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13 Jan 2020

10 Places For Unstructured Play at Disneyland and California Adventure

Disney

Day 108/365 If you are a parent, you know your kids need unstructured play every day, even on a vacation like Disney. We call it getting their energy out or free play or just letting them be kids. Today we look at some places around the Disneyland Resort Parks where you can let them loose, so to speak. 1. Tarzan's…

Scheduling Travel Around the School Calendar

Feature Articles, Travel

109/365 I've seen a few posts around the Interwebs recently about the controversy surrounding taking kids out of school for travel. I am solidly in the "take them out" camp, even as a former teacher. I think the benefits of travel—no matter if it is to theme parks or Grandma's house in another state—are superior to anything a child will…

Trip Report: 2018 Fall Disneyland, Part 2

Disney, Feature Articles, Travel

Day 21/365 2018-2019 Yesterday, I laid out all of the nitty gritty of our trip to Disneyland over Labor Day weekend this year, including buying tickets, how we got there, our hotel and how we paid for it, meals, souvenirs, and using Disney gift cards. You can find that post here. Now comes the fun part: what we did each…