Kids Passport Ideas

A passport is a booklet that identifies a U.S. citizen and gives them the freedom to travel the world. Many museums, schools and organizations have taken the idea of a passport and modified it for children's programs. Now children can tour a city, a set of museums or complete a class project and receive stamps in their passport to earn a prize. Try one of these passport ideas with your kids.

  1. Holidays Around the World

    • This is an educational and entertaining passport project for schools. Teachers can design a unit around world holidays. Perhaps the students will visit five different countries and learn about the history of the country and a specific holiday. Incorporate cultural events from that country, including food, festive clothing and traditional holiday celebrations. Students can create passport booklets to add stamps or stickers to as they "travel" the world studying holidays.

    State Passport Programs

    • Some states, like Arizona, have partnered with museums, water parks, restaurants, and other attractions to provide passports. These passports allow kids to visit different places and gives parents an idea of places to purchase year-long memberships. These passports also include coupons to help ease the cost of visiting so many places. Kids use the coupons to visit an attraction or restaurant and receive a stamp or a parent initials in their passport. Prizes are earned after visiting attractions.

    Passport to Adventure

    • State counties sometimes join together to form partnerships to host children's passport programs. DuPage and Kane Counties in Illinois offer a Passport to Adventure program where kids must visit at least five sites out of the 50 listed in the passport to receive a certificate or prize. Each site has an activity for kids to do before a stamp is issued in their passport. This is an enjoyable way to learn about local museums and nature preserves throughout the summer.

    City Passports

    • Not only do counties create kids passport programs, but cities do, too. Activities may include visiting specific museums and attractions and participating in an activity to earn a stamp. Prizes may be issued upon completion of a goal set by the program or after each activity. City passport programs allow families to explore cities they visit and their own.

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