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" Before your children are old enough to be bogged down with homework and sports team commitments, take time to explore. Here are five ideas that appeal to the junior set.   1. Join the Duck March. The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN. Book the Ducky Day Package and your kids will assist the Duck Master in marching the hotel&amp;#039;s five resident mallard ducks through the lobby. As part of this 77- year-old tradition, your children will become Honorary Duckmasters, complete with their own Duck Master cane. Kids love everything about this quacky tradition.Contact: 1-901-529-4000;www.peabodymemphis.com. 2. Visit Houston, TX.The city&amp;#039;s Children&amp;#039;s Museum features an exhibit that will help even the youngest kids learn about personal responsibility. By participating in Kidtropolis, children become part of a sophisticated, simulated economy where they earn and spend money, vote, and even run the government. Kidtropolis provides a unique, realistic setting for exploring what it means to work and interact with others in a pretend city. Check out the City Pass for savings on this and other family friendly attractions. Contact: 1-713-522-1138;www.cmhouston.org/kidtropolis/; www.citypass.com/houston   3. Hawaiian Holiday. Kauai, HI. Many hotel kids camps offer more than a chance for mom and dad to have a day to themselves. At Camp Hyatt in Kauai , children ages 3 to 12 will learn about Hawaiin culture, swim in a salt lagoon, get acquainted with native animals like the monk seal and learn lei making and how to play the ukulele. Wildlife handlers will manage an introduction to the resident parrots twice a week at which time kids can have their photo taken with the colorful bird perched on their arm. Contact: 1-808-240-6436; www.grandhyattkauai.com. 4. Visit Salem, OR.Take inA.C. Gilbert&amp;#039;s Discovery Village, is hands-on children&amp;#039;s museum that appeals to those who remember A.C. Gilbert&amp;#039;s Erector Set and numerous other inventions. The current generation will enjoy the stimulating educational and interactive exhibits. Also nearby is The Enchanted Forest, a storybook theme park that includes a fairytale village, haunted house, western mining town and a Log Flume ride. Kids will also love Salem&amp;#039;s Riverfront Carousel that includes 42 hand-carved wooden horses and two &amp;quot;Oregon Trail&amp;quot; wagons. Contact: 1-800- 874-7012 ; www.TravelSalem.com . 5. American Girl Fun. Alpharetta, GA.This town, located 22 miles north of Atlanta, is home to the only American Girl Boutique and Bistro in the Southeast. Check in to one of three hotels offering packages for young fans of the historically focussed American Girlline of dolls, books, and accessories. Expect extras like cookies and milk delivered to the room, pink linens and a bed for the doll. Also nearby: Cooler, Alpharetta&amp;#039;s Family Skate Center, the Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta. Contact: 1-678- 297-2811; www.awesomealpharetta.com/pages/ContentPage.aspx?ContentName=American_Girl_Packages)   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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