| Road trips are beloved by many adults, and usually | | | | your children busy. Colored pencils are a great |
| loathed by many children. While adults enjoy the open | | | | alternative to using crayons and they won't melt if left |
| road, the taste of adventure, and the smell of asphalt, | | | | inside your vehicle. Be sure to also bring a flat, hard |
| children sit in the back seat with nothing to do but | | | | work surface for them to lie on their laps. This will |
| unintentionally annoy their parents. Take the initiative as | | | | keep them happy for hours during traveling. |
| parents, to not only remember to bring the road maps | | | | 3. If your children are a little bit older, bring along kid's |
| and clean the car, but to also bring things to keep your | | | | magazines for them to read. Many children's |
| kids occupied. | | | | publications not only have stories and pictures to enjoy, |
| Help your kids enjoy road trips as much as you do by | | | | but also have fun games to play, like word puzzles, |
| planning activities in advance. | | | | riddles, memory games and more. |
| 1. Kids love computer games, and the internet is full of | | | | 4. Since you are already bringing your laptop for your |
| free online games that you can download at no cost. | | | | kids to play games on, you can also bring along a few |
| Just use your favorite search engine, search for free | | | | DVDs for them to enjoy. Don't forget the headphones, |
| flash games, and the results are endless. There are | | | | so that you can enjoy your music up front, and the |
| many categories to choose from. Your little girl will | | | | kids can enjoy their film in the back. |
| enjoy doll games, which include dress up games and | | | | There are many ways to survive road trips with your |
| makeover games. Your little guy will enjoy fast speed | | | | kids. Use your imagination, and try to remember what |
| games, like driving games and flying games. After you | | | | you would like to do at their age. If you can get them |
| download the games to your laptop, your children | | | | to enjoy road trips as much as you do, you'll all be a |
| won't need the internet to play them. | | | | happy family on the move! |
| 2. Bring coloring books and colored pencils to keep | | | | |