Travel to USA with 2 pre-school children

[happyheart]

Well that’s true:) we travelled together as a family many times and drove as far as to Redang, Perhentien etc. Physically tired but lots of fun & happy moments!!! Back to home and only want to return for more…

[2ppaamm]

happyheart:

So Siong ah? I am travelling with my boys aged 6 and 9 next month to LAX, Tahoe, LV etc ....Self drive ...

what to do on such long flight ah?

Play games on the flight, talk to each other, read books, play with iPhone, write journals, go grab some nice tidbits from the pantry, keep asking for maggi noodles, drink nice orange juice (because mama always insists on plain water), watch more 14 movies on fast forward.

Most importantly for you, sleep. You'll need to drive.

[2ppaamm]

General99all:

This was great. I have plans to take my daughter for a 3 yrs kindergarten/ Pri School for her to build good English foundation. Still gathering facts and cost. Are all those your own children? Do you know the education fees, rental? I had lived and worked in San Jose 8 yrs back.. so I think San Fransico is ideal because there is direct flight and plenti of talented Chinese there. Kindly advise.

Yep, those are all my own children. Hm... I only know the tertiary education, and I only know a little about Stanford. Why go to US to learn English... curious. The English would laugh at the American's English, the Americans laugh at how the English have their hands all over their plates, and we Singapore don't have a clue about what they are talking about.

Just very curious. Why not send them there during their tertiary years?

[minnie2004]

noobparent:

Does anybody have experience going on holiday in USA with two preschool children (K1 thereabouts?)

We took our kids (nursery and K2) to the US in June to visit some friends and relatives. Our first stop was Vancouver, then Chicago and LA. So a lot of flights were involved. The kids had a great time in general, but both fell sick with high fever. The fever was gone after some paracetamol and plenty of sleep.

Actually the first time we took our DD to the US was when she was only 10 months old. Back then it was easier as she spent most of the time sleeping in the bassinet on the plane. Now with 2 active kids, our long flights were saved by individual TV screens on board :celebrate:.

We will probably go to the US again next summer. Maybe go on a road trip along the west coast, or even visit Yosemite if they're strong enough to do some hiking

[sunnydaz]

2ppaamm, u r great :udawoman:


I can't imagine bringing 2 preschool not to mention 5!
Somemore is a long flight to US :idea:

[2ppaamm]

sunnydaz:

2ppaamm, u r great :udawoman:


I can't imagine bringing 2 preschool not to mention 5!
Somemore is a long flight to US :idea:

Er... thanks... but it is not 5 preschoolers, it was more like 3-4 preschoolers at most at one time. Nowadays, it is so much easier. My youngest is already in P1.

I guess it is a matter of getting used to this.

[sunnydaz]

Ya, u brought them for holiday since they were very young. I don't thk we can do that. Admire u for that! :udawoman:

[Busymom]

2ppaamm:

sunnydaz:

2ppaamm, u r great :udawoman:


I can't imagine bringing 2 preschool not to mention 5!
Somemore is a long flight to US :idea:

Er... thanks... but it is not 5 preschoolers, it was more like 3-4 preschoolers at most at one time. Nowadays, it is so much easier. My youngest is already in P1.

I guess it is a matter of getting used to this.

Even with 3-4 preschoolers, that is a lot of work... For us, just 2 kids, my DH is already complaining whenever we go on long trips. So far, we survived without maid for UK and Spain. But for our first trip to Hokkaido when DS was 8 months old, we had to bring our maid along and many many things. In the end, had to rent the biggest car to accommodate our barangs. :lol:

[Busymom]

Would anyone have any advice for me, is NY or some French alps like Chamonix more suitable for pre-schoolers? We are planning to go in early Dec and hoping to see some snow.

[verykiasu2010]

Busymom:

Would anyone have any advice for me, is NY or some French alps like Chamonix more suitable for pre-schoolers? We are planning to go in early Dec and hoping to see some snow.

for NY u need to travel out and is definitely a loooong journey frm SG

for Chamonix, you can get in from Zurich, and if car to Chamonix, along the way got so many snowy \"playground\" liao...or from Paris - faster to take a domestic flight (AF)

FYI, first day of play is 4 Dec (Swiss side)