Car Games for the Kids

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Car Games for the Kids

Car trips with children can be dreadful. My parents left early in the morning on purpose to that my brother and I slept most of the trip. I’ll admit, we do the same with our boys, not ashamed. But a cheap and mostly free way to keep the kiddies happy is road games. I know, most of us just put a movie on and pray you didn’t forget the charger. But there are times that not even the kids want to watch something, they would rather do something interactive instead. Mimitime came up with a list of games to keep you and the kids entertained, and you just might learn something new about each other.

Car Games

I Spy is a classic that’s easy for preschoolers to understand, and it WILL keep them entertained for a long time. The directions are simple: One person spies something and recites the line, ending in a clue. Everyone else takes turns trying to guess the mystery item.

Road Trip Bingo is another fun classic. You might need to spend a little more time and money putting this game together, or you can just buy it at a gas station. When a player spies an item on his card, he covers the picture with a penny. Just like in regular bingo, the first player to cover all the squares in a straight line wins.

The License Plate Game and  Spot the Car are two similar games. With the License Plate game, you spend the time looking for license plates from all fifty states and writing it down. There’s an easy updated printable where kids cross off the US states and Canadian provinces as they spy them. Spot the Car is the same; instead, you’re looking for different car models.

Tic Tac Toe and Connect the Dots is another easy game that can be played by the young ones, and it can cost nothing! Hangman is a good one for the older kids to play. You can find booklets that contain tons of fun activities at almost any store and they are almost always fairly inexpensive. Don't discount the games just because they aren't on an iPad.

It seems like my husband, and I play 20 Questions every day when it comes to our kids. But it’s an actual game that can be played on road trips (on purpose). Player One thinks of a person, place, or thing. Everyone else takes turns asking questions that can be answered with a simple yes or no. After each answer, the questioner gets one guess. Play continues until a player guesses correctly. I’ve never heard of or played The Preacher’s Cat before, but it sounds fun and maybe a pleasant learning experience. It’s an alphabet-based memory game for school-age kids.

The Perfect Road Trip Vehicle

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