We play two car games on long trips: Funny Bunny and Have you ever seen? I got both ideas from the original ‘Mother’s Almanac’. Funny Bunny works like this. You give a glue, Silly Rabbit. The answer is an adjective which modifies a noun and rhymes. Have you ever seen has word plays: mousetrap, housefly, etc. The problem with these games is that after miles and miles on the road, your imagination is limited to words like tree, road, asphalt, sign, bored, etc. We like the alphabet game, too. It starts with I’m going on a trip and bringing an alligator valise.
You may want to print out a few games: Free Printable Car Games (classics, such as Road Trip Bingo), 30 Printable Road Trip Games, and Best Free Road Trip Printables (Restaurant I Spy). Here is How to Actually Enjoy a Road Trip with Kids. It included audiobooks, a tip which has been a lifesaver for our family. We are listening to James Herriot books via Hoopla right now.
Can your kids read in the car? Bring along a big stack of books. Our family loves Calvin and Hobbes. Full disclosure: we have resorted to using DVDs. But we reserve movies to really long trips after we’ve exhausted every other trick, including singing favorite songs. Joe’s Got a Head Like a Ping Pong Ball has many, many fun songs.
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