84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10, 2000 Family Living Focus NANCY STEVEN Montgomery Co. Extension Summertime is Travel Time This is the time of year that Americans put the kids in the car and take off for that family vaca tion. It's normal for children to become irritable and uncomfort able while sitting still in a con fined areas for hours at a time. Traveling with children can have its challenges, but a little bit of planning can help keep the journey as enjoyable as the desti nation. For very young passen gers, the biggest concern is sim ply dry pants and a full stomach. Vinyl pads in car seats can be come uncomfortable in hot weather so you may want to make or buy a fabric cover. Never try to tend to a crying baby while driving or take the baby out of the car seat while the car is moving. Older children, from toddlers up through school age, are likely to verbalize their restlessness. Don’t expect scenery to keep them occupied, they need more active diversions to keep their at tention. On long trips restlessness can be minimized by stopping every two hours. Let the children out to stretch, though they will need close supervision if you stop at service stations or other sites where there are moving cars. If you are in an open area where the children can move around freely, you may want to play a short game of ball or tag to run off their excess energy. Some families have found that starting out early in the morning, or even late at night allows chil dren to sleep through several hours of the journey. If you start out before breakfast, you may want to give children a small snack of fruit juice or crackers before taking off. Children are more pleasant i For Value-Added Sales or for Personal Use ( Process meat easily and affordably with Chop- ■ ■ Rite Two Meat Processors. Make sausage for your * 1 own use or to sell. 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Bringing along a surprise package or toy will also help for those moments when you can tell the children have reached their traveling limit. If you have space, you may want to make a play area in the car by placing a cardboard box on the seat beside the child. Take along a tape recorder with favor ite nursery rhymes or songs to keep them occupied. Older chil dren may want to make a talking travel log of the trip. Make sure the children are comfortable. Soft, loose clothing is the best choice and layers make it easier to control temperature prefer ences. It is wise to keep an extra change of clothes readily avail able for younger children and have sweaters or jackets nearby in case of changing weather. For entertainment, the two to seven year-olds will enjoy cray ons, paper, and blunt scissors. Small picture books, games, magnifying glasses, and magnets are also good choices. Older chil dren will be occupied with play- ing cards, travel games like checkers, and crossword puzzles. A new book of mazes, word games or “Mad Libs” will keep their attention. A smooth writing surface can be provided with a clipboard or you may want to supply a magic slate. There are several traditional travel games that have survived decades of traveling children. These include the alphabet game where children look for letters A through Z on signs. The “I-Spy" game is where one child comes up with one object inside the car and others have to guess what it is. Some children enjoy “20 Questions” where you again se lect an object and others ask “yes" or “no” questions in order to determine what that object is. Of course, storytelling and singing are also great ways to pass the time. Whatever activi ties you decide to try, remember, if pandemonium breaks loose in side the car, let it go until you can pull safely off the highway. Only when you have brought the car to a complete stop should the driver turn his or her attention to the passengers. 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