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Since school is FINALLY out for the summer and summer is officially here (yippee!!!) what kinds of things do you do with your children?? How about an exotic family vacation, without ever leaving your home?? Sounds pretty good to me 
Two-time Emmy Award nominee, National Geographic Wildlife correspondent, and mom of four daughters, Mireya Mayor National Geographic’s “Ultimate Explorer” talked about taking children around the world without leaving home, on June 8th and it was good!! The fun segment covered an economical way to “travel” and how it’s a great way to teach your children about different cultures, all from the comfort of your own home!
Through Mireya’s expeditions, she uncovered parts of the world that many people may never get to see! As an explorer, her goal is to expose people to new places, cultures and the native wildlife that live there. As a mom, she strives to encourage her children to appreciate what’s beyond their immediate surroundings so that future generations can respect and enjoy all the beauty the world has to offer. Very cool!
Here Are Some Tips That Mireya Discussed:
*Ways to spark your child’s interest in world travel
*Easy things you can do at home to inspire your kids to learn more about the world
*Playing with toys that make learning about the world fun and entertaining, like the long-
*standing Barbie “Dolls of the World” Collection which represents diverse cultures like Ireland,
*Australia, China, Argentina, Mexico, India, Chile and Holland
*Fun activities you can do to “travel the world from home” such as hosting an “International
*night” family dinners and other fun family activities
I had the opportunity to interview Mireya!! See YouTube Video Below:
This summer, Barbie re-launches the largest and longest-running series in their collection - Dolls of the World - Ireland, Australia, China, Argentina, Mexico, India, Chile and Holland! We received two Barbie Dolls from this collection and my daughter just loves them to pieces! She has them go with her pretty much everywhere, but especially loves to take them outside with her, on “adventures“! It is too cute! Each doll cam with a passport and little animal!
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About Kim Delatorre
My kids get excited when they see us packing up the luggage.
We have maps, subscribe to National Geographic, and read.
My grandson has a DVD player and DS games for in the car
We watch videos on different places and research places we want to go online. When we travel we always make sure we do some very kid friendly things to keep the kids interest as well as some more cultural type things for the whole family.
we watch movies about where we are going an them look it up on the computer
We LOVE to watch the Travel Channel as a family! While hubs and I daydream of venturing all over the world, the kids see other cultures and learn a lot. It’s a win-win.
I like to read about , or watch shows with my daughter about the places we are going to visit before we go.
THEY LOVE TO GO PLACES MORE THAN I DO
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we talk about where we are going and historic events of the area
We talk about what places we are going to see and talk about all the activities we are going to do while we are there.
I spark my child’s (have one on the way in July) interest in traveling by taking him on road trips with me. This is what deepened my love for traveling, because I used to go traveling a lot with my parents.
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We talk a lot about other places and where they are on her map. We’re planning a trip soon out of state and she’s excited about it since she’s never been on a long road trip before. I suppose our interest is what sparks hers.
Books and meals from the country we’re studying, games and a short phrase in the language!
I spark my daughter’s interest in travel by watching shows about life in different parts of the world.
On our recent trip to Arizona, I had my kids search the internet for some ideas of things to do. They actually came up with some great ideas.
my daughter loves eading and playing games, so we read books about other countries, and we play games about them too!
watch youtube videos of the place we travel first
my kids love to travel, but mostly to family’s house and to parks, and play dates LOL
When we plan to travel, we research together the area we are going and the things there are to do. I try to get free info for them to look through too.
We usually read a book about where we are going and it gets us all excited.
they love to look travel magazines!
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We talk about where we are going and look up all the things we can do when we get there.
tell them we are going to the beach
Reading stories about children in other countries
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we look at a globe and play games involving it
We love reading books and watching shows and movies about other cultures. Thanks for the chance to win!
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We love to take road trips and she enjoys them for the most part (she doesn’t like the few all day drives to get to our destination!). We also watch a lot of the Travel channel so she gets to see different places around the world on there. We actually live right across the Mexico border but won’t take her there right now because of the violence. Maybe one day it will let up and we can take her. It would be an awesome experience for her. I loved going there and eating!
Been a while since I’ve traveled with kids, going to take my granddaughter to the beach this summer, I can hear her now, are we there yet, every 10 minutes or so.
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watching nature shows on tv
We watch kids videos that are about somewhere else and also read books about around the world!
The NatGeo Channel!
me and my two girls watch the pbs station. they have brought out new shows that have around the world adventures. they love to sit and watch them and are fascinated by the different umages and sounds that they see and hear.
My kids are young so we don’t travel much but when we do I just talk to them about where we are going and what we will see and do.
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We read books and watch videos and look at places on the internet and talk about different countries and states
My Grandson loves to travel just tell him you are staying in a hotel with a pool and he is ready to go.
We read about other cultures and do things they would do! ( We use Sonlight Curriculum)
Reading books and stories about different countries and cultures.
We read books about different countries and customs.
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We find that to get an interest in a travel destination it pays to bring it up often over a period of time before we go and tell her new facts about the place.
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my kids are grown son’s live has daughter (barbies would be for her), but my daughter has been to germany, japan, and unfortunately afghanistan in the last year. home now and safe but her hubby going back soon
We talk about different countries and their cultures.
Review pictures of various countries and talk about their customs.
Reading and watching travel programs on TV
we sometimes watch the travel channel.
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The way I keep my kids interested in traveling is called a Nintendo DS
I children love to travel. Whenever we read travel magazines, they’re in the mood to travel.
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We just took them on a trip and stayed at a hotel. They loved the hotel!
Now they always want to go.
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My daughter is already interested in traveling.
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We learn about the place first
We like reading about the places we’re going to visit.
I sit down and plan out our travels with her. She helps us decide what we will see and what we will do.
We use a globe to talk about different parts of the world
I spark interest in travel through books and web pages.