When my two youngest children began reading, I gave them small atlases, marked with a highlighter the entire 750 mile trip to the grandparents. Two or 3 times a year we went and they never again said “are we there yet”. They followed the map and watched the road signs and enjoyed knowing where we were. Great fun and they learned that the top of a map is North (at least in this hemisphere), and how to read a map! I marked the state pages with sticky notes, numbered 1 thru 4, so they could easily follow the route. Try it on your next trip!
mischugenah almost 10 years ago
“If I hear that one more time I’m turning this desert right around!”
P51Strega almost 10 years ago
Dry humor.
LingeeWhiz almost 10 years ago
If I hear that one more time, we are going to stop right here and turn around.
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 10 years ago
Parents often say: “One day you’ll look back on this and laugh.”
rubyslippers11 almost 10 years ago
When my two youngest children began reading, I gave them small atlases, marked with a highlighter the entire 750 mile trip to the grandparents. Two or 3 times a year we went and they never again said “are we there yet”. They followed the map and watched the road signs and enjoyed knowing where we were. Great fun and they learned that the top of a map is North (at least in this hemisphere), and how to read a map! I marked the state pages with sticky notes, numbered 1 thru 4, so they could easily follow the route. Try it on your next trip!
cheap_day_return almost 10 years ago
Traffic is down to a crawl…..
neverenoughgold almost 10 years ago
Dad (Mom), I gotta go real bad!
Jim Kerner almost 10 years ago
If you’re hungry grab a sand wich..