It depends on the age of the kids. I'll assume you mean my kids which is a son who is 2 years old and a fresh born daughter. I would leave my newborn at home with grandma since she loves to watch after my babies.
I would definitely take my son with me because he really loves to go to new places even though hes 2 years old. Just about every Hilton I have stayed at has some form of youth program or nanny program that can entertain your kids. I would simply go to the concierge and inquire about youth activities. Being that my son is only 2 years old he would require constant supervision so if he is not with me I would hire the Hilton Nanny service in the times me and the wife wanted to break free.
To entertain on the airplane, definitely a PsP or Gameboy and I would bring a ton of games, they are light and portable and my backup would be a mini dvd/tv combo with mickey mouse flicks.
In the car, if it was my car, no worries, I have a built in monitor in the seatbacks so my son can watch Mickey Mouse and movies. If it was a taxi, I'm sure he would be so amused at the beautiful scenery that would be plenty of entertainment in the car. If not, I would play patty cakes with him and tickle him to keep him amused until we got there.
When me and the wife want to break free and get some alone time (at the hotel), say over a quiet dinner which we haven't had in a REALLY LONG TIME I would call the Front desk at the Hilton and pre schedule a time when my son would need to be looked after. (just about every Hilton family resort I've been to has a nanny) and pay for a couple hours of care. I mostly go to places that are sunny and have beaches. My son loves to play in the sand and we make sand castles together, I take him in the water and teach him how to doggie paddle and float.
Thats basically what I do to keep him entertained. Because I don't want him to miss mom and dad, we would do activities that we could bring our son along, we wouln't want to not include him and rely on other people to look after him the whole vacation, hey he's our son lol. Anyways, since me and the wife never get much alone time since were always busy with the kids, if we had an opportunity to send our son on a youth program at the Hilton we would take it lol. I now they often play games and have activity centers for kids, that's how it was when I was in Hilton Fayrouz.
I know for sure that we could accommodate and find ways to get alone time and keep our kids busy no matter the situation, we wil find a way to compensate if they get bored, we know how to keep them entertained and happy no matter how long the flight, how far the drive or where we stay because we always bring plenty of things along that will keep them distracted lol. (PsP, dvd/tv combo, mini soccer balls, balloons, stuffed animals & other toys.)
Submitted by Sam Gilpin on 14 September, 2007 - 12:21pm.
It depends on the age of the kids. I'll assume you mean my kids which is a son who is 2 years old and a fresh born daughter. I would leave my newborn at home with grandma since she loves to watch after my babies.
I would definitely take my son with me because he really loves to go to new places even though hes 2 years old. Just about every Hilton I have stayed at has some form of youth program or nanny program that can entertain your kids. I would simply go to the concierge and inquire about youth activities. Being that my son is only 2 years old he would require constant supervision so if he is not with me I would hire the Hilton Nanny service in the times me and the wife wanted to break free.
To entertain on the airplane, definitely a PsP or Gameboy and I would bring a ton of games, they are light and portable and my backup would be a mini dvd/tv combo with mickey mouse flicks.
In the car, if it was my car, no worries, I have a built in monitor in the seatbacks so my son can watch Mickey Mouse and movies. If it was a taxi, I'm sure he would be so amused at the beautiful scenery that would be plenty of entertainment in the car. If not, I would play patty cakes with him and tickle him to keep him amused until we got there.
When me and the wife want to break free and get some alone time (at the hotel), say over a quiet dinner which we haven't had in a REALLY LONG TIME I would call the Front desk at the Hilton and pre schedule a time when my son would need to be looked after. (just about every Hilton family resort I've been to has a nanny) and pay for a couple hours of care. I mostly go to places that are sunny and have beaches. My son loves to play in the sand and we make sand castles together, I take him in the water and teach him how to doggie paddle and float.
Thats basically what I do to keep him entertained. Because I don't want him to miss mom and dad, we would do activities that we could bring our son along, we wouln't want to not include him and rely on other people to look after him the whole vacation, hey he's our son lol. Anyways, since me and the wife never get much alone time since were always busy with the kids, if we had an opportunity to send our son on a youth program at the Hilton we would take it lol. I now they often play games and have activity centers for kids, that's how it was when I was in Hilton Fayrouz.
I know for sure that we could accommodate and find ways to get alone time and keep our kids busy no matter the situation, we wil find a way to compensate if they get bored, we know how to keep them entertained and happy no matter how long the flight, how far the drive or where we stay because we always bring plenty of things along that will keep them distracted lol. (PsP, dvd/tv combo, mini soccer balls, balloons, stuffed animals & other toys.)