On the trip home, play games with her new vocabulary. Take the longest word and see how many other words can be made from it. Organize a household-product scavenger hunt. Your oatmeal may come from Chicago, your corn chips from Dallas, and your peanut butter from Boise. Check a map and note where products originate.
Most travel guides offer information on area products and great factory tours.
Also, if you re visiting friends and relatives on your travels, your child can select a hospitality gift of a locally manufactured product or craft. Trip Allowance Encourage your child to manage some of his own money by giving him some discretionary spending money for the trip. In his travel journal, he can keep a personal expense log of his purchases and a running balance. Prior to the trip, he may want to earn some extra spending money above any allowance or discretionary money by performing household chores, or even by volunteering. The gift of time is an important value to teach, and when your child has an upcoming trip as an incentive, she might be more willing to pull some weeds or visit a nursing home with cookies.