| If you've ever spent a long time in a
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| | one category picture on each card. You
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| vehicle with children then you've
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| | should make up at least sixteen cards.
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| probably had to come up with some quick,
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| | Categories should reflect things you
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| creative ideas on how to keep them
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| | might see on your travels. Be creative
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| occupied. I have spent countless hours
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| | with your ideas and the possibilities are
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| playing travel games with children. Here
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| | limitless. Some good examples would
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| are a few of the family travel games that
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| | be... street signs, emergency vehicles,
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| I have found perfect for passing the
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| | transportation, animals, restaurants,
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| time.Travel Scavenger Hunt
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| | sports, etc. When the cards are
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| Make a list of things you might see as
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| | complete, shuffle them and turn them
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| you're travelling (this will vary
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| | upside down. When traveling, the first
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| depending on your location). Some good
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| | player must draw a card and find
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| examples would be... an airplane flying
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| | something that fits the category picked.
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| overhead, a lamb, a cyclist, an
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| | When an item is found the next card is
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| ambulance, a yield sign, litter, a train,
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| | picked up and an applicable item is
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| etc. Make a list for everyone or play
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| | found. All players take turns until all
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| the game as a group. If children are
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| | cards are used up. Cards can then be
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| playing individually, the first person to
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| | reshuffled and the game can continue,
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| call out an item gets to check it off
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| | however, if a 'car' was found for the
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| their list. If the item appears another
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| | vehicle category on the first round, a
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| time at a different location on your
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| | different vehicle (eg. truck, train) must
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| route another child may call it and check
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| | be found on the next round. Play for fun
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| it off of their list. Whoever gets all
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| | or set a time limit for each item and
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| of their items first or whoever has the
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| | score a point only for items found in the
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| most items when you reach your
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| | given time.Licence Plate Spell
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| destination wins.Travel Bingo
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| | Have each child choose a different 5
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| Make up some blank bingo cars and
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| | letter word. When driving each player
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| purchase some automobile, street sign,
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| | must find the first letter of their word
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| animal or any combination of applicable
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| | on a licence plate. When the first
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| stickers to put in the blank spaces.
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| | letter has been found, they must find the
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| Just be sure that any stickers you buy
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| | second letter of their word on a
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| are of items you might see in your
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| | different licence plate. This continues
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| travels. Have the children choose and
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| | till someone completes their word. Then,
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| place one sticker in each square (kids
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| | players choose new words and start again.
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| love stickers, so even that part is fun).
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| | The player who completes the most words
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| As you're driving children call out and
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| | first by the end of the trip wins.The
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| check off any items on their card that
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| | author has hosted hundreds of kids',
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| they see along the road. The first one
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| | youth, ladies', and community programs
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| to get a full diagonal, horizontal, or
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| | and events, showers, birthday parties,
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| vertical line checked off wins. In a
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| | slumber parties, and camps over the last
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| pinch, children can draw their own bingo
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| | 25 years. She also directs local theater
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| card on a piece of paper and either write
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| | productions and teaches drama at a small
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| in or draw items they might see on their
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| | private school. If you are planning a
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| trip.Category Cards
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| | party, shower, scavenger hunt or any
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| Buy a package of blank index cards and
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| | other gathering or event visit for party
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| either write one category name or draw
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| | games and ideas.
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