Our elusive family holiday!

Trying to find a family holiday is proving more difficult that I’d imagined, now that our children are in school.  We’d previously been able to holiday anytime, depending on our work schedules, but not anymore.

Half term is approaching and I've not managed to convince my other half that we should go on a family holiday, and certainly not abroad - not even to Disney Paris! "We can't take four young children on the train for that length of time!"  His point is that we'll be so stressed out that it won’t be a holiday.  Maybe, maybe not, SO does this mean we will not go on holiday until all our children are older?  When will that be???

"We should go to Butlins" at least there will be plenty for them to do, we'll drive so we don't have to worry about managing them on the train
(or, heaven forbid – on a plane) etc.  Fair points BUT have you seen the prices??? I looked for May Bank Holiday breaks, within the UK, and prices were well over £1,000 for six of us – and that was with a discount code!  The prices are ridiculous, especially during school holidays.  Additionally, why, oh why, do prices have to be based on four sharing?  Are majority of families made up of two adults and two children?  I know a lot of couples with three children.  We have four children, all under six years old (twins twice), so we have to pay supplements for the extra two children.  On the other hand, a family of three has to pay for four people, regardless (is this how it works?)

My suggestions: for people just starting out, “holiday packages” should be another thing to consider when planning the size of your family.  For families with pre-schoolers… be sure to get in as many holidays as possible BEFORE little ones start school.

I'll settle for a family holiday anywhere, so the search continues, and then…“wonderful wife” mode…ACTIVATED (well…just for the next few months…until the “fine, we’ll go” from other half).

In the meantime, I have to think of some ideas for the half-term.  We already registered for a family activity (arts & crafts) half-day and I think that’s probably enough for the week.  We need to have some FUN!