| Show TrcveJ Standard Examiner Las Vegas has more big plans Perkins travels happy Happy kids Following a few suggestions can help make holiday trips fun for everyone From IE tour packagei based in a distant city you II b no big Itouble trving to gel a piobhm Used or collect a telund You can check out an operator bv calling the Student iX Y oulh I ravel Association ol Noith Amenca at (248) 8! 4 7982 Car trips Long car trips can be tough on kids There's no room to move and most kids don't enjoy the scenery lor long At least there aren't other travelers or airline schedules to worry about Be prepared for delays however especially if you're traveling over mountain passes 1 ake extra food dunks and blankets Story tapes and electronic games help kids pass h the time Also try entertainment - singing and play ing games such as "20 Questions ” with a II you have one of those mini-van- s backseat VCR the kids will be happy to watch a movie - just don't try it with a child who gets caisiek easily One hiard ol road trips is children's perenni d question "Are we there yef’” One way to shut down that relrain is giving the children a watch an estimated arrival time and putting them m charge of watching the clock By KRISTIN JACKSON The Seattle Times you're taking a family trip during the be ready lor meltdowns The of holidays plus hours ot travel turn even the children into miserable whiners If Snnmy December 3 2000 3E best-behav- -- Plane flights Think "extra” Give yourself extra time to check because ot crowds Take extra snacks and drinks extra diapers for babies extra games and books extra clothes (in carry-o- n luggage) in ease ot spdls in A personal cassette player (with headphones) and story tapes can keep grade-schochildren or other hand-hel- d occupied for hours A Game-Boelectronic game will keep pie teens bilsy Most kids want a window seat on a plane But try to get at least one aisle seat as it gives a restless child more room to move y ou may have chosen the most Congratulations tilled way to go - about as quick as driving and much more comlortable Most kids love turns There's room to roam tables at which to draw a snack bar and theie are always other kids aboard Overnight train trips can be tiring so splirge il you can and get a sleeping compartment kids will love sleeping in a blink on a train I he big drawback drain service in most of the United States is scanty and schedules aten t veiy convenient It's also much mote e' pensive than cat travel So think ol a train trip as a moving destination not just transportation civ Do other travelers a lavor 1 irmly instruct children not to kick the seat in tront ol them and remind them there are many other people around and that they need to keep their voices low Remember how child rearing books sav to reinforce good behavior’ Do it on planes lake along a bag ol little gilts and dole one out every half-hou-r as a reward lor peacelul behavior is h is unveiled a M 7) million - plane lor sc k pal dull'd lor to mark th III coi lplction by 200 city s cenicnni il he I SO I acie Big Spnngs Get the latest on 5 It the pack lee inJudes a charter flight ll e ov icqums that your payment be m u!t io an eseiow accouni not dnecllv to ihc opetal u or Ms representa'ive Make vom check out onlv to ills csciovi account and il you aicn t sure call ihecsctow bml to make sure the account is legitimate rides Train ol as I Jk— I istoricdl site an oasis of cottonwoods merican Indian relics and endangered species w ill become the Las h ’bitat eu is Sprmgs Irc serve It will Ivdturc a history museum vv ilku’g trails artificial wetlands a id desert landscape ss I "" 4 II the price ol a package seems extremely low run it past a local travel agenev or member ol SY 1 A bc re U allied to spot seam- - md the hidden (taps in low b ill oilers II it looks loo good to be line il piob ihlv is low-tec- Here are some suggestions on keeping the kids and thus parents - happy tiavelers whether going by plane train or car 111 the stories you’re following with cur online midday updates each weekday afternoon rmnstandar&net 6 W atch out lot destination h issles noid u to one repoi t last s u 'i example some motel mana crs eliee) ed in a u 'up ol teena vis wit d an ui or so went to the oom cl umed th it Mice tin le i v d inking vv is going on m Ihieatened to c ill police unless the kl Is le the pienn e immedi Me v I ikIi dun s the students k It u ithm t gettin" one i e nn J md i!s man ige r imnvili Mill tented the mom to ai ot o ”o p md tepe Med tile ptoeess "!0S I! TI I IN! sl IDS IWlXt! s( OiUI I) Mil I i IT l IT v(vn' Is I ( i HOI I 1 lt 1 M llltl 01 1IS(0M i So what Little made it’s if too Q W ho makes all this? W here does it come from? I here are thousands ol companies that make all tins stul) and they're everywhere They range in size Irom giant lactones to mom-an- d pop businesses to people who work out ol their houses A lot is manufactured outside the country The odds ol having something that's made vvheie it's purchased are prettv small Q W hat's most likelv to he keepsakes you pick up on your trips help to remind you of your memorable experiences By JOHN BORDSEN night Ridder Newsparx s ost souvenirs -including the most primitive - aren t made by the people selling them The same items pop up on 'helves coast to coast ITieyTe wholesaled at a much lower cost by comp mies that could be based in another p ut ol the country I he souvenir in question could very well be made in Mexico China or M llavsia Or just blocks Irom your own house But you buy the souvenir anyway Alter all it does sav (insert vacation destination luic) -- and that will remind vou ol (memorable experience) alter you and it are back home collecting dust To L arry White a souvenn is mote than its definition -"something kept as a lennndei ol a place person or occ ision " W hue's in the memorv business with 10 years under his belt as associate publisher ot Souvenirs Gilts & Novi Ities a trade magazine based in the Philadelphia area While tccen'lv attended the Denver Merchandise Mart Gilt Jcvveln and Resort Show Q What merchandise lines are the biggest sellers? V bv tar are No Hats mugs key chains and magnets sell very well Probable pens and pencils with names o i them too Spoons are vet y buz and so are thimbles and bell- with the names ot diliueni states on them Y ou also have bumper stickers and postcards Stickers area-made- ? Ibis is probably moie prevalent in the American Southwest Native mericun lew elry Ynother out there is pottery which sells better in the Southwest than leweliy Also seeds and cactus Q Y ou see signs that sav merchandise is "end of season closeout” re those items reallv discounted’ A Season closeout’ Oh absolutelv I hey try to sell as much as they can became tluv work in relatively short retail seasons Lven in year round destinations - like a San Diego maybe - sales are seasonal I he selling period lust lasts a longer time In C oloruJo lor inst mce spen is busv in summer and ue nn in v inter S itivcnii retatlcis (here have a longer selling period than those in an tlanlic ity oi a Mvrtle Beach Q It seems that all museums have gift shops these davs Is that true? V Museums are a big pait ol oos too II a our business museum has a dnosaur exhibit hev will sell dinosaur stull or lossils Or gemstones More A t I speutic nusei Mexico? in Q Do museums tend to go for upper-en- d tilings to parlav their to move status or lower-en- d merchandise? 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