ROAD TRIP GAMES & ACTIVITIES


Did you ever wonder how you can make your road trip enjoyable for your child? No nagging and crying? No nagging means a road trip full of activities and fun. Examples of activities could be:
·         Make a map of your journey:  Create your trip map and track it with the kids.  You could add a “treasure map” component by rewarding checkpoints along your trip.  As you reach certain points they can get a toy/snack.  This teaches them map skills while also occupying them with toys and the anticipation of the destination. 
·         Photography on the Move:  Let them take pictures of what you are driving by with a digital camera.
·         Doctor on Call:  A Box of Band-Aids and a rubbing alcohol pad.  Let them play “Dr”. 
·         Catalog “Shopping”:  Toy magazines – these keep my kids entertained for hours.  You can even let them cut out pictures of the things they want and make a “wish list” collage with a couple glue sticks, if you are feeling adventurous.
·         Desperate times call for desperate measures:  DVD and a portable player for when you are desperate.

ROAD TRIP SNACKS:
·         Portable food:  Boxes of raisins, string cheese, crackers, grapes, apple slices, juice boxes.
·         “Surprise” Mix: Nuts, M&Ms, dried fruit, granola, goldfish crackers, pretzels, gummy fruit snacks, etc. 
·         Marshmallows + pretzels.
·         Pepperoni sans the pizza.

ROAD TRIP MUST-HAVE ITEMS:

·         Storage space:  Bring LOTS of zip lock baggies.  They are great for everything!  A permanent marker to label things isn’t a bad thing to have either
·         Easy wipes:  Diaper wipes are a road trip. These are great for cleaning faces and surfaces, even as a form of entertainment if you are desperate.
·         Just in case:  A first aid kit with Tylenol.



·         Painter tape:  The kids can play with it, you can use it to label things and it can be used to cover outlets in hotels. 

·         Cups NOT for drinking: Use plastic cups for snack service.  They can be easily held by a child or stored in a cup holder when not snacking.  

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