Tips for trips with kids on Plšíci.cz

Cycling with kids

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Cycling lets you cover a much greater distance with kids. On top of that, you get through the less interesting stretches faster. Walking along a road is no fun, but in some places it is the only way to reach the interesting spots.

I was surprised how quickly kids learn to ride a bike. Nowadays, when most kids ride a balance bike, training wheels are not needed. They already have their balance from the balance bike. So in the beginning I ran alongside and held on when necessary, but otherwise we managed without training wheels. Of course you need to keep an eye on them, especially when it comes to the rules of the road, and teach them to brake.

Geocaching

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Geocaching is a way to spice up a trip for kids. Who wouldn’t like hunting for hidden treasure? Plus, the search can take you to places you would never otherwise have thought of going.

In short, it is about finding hidden “caches” (treasures) using GPS coordinates. A cache can be of various sizes and contain various things. Usually there is a logbook inside where you write down when and where you found the cache. Some caches also contain items you can swap.

Skiing with kids

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:15:00 +0000

With the lack of snow in recent winters, it is a fair question whether to teach kids to ski at all, but we love skiing, so we want to teach the kids too.

We left the first steps to the instructors. I think it was a good choice. The kids learned the proper basics, and they listened to strangers better than to us.

Even now we still occasionally hand them over to instructors to help them improve their technique. You can also find suitable exercises online that you can do with the kids.

Sports trailer

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Sports trailers are made by Thule or Croozer, for example. Buying one is an expensive affair, but if you want to do sport with small kids, it is almost essential. The trailer can be used for hiking, cycling, running and even cross-country skiing.

The advantage is that there are plenty of them second-hand, so you do not have to pay the price of a new one, and they do not lose much value.

Tourist stickers (Wander Book)

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Motivating kids to go on trips can sometimes be hard and calls for a reward. Such a reward can be a tourist sticker, which also gives them a souvenir of the place.

The stickers are glued into a diary, which you can order from the e-shop or buy at the places that sell the stickers themselves. A sticker costs around 12 Kč.

Each sticker set consists of the sticker itself, a barcode and a stub with a miniature. The barcode is glued into the back of the diary, and once the space runs out you send it to the sticker provider, who sends you a new diary.