A family vacation should be all about fun and decompressing form the stress of day to day life. It shouldn’t be about adding more stress on top of it. Proper planning and forethought can help make your family vacation fun instead of an exercise in how much stress two adults can take. These tips will help make that happen.
Destressing the Family Vacation
One of the greatest perils of a family trip is actually adding stress to our lives instead of reducing it. We all have visions of a vacation that just melts the stress away. A vacation that’s all about laughing and family togetherness and a carefree vibe which we almost NEVER have in our day to day lives. The thing is, we rarely get that. That’s because vacations are simply an extension of life. They aren’t a magic bullet. That being said, if we take a few pre-travel steps, we can make our next family vacation much more fun and drastically reduce or eliminate the stress factor.
Go Somewhere Fun!
First and foremost, family vacations should be fun! So go somewhere that the entire family can enjoy. HERSHEY’S Chocolate World in #HersheyPA. It’s a theme park completely devoted to HERSHEY’S chocolate and everything fun. They have rides and chocolate tasting, and you can even create your own candy bar! HERSHEY’S Chocolate World also features its famous Chocolate Making Tour (which is free).
Pack Light
I know it’s easy to fall into the “every eventuality” mindset of packing, but save yourself the hassle. The first step to destressing the family vacation is destressing the packing. Only pack what you need for the weather that’s coming. And forget packing any toiletries. There’s no need to take up the space. Your hotel will have soap, shampoo, and conditioner. Worst case scenario is you’ll have to buy a toothbrush or an umbrella.
Pack Correctly
After you’ve decided which important things to pack, pack them correctly. Roll your clothes. Rolling is an excellent way to save space. I used to be a non-believer, but then I tried rolling. I was amazed at how much more space it creates. This tip along will drastically reduce the stress of packing for your family vacation.
Bring Entertainment
Whether you’re road tripping or taking a flight, you have to keep the kiddos entertained. Always be sure your tablet is fully charged and be prepared with fun road games to help decrease the boredom that can come with a long trip.
Take it All In
When you get to that fun place that you’re going (refer to my first tip) take it all in! Don’t rush! A family vacation is about family bonding, not rushing. That’s why HERSHEY’S Chocolate World is a great family vacation destination. They have so many different attractions devoted to everyone’s favorite snack – candy! In addition, their park is exactly the right size for the family to enjoy the whole thing without rushing or missing anything.
Family Vacation at HERSHEY’S Chocolate World
While you’re there, you can take their famous #ChocolateTour. It’s a chocolate making tour which is pretty cool, and the best part is it’s free. Visitors can take a free tour and see exactly how their favorite treat is made. Very cool! The family can also do more traditional park activities like take in a ride. You can also take a trolley ride, go on a chocolate tasting, participate in the 4D Chocolate Mystery, and more.
HERSHEY’S Chocolate World is a great family vacation destination full of fun, education, and the opportunity to bond as a family. With chocolate themed activities and an attached theme park, it’s a perfect place to enjoy family and the family vacation in all its glory.
A Chocolaty Giveaway Courtesy of HERSHEY’S!
Enter to win a family 4 pack to Chocolate World which includes
4D Chocolate Mystery Show
· Create Your Own Candy Bar
· Chocolate Tasting Experience
· A free dessert
This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to visit Chocolate World website and tell me what you learned by visiting. Please put all comments in comment section proceeding this post. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling them out to increase your chances of winning!
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Compensation was provided by Hershey’s via Mom Trends. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Hershey’s or MomTrends.
Trying the chocolate of course!!
the ride and the cows!!!
I love Hershey Park! I love how it can make me feel like a kid again and I love sharing the experience with my kids. It’s so fun to see their faces light up with excitement! My favorite part has to be at Halloween the have the whole park lit up at night and it’s so fun to go when it’s dark and see all of the beautiful lights and decorations! I also love the chocolate!
We love to try Hershey’s chocolates and watch their 4d movie.
I have never been but I would like to try The Make Your Own Chocolate Bar. That sounds so good
I haven’t been in years! I love the chocolate ride where you get a treat at the end. I heard they redid it so I’d like to see what it is like now.
I have never been but I would imagine the best part is enjoying chocolate and fun with the family.
I haven’t been to Hershey park since I was a little kid. It was great to see all the new attractions they’ve made since then!
My favorite part is watching my kids faces and seeing all the smiles as they explore all the different wonders of the park!
Haven’t been since the kids were small but would love to taste the chocolate at the park and then have a chocolate spa treatment at their resort!
I’d love the Chocolate Tasting Experience and of course the rides look awesome.
I’ve never been there but making my chocolate sounds like a fun time!
I would love that chocolate bake shoppe! Um, I’ll take one of everything on the menu, please! Especially the resees pb&j!
My favorite part would probably be the chocolate tasting!
i love chocolate
I want to make my own chocolate bar….that would be awesome.
I think the chocolate make-your-own factory part is my favorite!
