Learn how to travel with babies, toddlers, and children! Here you can find travel tips, packing lists, checklists, stories, and resources for parenting on the go. If you want to travel with children…and stay sane, this site is for you!

Visit an Old School Amusement Park

Check out Cookie Magazine’s Old School Amusement Parks Directory. The list includes eight amusement parks, all of which were built between 1906-1971. The focus at these parks is more on sweet storybook fun than on high-speed thrill rides.

Congratulations to Travel Mama Alli Williford! She won Rush Hour, the award-winning game by ThinkFun for her beach-time photo above. Alli is pictured with her sons, Ian (5) and Noah (2), earlier this month at Lake Como in Montana.

Enter the KidsTravelHappy Photo Contest for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to purchase the travel toy of your choice, such as the adorable Bug Jug pictured above. For a list of the KidsTravelHappy Founder’s favorite travel toys, read The Best Travel Toys for Kids, from Babies to Teens.

The winning photo will be featured on the Travel Mamas home page. Include the first and last names of everyone pictured, ages of any children in the photo, as well as the location and date taken. Optional: tell us in a sentence or two how you keep your children happy while traveling. Contest ends Saturday, August 29.

Submit your favorite family travel photo now!

Travel Mamas "So You Think You Can Blog" Contest
 

Enter our first-ever blog contest for a chance to win a $100 prize from Diapers.com and to have your story featured on the Travel Mamas home page. Submissions are due by August 31. View contest rules now.

 
 

Pictured above: Rope swing at the Grand Wailea, Maui (Photo courtesy of Grand Wailea)

 
10 Best Family-Friendly Pools in the World

by Colleen Lanin, The Travel Mama

I’m a sucker for a good pool. Of course I love the ocean for its natural beauty, the soothing sound of its waves, and the reprieve from non-stop mommydom that a bucket and shovel can provide on its shores. But give my family a pool with waterfalls and a kids’ splash area, and we’re in heaven!

To compile this list of the best family-friendly pools, I spoke to three Travel Mamas who are experts in the hotel and travel industries.

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Where is the world’s largest swimming pool?

a) Morocco

b) Chile

c) Dubai

d) Mexico

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