Holidays with the grandchildren….

Now the summer holidays are in full swing parents may be wondering what to do to keep their children from being bored.

Grandparents can play a special role and at the same time get to know their grandchildren better. It is often found that they behave much better for grandparents than for their own parents.

So, what sort of holidays would suit children?

Farmhouse  cottages, caravan and camping holidays, are a good start for grandparents with small grandchildren and give security. Young children are not tourists, so do not need or want the cultured life. It is better to give them experiences gradually, to suit their ages. Why not promote less expensive holidays to give them the basic experiences of life? No doubt, later on, they will get involved with things like skiing, which many schools organise.

Centre Parcs is a good example, where you get a wide range of activities, from football and sports training, roller skating, cycling, swimming and water sport. Equipment is always available for each sport.

Each centre has a huge indoor dome containing an exotic pool with regular wave sessions and yet there is always a shallow safe area for very small children. For older ones the rapids are especially great fun and most children will spend many happy hours racing down these. There are always staff supervising such things, giving children a sense of adventure but making them safe. The chalets offer basic accommodation for self catering families and there are good choices of restaurants on site in addition to a supermarket. These adventure holidays are available all the year round and are enjoyable regardless of the weather. They are self contained and situated in various parts of the country and throughout Europe, usually in beautiful, wooded areas.

Disney holidays in Paris or America are also a good choice, to be enjoyed by the young and not so young alike. Watch out for special offers:  http://offers.disneylandparis.co.uk/

Where have you taken your grandchildren recently?

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I am an active 90-year-old and am passionate about computers, technology and the Internet and was the original founder of Silverhairs, the forerunner of Silversurfers. I was Age UK's joint Internet Champion in 2012, and have spent the last 20+ years, helping others to get up and running on computers. I was also pleased to have been awarded an MBE for my voluntary work in this respect. I am profoundly deaf these days but get by with a cochlear implant. But computing puts me on a level playing field and keeping up with the technology is an excellent way to exercise the grey matter!

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