| How to Entertain Children on Long Flights
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| | possible. For one thing, when you get to
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| There is nothing as incredible as a
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| | the airport, lead them in activities that
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| family vacation somewhere exotic and far
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| | can be quietly active. Have a
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| away. The only trouble with that is that
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| | competition for who can do the most
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| the most exotic and far away locations
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| | jumping jacks (just watch out for other
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| are, well, far away! You may feel great
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| | passengers) or otherwise allow them to
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| once you have removed yourself from the
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| | tire themselves out. You can keep this
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| hassles of home, and the farther away
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| | up on the plane, walking in the aisles a
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| they are, the better it sometimes feels,
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| | little when the seatbelt sign is off. Do
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| but getting there can be especially
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| | not skip naptime for young kids in hopes
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| stressful in itself, and it is really
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| | that they will sleep on the plane,
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| difficult when there are children who are
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| | though. Sometimes the more tired they
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| going to be coming along for the ride.
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| | get, the harder it is for them to sleep.
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| There are ways to break up your flights
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| | Then you will just have a cranky child on
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| when you are traveling over a single
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| | your hands.
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| continent, with multiple stops in
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| | Make sure that you have some of their
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| multiple places to make your vacation
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| | favorite quiet activities on hand,
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| that much more varied and keep your kids
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| | whether it is coloring books, toy cars
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| from losing interest or from getting
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| | (if they can play relatively quietly with
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| bored because they are sitting for too
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| | them) or stories. Don't let your
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| long in one place.
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| | children carry these special activities
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| If you have kids and you are crossing an
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| | on, but rather dole them out over the
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| ocean for your vacation, though, there
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| | course of the trip, giving them a new
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| are not really many convenient ways to
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| | thing to do each time they become bored
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| break up your flight and let your kids
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| | or overactive with their current
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| relax and unwind a little, as anyone who
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| | activity.
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| has ever traveled from the United States
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| | Another great idea for keeping your small
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| to Australia well knows. Keeping your
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| | children entertained is to make a point
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| kids entertained for these long periods
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| | of buying them a special toy like a
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| of time can be a difficult challenge.
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| | stuffed animal, just for the trip.
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| If you are going to be on long flights
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| | Hopefully they will spend much time
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| with your kids, there are things that you
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| | making much of their new toy, and less
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| can do to help things run as smoothly as
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| | time thinking about having to sit still.
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