Car trip activities for kids

Conversation Cards

All these Are 100 conversation starters in the form of "would you rather" questions. I adore these! Would you rather have a pet or a pet elephant? Would you rather couch in a pool of marshmallows or M & M's? Learn more and get your free printable cards (or even merely a list of questions) in this post, Bentley ride on car fro kids & toddlers.

Snacks, Snacks... and More Snacks

And What would a lengthy car ride be without snacks? We do not usually have prepackaged snacks in our home, but I am making this trip an exception. I am packaging miniature chocolate chip cookies, honey graham sticks, crispy cheddar crackers, granola bars, and bunny snacks. I'm also packing some dry cereal (a rare treat -- that our kids have plain yoghurt with just a sprinkle of cereal for breakfast), string cheese, snap peas, and baby carrots. Plus a brand new water jug filled with water.

Lap Boards

Have seen some remarkable DIY lapboards on Pinterest. However, I don't sew buttons. I do not do well with wood, foam, or stretching fabric. I don't even cut a straight line. This is my version of a DIY lap board. Find A cheap magnetic baking tray (tip -- they're not all magnetic; check first). This 9 x 13 tray cost 99 cents. Then get some markers or crayons and hot glue magnet strips to them (even adhesive strips can use that additional glue). Anything To keep my toddler from dropping a marker each five seconds. The Sketchpad was out of the dollar bin.

Road Trip Printables

Searched high and low for free road trip printables. These would be the best that I could find because not only are they from talented bloggers, they're also simple to download and print. The Beautiful road trip drawing prompts (empty street and truck) are out of Picklebums. The Lovelyhand-drawn BINGO games are from Home a Forest. The Simple and colorful Road Trip BINGO is from This Reading Mama. For Kids who can see, Interstate BINGO is another interesting printable from This Reading Mama. My Seven and Five will delight in this one. The Car Scavenger Hunt is out of a giant set of road trip printables from 123Homeschool4Me.

Color by Number Addition Pages

My Seven requested for color by number pages. I wanted to create something which would challenge her as well as give her something she loves, so I put addition facts on these fairy tale figures. You can find the set of ten complimentary pages by visiting this particular post.

Books on CD

Our Number one action on long car rides is studying. Luckily, my Seven and Five can read by themselves. However, my Four specifically doesn't have patience for long trips, and he is not prepared to read independently. I will read periodically, but it is not something I wish to do for ten hours! That's where books on CD come in. I borrow from the library, save them in my CD holder, and book multiple copies of each book so each of the big children can follow alongwith I Also referred to my Best Picture Books for Kids Pinterest plank and found that a huge stack of new-to-us books to take along. (The tough part was keeping my children from studying them before the big trip!