| Family vacations are incredible experiences that | | | | road. |
| produce good memories to last a lifetime. No matter | | | | Road trip scavenger hunt - Create a scavenger hunt |
| the destination or the fun on tap, however, there is one | | | | list of things the kids might find and/or see while on the |
| problem. Getting to the destination with children in tow | | | | road. Give them the sheets before leave home for the |
| can be a real pain in the neck. There are preemptive | | | | destination and promise a prize for the winner(s) upon |
| strikes parents can take to make long distance road | | | | arrival. Think outside the box on things the children |
| trips go a little easier. When the kids are occupied with | | | | might encounter along the way. The first to spot a |
| games and are having fun along the way, the miles will | | | | white cow, for example, might get a point. |
| practically melt away. | | | | Trivia - Grab a box of trivia cards designed for children |
| There are tons of games that can help ease the | | | | and read off the cards as the miles go by. This can |
| boredom and discomfort of taking a road trip. | | | | engage everyone in the vehicle and make for a lot of |
| Depending on the age of the children in question, these | | | | fun if the cards are age appropriate. |
| games might help add a little fun to hours stuck in a | | | | Car bingo - Print out some bingo cards before heading |
| car: | | | | on the road and load the kids up with markers. Call out |
| The license plate game - Challenge the kids to keep | | | | numbers for a fun game and award small prizes to |
| an eye out for license plates from all 50 states. Award | | | | the winners. |
| a prize for the child that spots the most. To keep | | | | Arts projects - Challenge the kids to make the most |
| track, print out a list of the states. A variation on this is | | | | creative costumes they can out of aluminum foil while |
| the vanity plate game. In this one, the kids look for the | | | | you are on the road. They can also make aluminum foil |
| funniest or strangest vanity plates they see on the | | | | creatures without the need for scissors or glue. |