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Teaching kids geography can be a fun adventure with innovative map activities for kids. Read on for three creative ideas to get curious kids interested in world map activities.

September 1, 2019

Teaching Kids Geography: 3 World Map Activities for Kids

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Check out what one of the families in the Our Whole Village network has to say about their most recent family vacation to Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in northeast Brazil. One thing’s for sure. When it comes to traveling to Brazil with kids, adventures abound.

August 28, 2019

Traveling to Brazil with Kids: A Family Trip to Lençóis Maranhenses

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Travel expenses can add up quickly when you’ve got an entire family to think about. That’s why it behooves you to know the savvy travel tips that family vacationers rely on to reap big savings. Contrary to popular belief, you can save money while traveling, even with a family. Here are five tips to help you get started.

August 26, 2019

5 Savvy Travel Tips for Family Vacationers

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Family culture is the collection of habits, traditions, practices, and values that define a family. How do we make a travel mindset integral to our family culture definition? Let’s explore some effective ways to bring the spirit of exploration into our family’s culture through shared experiences and traditions.

August 15, 2019

How to Incorporate a Travel Mindset into Your Family Culture Definition

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Just as there’s more to France than the Eiffel Tour, Machu Picchu’s just the beginning when it comes to what to do in Peru. Beyond this ancient monument’s polished, dry-stone walls and classical Inca-style architecture lies a whole world of Peruvian landscapes and cultures to be explored. Check out these awe-inspiring places to visit in Peru with kids.

August 12, 2019

Beyond Machu Picchu: 5 Awe-Inspiring Places to Visit in Peru

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Geography activities and crafts for kids allow them to learn more about the origin of certain languages and cultures. And it piques global curiosity that might just inspire a future family trip. Check out these five cool geography activities and crafts for kids and then start creating.

August 7, 2019

Raising Creative Global Kids: 5 Fun Geography Activities and Crafts for Kids

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The experience of growing up has changed dramatically over the past decade. For many children in the Digital Age, childhood has become less about catching insects and making mud pies and more about television and tablets. Children today spend unprecedented amounts of time indoors, and the consequences aren’t good. Why? Because children need nature. Fortunately, here are five surefire ways to get your kids outside having fun.

August 5, 2019

Why Children Need Nature and How to Inspire Them to Love It

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The Atacama contains some of the most unique and remarkable landscapes in the world. Because of the expansive terrain, remoteness, and bizarre landforms, you’ll feel as if you’ve been transported to another universe. What will you see on a Chile family adventure to the Atacama? Read on to find our more about this unique location’s must-see attractions.

August 1, 2019

Chile Family Adventure: The Atacama with Kids

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Even though it feels almost impossible not to get caught up in the sheer expansiveness of Chile’s geography, it’s also important to stay on the lookout for some of this nation’s most unique birds. From penguins to condors, flamingos to rheas, here’s our list of some of the most interesting birds who make Chile their home.

August 1, 2019

Visiting Chile with Kids: On the Lookout for Unique Birds

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Visiting the Peruvian Amazon rainforest may not be the first thing that comes to mind when visiting the Land of the Incas. Yet, Peru also boasts lush, verdant jungles. The city of Puerto Maldonado represents one of the main gateways to Peru’s splendid tropical jungles where an unforgettable family adventure awaits you.

July 31, 2019

Puerto Maldonado: Gateway to the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest

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