Our gift to you just for being here:
Meet the hurst family!
As a family of 6, we have 2 boys and 2 girls and 10 years between our oldest and youngest kids. We live in West Virginia and love creating educational family adventures near and far from our “country roads”. We have a passion for giving back and are excited to use this blog to do just that. Whenever possible, Castles and Carpools uses our voice to promote awareness about travel related charities and organizations helping families across the world. Join us to plan great family learning adventures and to help us make the world we travel in a little better than we found it.
Choose Your Destination:
learning activities
Learning through family travel adventures can happen around the corner or around the globe, on a day trip or a long vacation. Whether you’re a full-time roadschooling family or planning your one week a year family trip, I believe there’s a little worldschooler in every family who travels. These learning activities and resources will help you learn and travel well.
family vacation ideas
We travel with a mindset that every trip should feel like a special adventure. Expanding your kids’ horizons and learning through travel can create the best memories. Yet, deciding where the perfect place is for your next family vacation sometimes requires some research. And being able to talk to a mom who has been to your vacation destination can be invaluable. So grab a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine!) and fuel your wanderlust with a little travel inspiration from our family to yours.
traveling with kids
Traveling with a family in tow can be fun... but a lot of work! Creating those great family travel adventures sometimes requires some help. I love to share the resorts we can’t wait to visit again, our favorite things to do, and the restaurants we went home talking about. Explore and learn with us for tips on traveling with kids from my family to yours.
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“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.”
– Mark Twain
Travel Along With Us
We’re exploring France!
We Support Charitable Organizations In Our Community And Throughout The Globe That Are Making A Positive Impact In The World In Which We Travel.
Create Great Learning Adventures with Your Family!
Remember how you completed the sentence “when I’m a parent” well before you officially took on the title? Likely, teaching your kids through enriching experiences was somehow part of the answer. But how do we as parents create travel experiences that truly shape our children in positive ways? The answers may be more simple than you think.
inspire learning at Walt Disney World!
Walt Disney World is full of thrill rides, firework shows, and all things Mickey Mouse. But those things just scratch the surface of what a trip there has to offer. Disney World is also a great place for educational family adventures. These 10 ideas are sure to inspire your kids, big and little, to keep the learning going even after you pack away their Mickey ears.
