Spring break is here this week and somehow I missed the boat on this one. It kind of creeped up on me - so needless to say - I don’t have much by way of plans. Once you have a family, a lazy, unplanned vacation becomes a thing of the past.

Nothing is worse and more stressful than a houseful of bored kids. Don’t you just cringe when you hear “Mom, what can I do now? - I’m bored.” Especially when there are only about 500 things on my own to-do list. I would love to hear your parenting tips on managing bored kids - that don’t include tv, Playstation etc.

Anyhow, the point of all this - is that summer is around the corner. And if I don’t get moving then spring break will just repeat itself. Family beach vacations are a fantastic way to keep kids of all ages busy and parents seem to enjoy them too. Maybe I am dreaming a bit too much about sun and surf right now.

The problem is that when it comes to planning family beach vacations, I tend to revisit the same destinations that we have been to before. I am not one for adventurous. So tell me, what places have you found that awesome for family beach vacations? Details, please! Do share your parenting tips!