Road Trip
Activities for Road Trip.
Car activities have a specific constraint: a child cannot move, cannot see much, and cannot easily pick up what they drop. So these are either games played out loud, or things that clip, stick or sit in a lap without sliding.
Spotting games, counting games, silly-story games and I-went-to-the-shop games work from about three upwards and cost nothing. Tray activities and sticker books work for the stretches where nobody wants to talk.
Motion sickness is worth knowing about here: activities that need looking down for long stretches are marked, so you can pick a looking-out-of-the-window one instead when it matters.
Activities
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What to Actually Put in the Travel Bag
Several small things, handed out one at a time. That single rule matters more than anything you put in it.
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Make Up a Story With Three Things
A character, a place, and something going wrong. That is enough for almost any child to be away.
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Five Games for the Wait Before the Food
No bag, no crayons, nothing to drop on the floor. Five games that need only the two of you and a table.
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I Spy, But With Sounds
The same game you already know, played with the sound a word starts with instead of the letter. Needs nothing at all.