If you’re on holiday it can be fun to create a record of your break with the kids. Technology has opened up your options for how you do this too.
Make a scrapbook Nothing beats an old fashioned scrapbook. Buy one before the holidays: it is easy to pack it flat in a suitcase together with a pencil case that includes scissors, glue and tape.
Then, each day collect bits and pieces. If you go to visit a theme park or stately home, save tickets and leaflets and brochures. If you visit the beach or go for a picnic collect scraps from nature: a feather or leaves and flowers to press. Take photos too– you can leave space for these.
Go high tech
If your kids are a little older, and you have a laptop, creating a holiday blog might be more to their taste. Use a digital camera to take pics and, if you have the facility, short video clips. Make sure you remember the right cables so you can download their recordings each day. Use blogger or Wordpress to set up a blog: make sure it is passworded if you don’t want everyone to see what the family is up to. Then each evening you can pour yourself a glass of wine and relax while your tweens and teens create their daily blog.
If you are visiting Dorset, follow the links to find Self catering accommodation in Dorset and Bed and Breakfast in Dorset.
