Spring Break Let's Take the Kids to Mexico

SPRING BREAK LET’S TAKE THE KIDS TO MEXICO

BY: TODD TALBOT

Since attending a friend’s wedding in Playa Del Carmen a few years ago, our children have been missing Mexico. Many times, they have come up with the brilliant idea; “Let’s go to Mexico today!” So when my wife and I found ourselves with a week off, we jumped at the chance to take the kids back to the land of warm weather and all-you-can-eat Jell-O!

With the stress of flying, living out of suitcases, sleeping in close quarters and eating out every meal in public, family trips may not always feel relaxing. An allinclusive resort can certainly take the work out of the vacation and most of the stress too.

Turning the family vacation into a holiday!

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Our first step was choosing a vacation package through AirTransat. We went online and chose the ‘family’ option. Their website (transat.com) populates all the options for southern destinations in the Family Collection. These properties are geared towards families because they offer multiple activities and options for the kids which in turn provides a relaxing holiday for parents. All the resorts in the Family Collection accommodate families of four or more.

Here’s what we loved about our family vacation in Cancun …

WHITE SANDY BEACH Trading in the rocky shores and ice cold waters of the west coast for sand that you can sink your feet into and a tropical ocean can really set the mind at ease. We spent the first day of our stay at Dreams Playa Mujeres alternating between the surf and the sand; jumping waves, building sand castles or laying in the sun. By the time we finished our ultimate sand fortress we couldn’t believe it was dinnertime ime already.

KID FRIENDLY DINING Our kids do not love eating out for the main reason that they have to be patient for everything. With the allinclusive buffet at our resort there was never a wait for a table and the kids could go straight to the food and choose exactly what they wanted to eat. And the promised reward of a wiggly-jiggly dessert, made healthy dinner choices that much more enticing.

KIDS CLUB Because family vacations often turn into kid vacations served by parents, some adult time is the final step to really feeling like you got away from it all. The Explorer’s Club at Dreams Playa Mujeres really was a benefit. There were so many fun things for the kids to do including ing bungee trampoline jumping, a climbing wall, water park, smoothies, movies, arts and crafts and Lego-building. Our kids didn’t miss us at all. We were able to go to dinner or for a swim in the adult infinity pool and connect with each other.

At the heart of it all, connecting necting with each other makes any vacation great but with all-inclusive ive meals, a kids’ club and the beach at your fingertips, a Mexican holiday makes it a dream…for everyone in the family.