Love tasting the chocolate.
i love the chocolate factory
I love the Chocolate Tour. Isn’t it cool to see how it’s all made?!
I think my favorite part would be making my own chocolate bar
i like The Make Your Own Chocolate Bar
I actually went there 10 years ago just because we were passing by. I had never even heard of it before. I was impressed with everything. The amount of chocolate knowledge was great! It is one of my best memories and I wish I had spent more time there.
I think we would enjoy the Trolly Works
I love making my own chocolate bar!
LOL oh my gosh, I had NO idea that you could take a tour like that! I TOTALLY WANT TO DO THIS! Definitely will visit the Hershey PA location ! Awesome sauce!
We loved visiting with our kids years ago, awesome fun memories! The tour you took looks really neat! 😀
Wow! Family vocations is really a good idea. I have not got enough time for that (more often), because while my children have their holidays, I’m still on my work.
Traveling someplace new and trying the chocolate!!
Watching the chocolate bars being made.
We’ve never been there but I’d think trying chocolate would be the best part!!
I have never been to Hershey World but it would be amazing!!
I love going to Hershey Park! The last time I went I loved seeing the vintage Hershey advertisements and merchandise.
Create Your Own Candy Bar is my fav 😉
I’ve never been to Hershey Park, but I think my favorite part would be the rides & food. They have some awesome looking coasters and family rides! And obviously the chocolate would be amazing!
My favoirte would have to be a FREE Hershey’s product sample
I’ve never been, but I think it would be cool to make your own chocolate.
I love chocolate so much!
The chocolate tour and sample. I love chocolate. The kids would like the rides more!
We. Like the ride thru how to make chocolate
Envisioned as the nearest thing to a child’s dream of ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ up close and personal. My family has never been to Hershey Park, but it’s on our ‘list’ and being that my son has yet to acquire a taste for chocolate (gasp :), I would love to convince his taste buds with a trip to the land of chocolate! A trip to cousins this summer was unexpectedly canceled out of our control. A visit to Hershey would be a wonderful ‘treat’.
oh for the chocolate tasting…I think I can safely say everyone in our family would enjoy it
My favorite is the ride with the singing cows & of course the chocolate at the end!
I have never been to Hershey Park before, but I would definitely love to make my own chocolate bar!
Great tips, i’ll keep them in mind when travel to the Hershey’s this year! Lovely picture of Hayley by the way.
Chocolate of course 😉
I have not been to Hershey Park before but I imagine my children would love it! Especially being able to make and eat their own chocolate.
My favorite part is that you get to go and make your very own chocolate bars!!i would make so many to take home!!
I learned that at hershey world, there are so many hotels to stayin that offer you early access to hershey world!!
eating all the chocolate!
I think the chocolate tasting would be my favorite part. Thanks for the giveaway!
I like that you can make your own chocolate bars.
I love the roller coasters and the sky ride.
I have never been to Chocolate World but I have eaten plenty of Hershey Chocolate. I would say any chocolate is the best part of Chocolate World.
I would love to go to the chocolate tasting.
I think creating our own candy bars would be lots of fun! I would love to visit Chocolate World. I’ve been close by but never been there. Thanks for the chance!
I’d love to do the chocolate tastings and ride rides!
the fun & all the rides
My favorite part is the tour of seeing how the chocolate is made.
Making your own bar is fun!
I love the ride and seeing how it’s made!
I love the singing cows
I love the chocolate tasting!
The Chocolate everywhere!!!!
We have never been there before but I’ve been looking into taking a trip since it’s a 5 hour drive for us. I would be most excited to get fresh Reese’s cups! Yummy!
I have never been there, but I would love to go and experience the fun of making chocolate.
The rides!
I’ve never been to Hershey Park(it’s on my bucket list), but I think my favorite part would be chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! 🙂
I love making my own chocolate
The trolley looks like it would be a lot of fun!
you can make your own chocolate
I love the chocolate factory!
Trying the chocolate of course.
I have never been.
The chocolate making sounds wonderful!
My favorite is the Chocolate World Tour ride.
I love all the rides and the chocolate!Great giveaway! Thanks!! xo
The Chocolate tour seems pretty cool.
wow
ive never been to hershey! i would love the chocolate tasting and thanks so much for the chances to win.
My kids like the chocolate factory tour where you sit on the ride.
My favorite part would be the fatory tour. I love seeing how things are made.
My favorite part would be the making your own chocolate bar! And the smiles on my kids’ faces when we’d go there to begin with…that would be my very best favorite part. They’d have a ball!
My favorite part is eating chocolate ofcourse!
There is no better chocolate than cookies and cream. Yum
I would love the opportunity to make my own chocolate bar! How cool is that!
My favorite part of Chocolate World is the singing cows; my son loves cows right now and says moo whenever he sees one!
Family vocation is great! All the children like to spent their time with parents and have fun! Create memory for your children!