4, 2 and 4month old- would you bother with a holiday?

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I really would like to go somewhere warm for a week of beach and pool. I know it won't feel like a holiday, with children of these ages, but like many, we haven't been away asa family in 3+ years and I just want to create memories while they're at a nice age.

We are already taking my 4yo DD out of reception (which she starts in Sept) for skiing in March so I don't really want to take her out another week. So that means we're tied to probably Oct half term.

My 2yo DS is a handful. He just cannot sit still and is very boisterous. The flight will be torture, and to go in Oct, the only option
(it seems) for good weather/outdoor swimming is probably the canaries. That's a 4h45 flight our (from Mcr) and slightly less on return. Yikes.

WWYD? Or is there another closer option for Oct half that promises good weather? I read very mixed reviews for Portugal

What date is her half term?
I think any holiday for the warmth world be worth it, but I live for my holidays! Apparently Turkey is good weather then, but we've only ever done Canaries in oct half term.

Actually we did Majorca one year and had amazing weather, but I think that was more good luck rather than guaranteed.

Without wanting to sound blunt your 2 year old and one month old won't have any notion of 'creating memories'. Do people really use that expression - why not just say 'I want to go on holiday'?

Personally I think it will be a huge amount of hard work with such young DC - just keeping an eye on them round the pool will be challenging .... baby is crying, two year old wanders off and four year old wants to swim ... not my idea of fun.

I wouldn't! Can one of you manage both the 2 and 4 year old alone in the water? One of you will always be with the baby.

Plus you'll all be squeezed into one hotel room, waking each other up. Does the baby sleep well?

I would probably book a holiday for next summer instead when they’re a bit older and when DD has settled into school. The first half-term is long and exhausting for little ones when they start in reception so I think then having a holiday which involves 5 hour flights in the week break might be too much for her. On top of your 2yo and 4yo I’d wonder whether anybody would actually enjoy the trip!

You have a holiday booked in March where you can make memories and then maybe look to also book a holiday for either the June half term or next August, that way you can choose somewhere with a shorter flight, your youngest two will be older and hopefully better able to manage the holiday and your DD will be well settled in the school routine.

No absolutely not 😂 We went with 2.5yr old and just turned 5yr old this summer. It was such hard work, no relaxing at all. It was still enjoyable but first time with the 2 of them abroad. Maybe I under estimated it or has tinted specs on looking at nice hotels and pools lol. 2yr old was a physco on the plane unclipping her belt and jumping in the aisle a lot and at one point when we were about to land. So embarrassing and she was screaming I want out and I had to try and hold her down! She was a bit better on flight back but god it's just all hard work, 5yr old was pretty gd though.

Add a baby to the mix oh no thank you! That is def not any type of holiday! If u can rope in some help grandparents come along and willing to be hands on then fair enough otherwise don't bother!

No

Most definitely not OP. Not much more to say. Was in a dilemma about taking busy body 15 month old DD on holiday and decided against it. Would certainly not be a holiday for me... she might like it though 😂 we're staying put.

I wouldn't, purely for the length of flight you need to take to get beach weather.

I much preferred a break here in the UK, sc cottage with woods or beach, proper clothes for the weather and just let them out with fresh air. Easy food and you can keep routines.

Staying at home is not a break for me.

We didn’t bother going overseas with babies and pre schoolers too much effort and stress. When we had a baby and toddler my parents kindly had them for 2 nights and we went to a really lovely hotel with a pool an hour away instead of a summer holiday.

They won’t remember it anyway. We resumed travelling properly when second (youngest) was 4. She can just about remember our first trip but only because there was a kitten where we stayed!

We had a lovely holiday with ours at those exact ages. Also have a lively toddler boy. But we went in the car (eurotunnel) and stayed in a house. I wouldn't have fancied the flight aspect tbh.