What are some things you recommend doing on a long car ride??

Answer 1

Why not get a book of word searches and crosswords or something like that. They are cheap and will keep you entertained for hours. Also what about Madlibs? Yep they still sell those get the family involved and have some fun! You can also play those silly games like I Spy, you know I Spy something yellow. Will keep you entertained for a little while. There is also the licenses plate game. Keep a running tally and see who gets the most states. They do also make smaller versions of board games such as Sorry, Connect 4 ect… They are pretty cheap and you can get them at the toy store or some place like Wal-Mart. What about playing Bingo? There are several sites where you can print car bingo cards….spot a cow mark of a square ect. Again get the family involved it can be fun, it is what you make of it! Bring trivia, get a book or just bring the Trivia Pursuit cards have fun and question each other. Do a scavenger hunt, make up a list before you go of things to see, who ever sees the most wins. We go on long road trips each year and yep even at my age we pull out the kid games. Keeps you entertained and we always make it fun! Here are some sites to help you; they have things like the car bingo that you can print. Don’t forget the cow counting game, yep again whoever gets the most wins. Sounds dumb but you can make it fun!

http://www.momsminivan.com/
familyfun.go.com/
parentingteens.about.com/
www.roadtripplanning.com

Here are a few other games:
The Geography Game
To play this game, someone has to name any place in the world - New York, for example. Then the next person has to name a place that begins with the last letter of the first place - so for New York the next person could say "Kuala Lumpur." Whoever goes next needs a place that starts with an 'R' cuz that's the last letter of Kuala Lampur. You can't use the same place twice in a game. If you get stumped, you're out. The last person left in the game is the winner. You can mix things up by using celebrities names, movies or any other subject you can think of!

The Grocery Game
This memory game is bound to whet your appetite for your next pit stop. One person starts by naming something they could buy in a grocery store that begins with the letter 'A' - apples, for example. The next person says, "apples," and then says something they could buy at a grocery store that begins with B, such as bananas. The next person says, "apples, bananas, can of beans," and so on. If you mess up, you're out. The last person standing (well, actually, sitting) is the winner!

TWENTY QUESTIONS: One player thinks of a famous person, place or thing. Everyone else gets to ask the player 20 questions, which must be answered "yes" or "no." For example, "Does it know how to read?" is a valid question, but "What's its favorite book?" is not. Whoever guesses correctly gets a turn to think up something.

A IS FOR ARMADILLO: Starting with A, each person tries to be the first to spot and name three items beginning with that letter. For example, the first to see and announce "armadillo, auto and apple" gets to choose the next letter.

LICENSE PLATE LINGO: The goal of this game is to come up with a phrase using the letters on another car's plate. So if you see the plate LMT 823, the first person to call out a somewhat logical phrase such as "Love me tender" or "Lost my tooth" earns a point.

ODDS, EVENS: Two players pick either "odds" or "evens." Then they make a fist, shake it, say, "One, two, three...shoot," and stick out one or two fingers. If the total is an odd number, the player who picked odds wins. Same goes for evens.

Name that tune
Rules of the game
Here's a game that's great for those who like to sing or hum a tune. One player thinks of a song that everybody knows and hums its first few notes. (Hint: Your child might not recognize top-40 pop songs yet, but chances are he can recognize "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" or "Baby Beluga.") The other players try to guess the name of the song. If they can't guess, the first player keeps humming more notes in the song until someone comes up with the right answer. There are no winners or losers in this game; it ends when everyone gets tired of it.

Rainbow Game
Call out a color and each person has to find something that color. For example, when you call out green, one person might point out grass, another a green car. It gets harder when you get to purple and pink.

Tall Tales
The rules are fairly simple: One person starts telling a story. She talks for about a minute and stops when she reaches an exciting moment. Then another person picks up where she left off. The game continues in this manner, with the tale twisting and turning with each new speaker. If a large group is playing, the last person to have a turn finishes the story. With a small number of children, the game is over when one player decides to give the story an ending.

Of course you can also take a book, bring your IPod, any hand held video game, laptops, portable DVD Players ect. can always help you pass the time! Don’t for get you can always sleep!

Good luck I hope this helps you and have a wonderful trip!!!!

Answer 2

Having good tunes to play, either CD's, iPOD, Mp3 player. Bring snacks/munchies, water or soda( if that is what someone may want). On long trips, the best thing to do is reduce the number of stops ( except for the need to use a bathroom and to gas up), if you happen to be near a place of interest ( IE: The Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls etc.) be sure to take in the view, take photos. If you have young children with you, coloring books/crayons, magna doddle, sing songs that they know/like. Play I Spy with my eagle eye. Long rides can be difficult unless you plan the trip in advance and think of things to make the ride go easier and , hopefully, quicker. I hope this helps and enjoy your trip.

Answer 3

Obviously, this depends on the audience. Books on tape really work well to kill time. You find yourself caught up in a story, and the miles can whiz by.

Of course, the problem is -- will everyone in the car want to listen to the same book? That can be an issue.

I'm also a big advocate of frequent stops. Check out the route along the way for possible places to visit, and be aware of signs along the way. It may be worth it to budget some extra time into the trip. You'll arrive later but in a much better mood.

Answer 4

Switch drivers every 4 hours-much safer. Take some healthy snacks and water or sodas in case you get hungry or thirsty far from town. If you arent sure how far to the next gas stop, fill your gas tank when half empty so you dont run out of gas.

Answer 5

Make up some bingo cards that have different state license plates and billboards and road signs. Then as you travel play road bingo. It's not bad!

Answer 6

hear on your iPod, play enjoying cards in case you have a brother or sister, play vehicle video games with the relatives, text fabric human beings, carry a pc to charm to or write in, etc.. additionally you may desire to positioned on soft outfits including sweats and a T shirt. carry snacks in basic terms in case you get hungry too!

Answer 7

i play the alphabet game where you have to find all the letters of the alphabet and it has to be outside the car

or the animal game where you give three hints to somebody else and they have to think of the animal your thinking of

but i just got back from a 2 hr drive and listened to my ipod!

Answer 8

play 20 questions...if you dont no what that is its when one person thinks of something and the other person has to ask 20 questions to figure out what it is.

Answer 9

Music,video games,sleep,lab top if u have one, psp