As much as you love your children, there is nothing worse than being in a car with crying, screaming and yelling kids on a long trip. But there is a solution for all parents, grand parents, family members and friends: Car Travel Games! We have prepared a list of the Top 10 Best Car Travel Games for keeping kids entertained on a road trip.
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #1: Songs
Singing songs on a road trip together is great. Children can learn easily and sing new lyrics, practice new melodies and share their learning adventure with the ones they love! Also sing songs that the kids already know and like to keep them entertained.
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #2: Puzzles
Bring some puzzles with large pieces. This will keep the kids entertained for a while, if you get lucky they will play it over and over again! Avoid small puzzle pieces though, as you may have to crawl through the car looking for hidden pieces.
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #3: Regular stops
Even if this is not considered a car game, regular stops will keep your children busy. Let them go to a playground to run around and use up their energy. In the end you will even keep them calm back in the car as they can talk about the adventures they just had, and are tired from running and playing.
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #4: Books
Bring some nice and new books with pictures and large letters. Let your child read the story and repeat pages using own words. Talk to your kids about the story! This game will definitely take a while and your child can imagine the story. Make sure though that the kid does not suffer from motion sickness, as reading in the car will make it just worse.
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #5: The License Plate Game
This game may be so old, but on every generation it keeps children happy and entertained. Let your kids find license plates that start with each letter of the alphabet, or that come from all states. You ca easily print out lists that you can complete with them while they are on the watch out for new plates!
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #6: Travel Toys
Let your kid decide which toy to take on the trip. This way you can make sure that will not pack the wrong one! However, kids love to change their minds to it is better to have some nice and safe toy as a reserve – eventually even wrapped up that the kids can guess and unpack?
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #7: An activity book
The activity book can combine various games, such as hidden items, words or pictures, drawings, dot-to-dot games, crosswords and so much more. There are actually backseat survivor kits on the market, you may want to take advantage of those!
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #8: Attractions and sights along the road
Point out some spots that you want your kids to take a close look on while you pass along. Give them a task, such as “how many houses do you count on this road in this village?”, “How many dogs can you see”, “Count the traffic lights” etc. There are so many options for this game – be creative!
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #9: Tell each other jokes and stories
Road trips can actually be very bonding, especially if it takes a few hours to get to your destination. Tell each other jokes, let your children be creative and talk. Listen and respond to show them that you are interested, interact and be funny!
Top 10 Best Car Travel Game #10: Card games
Play cards with your kids! Being on a trip is the best moment to play cards since you have a lot of time to spend with each other. The kids will be busy and if they get bored, you can easily switch the card game to a different one! It’s also a good moment to teach (or even learn or develop) new card games.
We have left out DVD players and small entertainment equipment on purpose to show the options you have while spending your valuable time with the kids. This trip will be a great adventure for you and the children and definitely an encouragement to go onto another long trip, such as the way back home.
Do you know any other games that you have found to be successful in keeping the kids entertained and calm? Tell us! We want to hear as much as possible from you to grow our list.
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