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Most of the resorts' activities are open to kids, and several are specifically geared to children and families. The resort includes four pools, including an indoor pool with a spacious wading area for younger kids, and a new heated outdoor pool complex, which is open year-round and includes a separate kids' pool along with a stunning view of the mountains. There are also daily family activities like candlemaking, rubber ducky races, and tye dying, all of which are free. And before bedtime, sit with the evening storyteller for a moose tale in the Great Hall at 8:45 p.m.
Winter adds even more activities, including horse-drawn sleigh rides and high-speed dogsled rides along cross-country trails -- kids of ages 3 and up can participate, older kids can even take a turn driving the sled. Other winter activities include ice-skating on an open-air rink with mountain views, and "tubing" on the huge hill beside the hotel in giant inner tubes that spin and slalom as they fly down a sculpted track.
Kids' Club
The resort offers a wealth of activities for families, including a Kids' Club in the basement of the Mount Washington Hotel with three separate programs daily for children ages 4 to 12. The morning program from 9 a.m. to noon features outdoor activities including scavenger hunts and nature crafts. The afternoon program from noon to 3 p.m. includes team-based field games and contests. The evening program from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. is arranged around changing nightly themes ranging from safari animals to the Wild West. Dinner is provided for a fee of $10 per child. For the youngest kids, there is an on-site nursery, which can accommodate children from 2 months to 5 years.
Alpine Club
An expanded Kids Alpine Club at Bretton Woods, meanwhile, offers lessons to junior skiers at the Hobbit Ski and Snowboard School, also for kids ages 4 to 12 (six and older for snowboarding). The full-day program includes supervision, two lessons, rental equipment, a lift ticket and lunch. Kids ages three to five can join the Hobbit Ski & Snowplay Program. This full-day program includes nursery supervision, two one-hour group lessons, rental equipment and lunch.
Adventure Center
An Adventure Center hooks up guest with lift-serviced mountain biking (cool!), scenic chairlift rides, fly fishing, equipment rentals, and horse stables with equestrian activities for all levels and carriage rides around the property. My Little Pony fans will relish the free "barn buddies" program, which includes a morning outing to the stables to participate in brushing and feeding the horses.
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