I am about to start publishing a resource for families traveling to Italy. It will start in a week and I think your readers may find it interesting, so I offer you the information if you'd like to put it on your site.
Discovery Italy Newsletter is a weekly, one topic email newsletter with an idea for kid and family that will help them prepare for their trip. Each edition cheerfully features one idea: pasta, gladiators, fashion, cars, wierd sights, Etruscans and so on. It will provide a relevant travel tip, some Internet sites with related information (often good for school reports), some kid-focused books or videos, and links to sites and services to help get in the spirit before you go. http://www.kidseurope.com/FreeNewsletter.htm
My experience is that kids can get bored if they don't know what they are experiencing, so this little newsletter will interest and excite them. It will help them seek out things of interest to enjoy.