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These wipeable map placemats come in a four pack and have a blank “quiz” side on the back. They’ll be absorbing geography knowledge daily, even if they’re complaining about the veggies.
A cute, decorative globe give kids more exposure to geography without interrupting your interior design flow.
Use this sentence-a-day journal to record one current event a day from your dinner conversations. It could be world news, school news, friend news, anything!
We have this customized world map in our living room. The kids are always standing on the back of the couch to look things up!
We have given the Universal Yums snack box subscription multiple times for Christmas and birthdays! Consumable means no clutter and it’s unlikely to be something they already have.
It’s a travel map! It’s a globe! It’s decor! It’s a floor wax! It’s a dessert topping! (old SNL reference) This cork pushpin globe might be has got it all.
Vicarious Travel
Kara and Nate on YouTube
Travel YouTubers who are family friendly. Meet Iraqi people, walk through the streets of Istanbul, take a food tour of Hanoi. They’ve visited over 100 countries and while they’re not targeted toward kids, they’re pretty engaging for the younger ones.
Flying the Nest
My kids and the neighbors are both obsessed with this channel. They talk about it like adults keeping up with Severance around the water cooler. They’re a great example of traveling with little kids, which is also great for prepping your own kids for travel. (“See how they sit in the airplane seat and the food comes to them?”)