Great Mountain Holiday Ideas for the Kids

by I Love Snow on May 6, 2010


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There’s something about a family vacation that just brings everybody together. The time spent with the kids is simply marvelous. Watching their tiny little faces light up when they see what’s in store for them for the day is great.

Babyhotel in Carinthia, Southern Austria offers about 80 hurs a week of childcare and activities for free. That’s right, FREE. No glass door playroom here. Everything here is designed around the children. Take them skiing, snowboarding or just do arts and crafts with them. Waterslide snakes and grinning gnomes are great fun for kids of all ages. Check out the Austrian tourism board for more information.

A village for Enfants offers plenty of snow sports for children. Other than skiing your little one can enjoy snowboarding. Another favorite activity for the kids is mountain bike riding on the snow. This two hour downhill mountainbike ride is available everyday for everyone. Other activities here include diving under the ice of a frozen lake, dog sleding and tandem paragliding just to name a few.

Les Houches, Charmonix Valley, France is a family plus resort. This small town is much more low key. Spend the afternoon here on the goat farm or at the husky dog park. There’s also a mountain railway and tree top adventure playground for everyone to have fun at.
The Cambrian Hotel is kid friendly. With two game rooms complete with Wiis, playstations a snooker table and more, this style consicious place has it all. Sledding races and a Easter bunny on the weekend, you can’t go wrong there. Check out the Chamonix official website for more info about great activities for the whole family.

Snowboarding is such great fun and more and more families are gearing up to take the whole family on vacation and what better time to spend than snowboarding. Challenging enough for the more experienced snowboarder but yet easy for the smaller less experienced ones. Instructors are eager to teach the children how to snowboard. Catering to families is the speciality at most family resorts. Specializing in family holidays with play areas, children cinemas and more.

Which ever one of the these top resort you stay at with your family, you’re sure to have a great time, relax and come back again. If you like adventure holidays you might want to also consider holiday parks which offer great value for the whole family.