10 Ways to Entertain Kids on a Road Trip

10WAYS to Entertain Kids on a Road Trip I SPY: This is a great way of having fun, passing the time AND practicing the all-important numeracy. BIC Why not see if once someone has guessed the object that you learn how to spell it too. ROAD TRIP BINGO We love this idea! Before you big journey, print off some bingo cards full of pictures of some of the signs and animals etc. they may see over the course of the journey. A BINGO LICENCE PLATES We have so many licence plates in the UK now that you can create your own game by spotting them with certain digits and letters. Like, spot a car that has your birthday date and your initials. 1988 XXIO NOUGHTS AND CROSSES You can either print off grids or use wipe XIOIX able mini-whiteboards with a range of coloured pens. This is a great boredom buster but tends to have a short life span. abc I'M GOING ON A PICNIC /HOLIDAY ETC. 20 QUESTIONS! Ok, you have someone who is IT and think of a famous person, place or thing (don't be too obscure); keep this information to yourself. The remaining people in the car have 20 questions collectively. 20? This is a memory game in which you work your way through the alphabet and it goes something like I am going on a picnic andlam going to take with me a... aardvark/bull/clock/dringo etc. в CONNECTING THE DOTS You can buy specialist paper full of dots, all equispaced across the paper. Give each child a different coloured pen and using one stroke at a time each turn (from one dot to another. HANGMAN Again, great for literacy but makes sure the words are easy to guess and are age appropriate. Use wipe able mini whiteboards or use ROAD plain old paper. THE PREACHER'S CAT The preacher's cat is an awesome cat called Andrea. The preacher's cat is an amazing cat called Alfred... And so on... when you have exhausted A, FULL WORD move on to B and so on. SPOT THE CAR And finally, ask your kids to keep an eye out for a'green Toyota'or a 'blue Ford'and so forth... All you need to do now is sit back and enjoy the journey! EEEE - ....- ..- ---- ... .. %3D ... IIIII ... .... ... O. II-- I---