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