Rome and Bologna with a 3yo

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Anonymous wrote:I love how whenever these posts come up there's a whole group of people who think you can entertain a child for a week by giving them gelato. Not sure about your kids, but that occupies my kids for about 15 minutes.

Talking about the gelato/bribing them to endure an activity in anticipation of gelato, getting to the gelato place, etc all fill up time. And for some kids it may be candy, a souvenir, whatever. This tactic and making sure to stop at at least one playground each day helped us since DS was 2. Bonus if you book a hotel with a pool. DS also loved transportation - riding a double decker bus, train, funicular.

Exactly. If it’s a stop in your day that gives everyone something to look forward to and you can find a store in a part of the city you want to visit.

I still remember some incredible gelato we got a block or two from the Trevi Fountain, and shopping for small toys in a store off the Piazza Navona.

[Anonymous]

What the heck do all of y’all think people Italian toddlers do?!

Eat gelato all day? Jesus.

Map out fun outdoor activities for your toddler … figure out where all of the parks near where you are staying are. Pick some museums that are good for younger kids. Find spaces for them to run around.

[Anonymous]

Here is my post on Rome with 3 kids if helpful:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/620562.page#10401101

Kids were ages 7, 5, and 2 at the time of trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how whenever these posts come up there's a whole group of people who think you can entertain a child for a week by giving them gelato. Not sure about your kids, but that occupies my kids for about 15 minutes.

Talking about the gelato/bribing them to endure an activity in anticipation of gelato, getting to the gelato place, etc all fill up time. And for some kids it may be candy, a souvenir, whatever. This tactic and making sure to stop at at least one playground each day helped us since DS was 2. Bonus if you book a hotel with a pool. DS also loved transportation - riding a double decker bus, train, funicular.

Exactly. If it’s a stop in your day that gives everyone something to look forward to and you can find a store in a part of the city you want to visit.

I still remember some incredible gelato we got a block or two from the Trevi Fountain, and shopping for small toys in a store off the Piazza Navona.

. Yeah again, that will take up about 15 minutes of the day. Gelato really isn’t that exciting