By Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group
But wait. You're missing the trees for the forest here. The minute you close up the truck to the time it gets there in Tulsa and Oklahoma City (a few days later) to your new house: You'll be free. And even better, you will be already packed up for a journey with the fam. Instead of viewing this as the last long leg of the moving ordeal, consider it as a vacation. A reward you provide yourself and your kids for completing the tough half of the move. Plus, you can do it easily without having to break the bank.
Today, we're here to express some suggestions on converting your long-distance move to Tulsa and Oklahoma City into a low-cost family getaway.
Have a Picnic at Historic Markers
On the list of easiest ways to add a little leisure and fun into a necessary excursion is to have a picnic. For the "low, low cost" of some sandwiches and soft drinks, you and your family can certainly settle someplace full of sunshine with picnic tables and enjoy a lovely afternoon. Our nation's interstate system is certainly blanketed in fascinating little spots to stop, have lunch or dinner, and let your little ones run around for a bit.
Our favorite are historic markers. Important locations where something significant took place previously. They frequently include a big sign, maybe a statue, and some tables near to a well-kept grassy area for play. A handful also have a recreation space or perhaps a small no cost museum nearby to make a day of it.
Go to Little Community Tourist Attractions
However if you want to make this an economical adventure your kids will not forget, do some searching for small-town tourist attractions. Take the youngsters to a nearby fair for cotton candy and carousel rides at an enjoyably negligible cost. There's also countless unique and pleasant local places of interest. Massive peanut statues, entertaining tours of local caverns, petting zoos, and small-town water parks.
Your youngsters may have so much fun discovering the wonders of small-town America that they overlook this road trip carries a function other than vacationing. And, irrespective of how old and mature you are now, you are always permitted to enjoy riding Ferris wheels and petting donkeys together with your youngsters.
Reserve a Charmingly Affordable Room
Naturally, if you take time to play on the journey, undoubtedly you will probably need to locate a place to sleep for a night or two on the way. And this doesn't need to be costly either. Road tripping provides you with the opportunity to stop in small town accommodations. You might notice they're apt to have goodies inside the lobby, be brightly lit and well-cleaned, and maintain a higher quality at decreased rates than city hotels. In other words, charmingly affordable.
You can often obtain a two-queen room with all the customary amenities under $75 a night. Or perhaps, with a little innovative researching inside vacation rental platforms for instance Airbnb or VRBO, you just may find an affordable gem, a small cottage or close by flat for significantly less as opposed to local room costs.
Visit Museums and Theme Parks
And in case you have plenty of time plus a little supplementary moving budget to have a good time, then you could commit to a complete day of marvelous times at a bigger point of interest. You can undoubtedly find a children's interactive science museum where your children can make huge bubbles or crawl around inside an atomic model for the cost of a family day pass.
You may even bring your youngsters to a genuine theme park. Medium-small towns often have a local amusement park which is just as fun but significantly less commercialized and costly as opposed to big-name theme parks. By knowing how to locate one, the kids could have the time of their life riding roller coasters and playing games, making this move the neatest thing that's transpired in a long time.
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The road trip necessary for long-distance moving doesn't have to be a stress-filled drive while your children whine about being stuck in the vehicle. Instead of stressing out, make a holiday of it! Stop at parks. Have a picnic or maybe go into cafes. Book comfy small-town accommodations and find the cool lesser-known museums and galleries and amusement parks to explore. And whatever you do, don't forget to kick your feet up sooner or later and take it easy before getting back in the driver's seat.
This long-distance move to Tulsa and Oklahoma City could possibly be the getaway you need prior to getting to a new house to unpack and rebuild your family life somewhere completely new.
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