Fun Games to Play in the Car

Sometimes your little ones can get restless on a long drive or a road trip. Here are a few fun games that you can play as a family to keep the little ones entertained and to keep you happy throughout the trip:

The Billboard Game will keep your children on their toes from A to Z. The objective of the game is to find words in billboards, car stickers, or signs while you’re driving past them. One person begins with the letter A and if they see a billboard that says “Apples for Sale!” then they can say “Apples!” and point out where they saw the word. The next person will then start with B and so on and so forth. Everyone in the car can play and you’ll have hours of entertainment.

Odds and Evens is a simple game of guessing and luck – and is a great way for young children to practice their counting skills! Everyone in the back seat will pick either “odds” or “evens”. Just like rock, paper, scissors, they count up: “One, two, three… shoot!” and choose to stick out either one or two fingers. Everyone must count up the total number of fingers and if the total is even, then the player who chose even wins! If the total is odd, then the player chose odd wins!

Rhyme a Rhyme will have you passing the time, without the cost of a dime! All you need to do is write around 20 words on little slips of paper, fold them, and put them into a container where you can mix them up. Have each child in the car pick a word from the hat and say it out loud. Afterwards they have to come up with a word that rhymes with that one – and if they get stuck they can make up a word. Each round ends when someone repeats a word or can’t think of a word that rhymes.

For more fun ideas check out this website: http://familyfun.go.com/vacations/on-the-road-games/travel-games/