Family-Friendly Holiday Ideas in Nature
There’s no better way to connect with your family than by enjoying a holiday in nature. You’re out in the great outdoors, fresh air and open space all around you, the kids can peel their eyes off their phones, run around, and explore — what more can you want?
Whether you’re generally an outdoorsy family or not, a nature retreat will feel like a treat! There’s something about it that helps us get our minds off things and hit the reset button.
If you don’t know where to go and what to do for your holiday in nature, here are some great ideas.
Beach Vacation
A beach vacation is a win-win for both parents and children. While you lie on the beach, drinking mojitos, listening to the rolling waves, catching up on your reading, your kids can build sandcastles, collect funny rocks, and splash around in the water. There’s hardly anything more relaxing than a beach holiday.
If you want to make it a bit more active, there are plenty of activities you can do at the sea. You can play classic beach volleyball or go for something water-based. Your opportunities are endless, it just depends on what activities are available in your area. Some of them include paddleboarding, surfing, kayaking, parasailing, and more. You may even opt for some kid-friendly underwater adventures.
Camping
If you really want to escape the hustle and bustle of modern living for a few days, you should go camping. Pitching a tent on a patch of land nestled in-between some rustling trees can restore your peace of mind like little else. This kind of holiday is especially valuable if you’re a city dweller and rarely get to enjoy the peace and quiet of nature.
You can choose a designated campsite that offers all the necessary amenities, like drinking water and showers. On the other hand, you can choose a more remote spot if wild camping is your thing. Just make a thorough checklist so that you don’t forget to bring anything essential.
Winter Delights
Just because it’s cold outside, it doesn’t mean you can’t have an outdoorsy holiday. In fact, children (and many adults) revel in winter delights, especially if there’s lots of snow. You may go to a ski resort and enjoy a skiing adventure.
Apart from regular winter favorites — snowball fights, sledding, ice skating, etc. — you may also try other activities, such as ice karting, snowshoeing, snow tubing, etc. Both you and your kids are bound to have a vacation of your lifetime, and you’ll create some beautiful cozy memories to cherish forever. This is especially true if you live in an area without (much) snow.
Educational Tours
You can make your stay in nature both fun and educational. There are plenty of activities you can do outside with your kids that will teach them something about the world they live in. Learning about the environment is now more important than ever, and there’s no better way to learn than through hands-on experience.
You may go on a guided educational hike, where a guide will tell you all about the indigenous and rare species of the area and spice it up with some fun facts. If your kids are in the “dinosaur phase,” you may take them on a geological tour following a fossil trail. They’ll love seeing fossils in the stone and imagining what the Earth might have been like millions of years ago.
Multi-Activity Park Adventure
You can combine all your favorite outdoor adventures in a national park of your choosing. It’s a great idea to set up camp at a convenient spot so that you can do different things every day. For example, one day, you can go on a long hike or bike ride. Then, if you’re near a lake or another body of water, you can swim and enjoy water-based activities.
You can also bring a ball and play ball with your family. Another good idea is to make it a multi-family event, where you can even organize mini-tournaments in competitive sports. The possibilities are many and diverse.
Farm Stay
What better way to experience country living than by staying at a farm or ranch? If you live in a city, a farm vacation is an excellent way to show your kids where their food comes from. Together, you can roll up your sleeves and try your hand at harvesting crops, milking cows, feeding chickens, etc.
The kids will love petting baby animals, feeding tiny lambs and donkeys, collecting warm eggs, and playing in the soft hay. It’s a true rural experience that will make you appreciate country living, and you’ll want to return year after year.
Hopefully, one of these ideas will inspire you to create the best holiday in nature you and your family will enjoy thoroughly.
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