Road Trip Activities for Kids
Car Colors
Give each child a pen and piece of paper and
tell them to choose a color. From then on they have to mark
down every time they see a car of the color they have chosen.
The first person to spot say 15, or 30 cars of their chosen
color is the winner.
Alphabet Soup
This is a game where everybody takes it in
turns to come up with words beginning with the various letters
of the alphabet. First person comes up with something for the
letter “A” (apples), next person finds something with the
letter “B” (boat) and so on.
X, U and Z are the most difficult, so it
might be an idea to drop those letters. You can make the game
harder by choosing categories such as famous people, or places
or even animals and fruit.

Personal Bags
Let each child pack a small bag of their
favourite toys and games to take with them. Make a rule that
they are only allowed to take out one thing at a time, and they
can only play with it for a certain amount of time, depending
on the length of your journey. Also encourage the kids to swap
their toys/games if the journey is a long one so that they get
a bit of variation in what they’re doing.
Travel Diary
This one is extremely good for longer
journeys, especially when you stop off at various places on the
way. Each child will need a notepad and pen. The older ones can
have disposable cameras and the younger ones can have art books
and crayons. Let them document the trip by taking pictures (or
drawing) and writing notes about where they are, what they’ve
seen and what they have done on the journey. Not only will this
keep them occupied, but it will also give YOU something to read
on reflect on in time for the next journey.
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