I am taking a long road trip with 2 boys (5 and 8 yrs old).?

Question

We have games, books, DVD's, snacks...I'm not sure this will save our sanity, however. Any recommendations?

Answer 1

Buy some brand new movies for them, and don't let them watch them until you get in the car. New movies tend to hold their attention better the first time they watch them. Stop and eat lunch at a roadside park if possible with the weather. If not stop at a restaurant like a Pizza place with video games, that way they have time to get some energy out, and you have time to relax before getting back on the road.

Answer 2

I would say a dvd participant would work excellent for a bit of whilst if your child is into movies. In case your baby is like my soon to be 2 yr ancient, films will not be his factor. I generally take a lot of toys, books, pencils, and so forth. For him to play with. Oh yeah, don't forget the snacks, however try to keep away from sugary snacks. I in most cases give him one thing, after which when he begins getting worn out of that I supply him one more toy or some thing. He fairly likes my older youngsters gameboys and leap pads. That most likely keeps him entertained for a little bit even as. If some thing else, pull over at a rest stop or park and let him/her play and get out some of that vigor. Now we have an upcoming shuttle that is about sixteen hours lengthy, so we will be utilizing a variety of these strategies. We have additionally taken just a few 10 hour trips to grandma's condominium and he did particularly good. You certainly not understand, your 2 yr ancient could shock you and sleep lots of the approach. Excellent success.

Answer 3

Is the road trip for the pleasure of the scenery, or to try to get somewhere quickly? If it is the latter, try to travel when they are normally sleeping if possible.
If it is a "pleasure trip" you will want to make frequent stops-- sometimes at a park or other place where the kids can actually run around a bit...and hopefully tire themselves out!
I used to play a lot of 'word games' with my kids-- 20 questions-- (My then 5 year old was the only kid I knew who could tell which animals were marsupials, amphibians, etc.) We'd play 'rhyme the word' thinking of as many words as possible to rhyme with any given word (helps them a lot with reading later on) even 'sang' the multiplication tables. They learned, were a little amused, liked the attention and interaction.
Be sure you have some little games they can play together in the car--- and also a means to completely separate them when necessary because confined quarters always eventually leads to sibling violence!

Answer 4

Stick them in different seats, if you can. Like if you have a station wagon, or minivan or SUV with a rear seat. That helps a lot.

We took 15 hour road trips every 3 months growing up, and all we had were books and the window.

Iam sure they will be fine with all those things.

Moving them around every couple hours helps.

I think the best thing if you can handle it, is driving through the night. They'll sleep, and you can trade off with your partner and get a little sleep. That saved my parents sanity every trip.

Answer 5

We travel all the time with our 3 kids just recently a 19 hour road trip. What works for us is to leave at night and drive all night straight while they sleep. Sticker books and handheld video games. Gameboy with fresh new game that they have to figure out and keeps them interested for stretches at a time. You can rent movies if you have a dvd player in the car or a portable one. Rent ones they have seen before and really like.

Answer 6

Involve the boys in choosing what to take. For a week or so warn them that they will be in the car for a LONG time and build up the excitement of a road trip (seeing new things, eating in unusual places, etc.)

Answer 7

Keep the windows down you need air that way if they do drive you crazy the coldness will calm you.Turn on the radio to a song you all can like that way chances are u won't have to scream.If they get restless make a couple stops for them to play outside with your supervision that way you can calm your nerves before you go on the road again.

Answer 8

gameboy, 20 questions handheld, switch-up locations in the car, lots of food and drinks, maybe a digital camera for everyone to take pictures (the 5 and 8 yo can't wreck your camera in the car). a map to show them where they are going, sing songs, mp3 or walkmans, good luck..I just asked the same question for 8-10 year olds. It gets worse.

Answer 9

plenty of breaks along the way.Let them get out and stretch their legs run for a bit.Play games,like see how many red cars or blue cars ect....... you can spot along the way.But long road trips can be hard on anybody even adults.Good luck we drove from Ohio to Florida with two boy's 5 and 6,took us three day's.

Answer 10

Remember to take lots of breaks from the drive, too. We kept a "Nerf" football in the car to toss around during those breaks, and maybe play Simon Says, or jump rope, etc. for a few minutes.