What are fun things to do on trips in the car (4 hour trip)?

Question

This weekend my family and I are going to the beach so I was wondering what fun things we should do. I have a couple of games down, like some games I made up.

Answer 1

We do a variation on the Slug Bug game. There is no hitting. We call on Volkswagen Bugs, Aztecs, P.T. (Barnam) Cruisers, and Honda Elements, these are all distinctive body styles and easy to spot. We also get points for trucks with what my son calls redneck oversize tires. We also try to think of the weirdest words we can from the letters on the license plates.

Answer 2

Ask your parents to tell you a story about when they were your age. Ask them things that are important to you (who was your first kiss? when did you go to your first dance? did you ever care about [politics, environment, war, etc]) write their answers down and then surprise them in December with an article about them. They'll love the thought, it will be a great way to know them other than just being MOM and DAD (or whoever) then you have a holiday gift for them ready so no shopping in December! and they will love it! If you're lucky enough to have two parents really put some thought in it, have one answer all of your questions on the way up and one on the way back. It will be a great gift, your Mom will cry!OK if you're not into that...20 questions, license plate game, mad libs, truth or dare...

Answer 3

Have a family sing-a-long or sing together with tapes with silly songs like "On Top Of Spaghetti",
http://www.bussongs.com/

or have your own version of "American Car Idol" with cooler songs. Buy a few karoke cds or tapes to play in the car and print out lyric pages (in large bold print so it's easier to read while traveling and not strain your eyes.
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/category2/214/a/Karaoke.htm

Play the Un-Game
http://www.boardgames.com/pocketungame.html

it has two levels of questions - not so serious questions for lighter moods and younger players, or serious questions for deeper stuff or older players. It's a lot of fun!

Or you could play Trivial Pursuit ("on the go" edition)
http://www.boardgames.com/trpupocutogo.html

It has 600 questions about pop culture and other stuff.

Just make sure the driver isn't too distracted to drive safely :)
Have a fun and safe trip! :)

Answer 4

write a short story about the trip, be imaginative. draw what you see & then compare. traveling games: boggle,
scrabble. Do something mind challenging to keep the 4 hour drive short. ARE WE THERE YET? hahah

Answer 5

The always popular "I Spy" is fun for almost any age group. Also Alphabet animals (name an animal for each letter of alphabet...also works for fruit, cars, people, etc.)

Answer 6

we always like to see how many different places people's licenses are from, write them down and that works.

It would be good to know how old the children are

Another thing we have done is try to guess what the next vehicle will be, truck, car, van....

Or, try to guess a colour of the next vehicle approaching you

Answer 7

1) Books on tape ... you can rent them from the library
2) XM radio's comedy channel
3) Everyone brings their favorite CD and shares it
4) debate something huge that no one can answer (ex: predestination versus free will)

Answer 8

play the licence plate game....find the letters from A-Z.
Well, it's not really that fun, but it passes the time

Answer 9

crossword or word search puzzles, buy some magazines or bring a book.

Answer 10

watch a family movie,play spade,figure out what you and your family want to do when you get there