All parents have had to face this issue at one time or another. We have all made it to our destination to find out that it just wasn't suitable or we had forgotten something. We have tried to produce a few notes for you to consider when planning a day out with your children.The below is only a rough guide especially as there are a lot of different things that can influence how you plan a trip such as age of your child or children, likes and dislikes of your child or children, mental capability of your kids. There are however a few basics that will always need to be considered.It's always worth considering queuing times when going anywhere with your children. There is nothing worse than getting somewhere and finding out that you then have to queue for long periods of time. Kids will quite quickly get bored and then the whole trip can go wrong from that point onwards. It's quite easy to combat this problem by phoning ahead and asking how long queuing times are in general. Any business who knows their target visitors will be able to give you a rough estimate of queuing times and you can make your decision based on their advice. Always ask if you pre book can you beat the queues as some places offer this service as a thank you for pre booking.If you are not taking your food with you again phone ahead and make enquiries as to what facilities your destination has to feed you and your family. If there are no facilities don't forget to stop on the way and stock up on some nice treats that could buy you some time until you either get home or get somewhere nice to eat after your excursion.Does your destination cater for all ages? If you have more than one child there is a chance that one will be older than the other. When going anywhere don't forget to ask wherever you are going if they have something that caters for all ages. Having one child that is bored can be nightmares so don't forget to check. Museums are usually good ideas for days out as they generally have something that will interest everybody. Even you.We could go into great detail about a whole host of other things to consider but as long as you have queuing, food and activities covered your day out will generally run quite smoothly kids willingly of course.