Are you planning any Road Trips this Summer? Traveling for hours in the car with family and young kids?
We LOVE taking family vacations together. Sometimes the drive to get there can be challenging, especially if you have younger children who may need a little extra entertainment in the car. I gathered up a few different Road Trip Activities for Traveling with Kids and put them all here in one place for easy access to them.
There are some organization tips, road trip games, and helpful ways to pass the time. I like to find ways for the kids to entertain themselves with something other than their electronic devices!
As always, be sure to click on the links for the original sources.
11 Tips for Surviving Family Vacations from The Idea Room
Printable Travel Games from Simple As That
Road Trip Travel Binders from Gluesticks
Road Trip Printables from The Dating Divas
Road Trip Bingo Printables from That’s What Che Said
20 Car Games for Kids from Stuck On You
Individual Treats For Traveling from Eighteen 25
Magnetic Travel Games from Say Yes
On the Go Snack Table from Amazon
DIY Travel Lap Tray from Pretty Prudent
Make a Kid’s Size Travel Pillow from It’s Always Autumn
DIY Cozy Car Caddy from Homemade By Jill
Road Trip Car Map from The Poe Fam
Road Trip Lego Boxes from Housewife Eclectic
Family Candy Question Game from She’s Crafty
Amazing Race(Cation) from Design Muse
Cookie Sheet Travel Tray for Activities from Burlap and Denim
Alphabet Travel Game from Handmade Charlotte
Road Trip Name Clips from Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss
Booster Seat Headrest from Amazon
Hope you have safe and fun travels!
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Suzanne Holt says
Thanks for compiling such great options of entertaining children while traveling. So many ways to make the experience more pleasant. Pinned.
Amy says
You are so welcome! Those long car rides can be really long sometimes with kids :)
Such great ideas! Thanks for giving me ways to occupy the kids in the car this summer. Much appreciated:)
You are welcome!
I wont one.
Thanks for sharing. I am a travel freak. I have a 3 and 6-year-old child. So your tip is really helpful. Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness., and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.
People often have a theme that they base their worldly travels on, but how about a mental mantra for your travel? Out of a cheerleading event that consisted of our family shouting supportive words at our daughter who was attempting to kill a rather monstrous spider that the rest of us were too chicken to get close to, came this great quote, “If you don’t think, and you just do….then it’s done!”
This quote came back to haunt me when on vacation in Seattle. I thought it would be a great idea to take the kids on the Seattle Great Wheel, the ferris wheel overlooking the ocean, but as we approached it, I realized how high it went and immediately panicked! Just as I had decided to put the kids on it on their own, my daughter says, “Come on dad…If you don’t think, and you just do….then it’s done!” What could I do at that point?! She was telling me to stop thinking and creating more fear about the situation and just get on the thing!
“If you don’t think, and you just do, then it’s done!” We all now keep this quote in our back pocket, ready to whip out at any time to push one of us forward into an adventure we know they won’t regret. No hesitations, don’t allow any time for fear to set in, and be prepared for your kids to turn your life advice back on you!
Biplab- Such great advice. I love that mantra!
Hi,
Thanks for the great article!
Your tips are realistic and helpful. I am a travel freak and travel a lot, can relate to it.
Best,
Anil- Thank you!
So many great ideas, but I fear none of them can compare with the ever-beloved iPad/Kindle… I guess you’d just have to take those away for a while eh? :P
Cassandra- lol the ipad/kindle helps too!