| It is very much helpful to get well-planned | | | | Silly you say? Not a bit of it. A family of |
| before going out for family vacation. This | | | | youngsters is always highly interested in the |
| article will help you on how to make a | | | | sky world. Such a trip was the beginning of |
| well-planned family outing. | | | | our Jim's interest in astronomy. We got books |
| | | | from the library that introduced us to the |
| We plan our wardrobe with an eye on the | | | | heavens. The boys were delighted to find the |
| season and the climate, of course, but more | | | | big dipper, the little dipper, Bruin, and the |
| than that we try to be travel wise and take | | | | various other constellations. |
| only clothes that will pack compactly and | | | | |
| will not wrinkle too much. If you are | | | | Of course, Bob couldn't figure the cost of |
| traveling with boys this is fairly easy. Polo | | | | such a trip, but our mathematician got a kick |
| shirts with either long or short sleeves as | | | | out of computing distances, the speed of the |
| well as "T" shirts can be packed into an | | | | rockets and the time it would take to reach |
| unbelievably small space. This leaves more | | | | the moon if such a rocket could go all the |
| space for the few dress shirts and other | | | | way. |
| necessary clothing. | | | | |
| | | | Our astronomical interest took us to the |
| By this time our family is so well informed | | | | University for views of the heavens through |
| and so enthusiastic about the Navajo Indian | | | | their telescope. The youngsters learned of |
| that when summer comes the entire group is | | | | Chicago's planetarium which we were fortunate |
| all set for the well-planned vacation. The | | | | enough to visit at a later time. If a trip to |
| travel time will not be dull or tiresome to | | | | the moon ever does become an actuality I'm |
| the younger children because they will be | | | | afraid our youngsters will be clamoring to |
| aware of what to look for. A child is a poor | | | | go, for their interest in the sky world is |
| traveler only when he is bored and time hangs | | | | very real. |
| heavy on his hands. A well-planned and | | | | |
| discussed trip makes even a young child | | | | Whether we plan an imaginary trip or some |
| interested in the changing scenes. | | | | honest-to-goodness one, we have found that |
| | | | there is no more satisfying family fun than |
| For the year when our budget just can't | | | | getting ready for it. Our vacation fun is |
| squeeze out a vacation trip we use our travel | | | | really threefold; the fun of planning and |
| technique for family fun on a different | | | | anticipating, the actual trip, and the |
| scale. For instance, a trip delightful to | | | | reminiscing during the following weeks and |
| think about might be a trip to the moon. | | | | months. |