for discounts, deals before you make visit
- Water - You might manage using soft drinks. Kids need water. As such water is really expensive inside. Carry little water bottles during visit. This saves good amount of money
