Games to play with children in the car on a long journey

On long car trips, children need to be distracted in a safe way.

Here is a series of useful solutions, without any particular contraindications,

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  Favorite toys

First of all, always bring their favorite toy with you. If they have a lullaby teddy bear, it's perfect to keep them company.

• Books

A coloring book and one with their favorite fairy tale are perfect for reading and browsing during the trip.

• Music

Don't underestimate musicGet a CD with their favorite cartoon songs and have fun singing along. If the kids are older enough, you can turn down the music while they sing, and when the sound comes back up, check to see if they've followed the pauses and lyrics.

• Road map

It is known that some of the classic questions that every parent hears often during the trip are: When are we arriving? How long is it? Try answering these questions in an original and creative way. It's simple: just bring a road map and a marker and ask the children to trace the missing route from your current location to your destination. Not only will you stimulate your children's imaginations, but you'll also help them discover the names of the regions and cities along the way.

• Little explorers

One of the simplest travel games is to have them count the things they see outside the window.: for example all the cars the same as yours or the camper who are following the same path as you;

• Tell

If you encounter a lot of traffic on your way to or from your holidays and the children are already of school age and know how to count, You can entertain them by having them add up the license plate numbers of the car in front of you.: a fun way to keep them entertained and to help them practice addition before going back to school;

• To observe

Another of the Car games might be one where a player takes turns looking out the window, and as soon as he sees something that strikes him he says: “I see something that starts with the letter …” and the other players have to guess what it is;

• Betting

Similarly, you can try to bet on an object that you will encounter along the way.: for example, a red or yellow car or a traffic light. Whoever sees it first wins;

• Little inventors

Invent a story in which each participant adds a detail or an idea: you'll see how much fun it is;

• Riddles

Finally, one of the travel games that everyone knows, both adults and children: "names, cities, animals, flowers or plants"You choose a letter and then you search for names, cities, animals, flowers or plants with the initial one.

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