10 spring break trips that will impress even the toughest teens
USA TODAY
These creative family trips, from festivals to wildlife encounters, may finally convince your teen that vacationing with parents isn’t boring.
Teens can be notoriously moody and hard to please. When my own kids were teenagers, vacationing with their boring parents (that would include moi) wasn’t exactly on their list of favorite activities. What’s a parent to do? In the name of family togetherness, I tempted them with out-of-the-box vacation activities that were cool, even if I wasn’t. Here are my top teen-approved spring break vacation ideas sure to impress even the toughest teen.
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