Thread: Long car rides with children

Michelle,
Here are a few ideas. Hope you have a good road trip.

Travel ideas for keeping kids busy on the cheap

1. Books, Magazines (Especially puzzle books and coloring books and workbooks)

2. Paper Dolls, take favorite Doll or toy

3. Blank Paper for Drawing, pencils, crayons

4. Small Set of Checkers, Tic Tac Toe (magnetic) (Dollar Store carries these)

5. A Pillow and a Blanket each girl to have their own of course.

6. List of Songs

7. Portable C.D. Player

8. Take the girls to the Dollar Store and let them pick up a few things that they would like to pack in their own tote bag.

Bring Snacks

Granola bars and snack packages of crackers with cheese are another good choice. Also be sure to buy juice bottles or bottled water for the trip.

Fun Songs and Games:

On long road trips, singing helps the miles to fly by quickly.

A fun game is I spy. One person in the car says, "I spy something red." Another person tries to guess what is red. This goes on until someone gets it right and then it is his or her turn. This game will also make the trip go faster.

When we moved from Ohio to South Dakota (only a two day trip with the U-Haul) someone had bought a cheap fishing tackle box for the boys and filled it with a box of crayons, pencils, little note pad, the party favor toys like coloring pages, yo-yo's, sun glasses, snacks etc. It was nice because they each had their own little box and kept them busy. They got the boxes just as we got into the car to leave. Each time we would stop at a rest stop we would grab a map for each of them and they would try to follow along on the road to see which area we were in that time.

Thanks for the ideas!