Your family is packed into the van for the annual summer road trip.
Snack wrappers and juice boxes line the floor, the dog is drooling on your shoulder, and if you have to suffer through one more song from the most recent pop band, it's likely your head will explode. Once again, from the back seat comes the piercing cry "Are we there yet?"
You know you have another three hours before the next stop...
what do you do? -- A, B or C...
A. Scream..."That's it, I'm walking home!"
B. Tell your children your leaving them at the next rest stop.
C. Provide a fun activity or game!
Needless to say, we encourage you to select option "C" and have
provided mom-tested games, activities and ideas to help you prepare
for your family trip! -- Wishing you fun and safe travels this summer!
Our Favorite Road Trip Car Games for Kids
Build family memories with these games kids and families love to play in the car; Noah's Ark, Fooler-Fooler, Build a Story and more, to keep your kids entertained on a long car trip...read more >>
Kit's Quick Travel Tips:
Whether you're traveling by car, plane, train, or canoe, you'll still want to keep your children busy. Minimize whining by providing each child with a box of fun! Fill a plastic storage box (shoe box size) with snacks, juice packs, paper, cards crayons, baggies of miscellaneous toys etc.
Take these Along...
This summer it will be easy to keep you children entertained while traveling, with these fun and affordable activity books from Beaver Books.
Beaver Books make learning fun with creative and colorful educational activity books for children Pre K - 4th grade. Our summer favorites are...
Insect Express, Ocean Games, Activity Fun Book and Fun with Reading.
Order on-line or find your favorites at Dollar Tree stores!
Travel Games to Get You Started
Three Nouns
State three nouns. Everyone takes turns creating a
sentence with those three nouns. Alternate who is the noun giver and the sentence makers. An example from my son: Apple, mailbox, cow
"The cow was excited because
her apple red bonnet arrived
in the mail box today."
GO
Give the kids a magazine. When you say "Go", Each child has a full minute to study the same page from the magazine. Then put the page away and let everyone take turns recalling items from the page.
More car games kids love >>
Related Resources:
Favorite Car Games
Camping Tips for Families
Travel safety tips try the Automobile Association of America (AAA) website at www.AAA.com.
