What’s your favourite way to keep kids entertained on long journeys?
With the school holidays just around the corner, many of us are gearing up for those long road trips with the family. But let’s be honest - keeping kids entertained during hours on the road can be a challenge!
What’s your go to strategy for keeping little ones happy and occupied on long journeys? Do you rely on classic car games like “I spy” (my son’s favourite!), activity books and toys, or maybe queue up their favourite movies or TV shows.
Share your tips, tricks and must haves for a smooth and fun journey. Looking forward to hearing your ideas!
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Never travelled much with children, but we do have a few ways of keeping ourselves entertained…….(we are big kids🤭) You might need to adapt for age range of course
On motorways…Lorry Cricket! You get one run for who spots a supermarket lorry first, then you can allocate different run totals to other companies such as Norbert Dentresangle, Frigoscandia, Eddie Stobert, etc….. For us, the six was a Preston’s of Potto South of Sheffield!🤣
Variation, and a lot more fun…….Pub Cricket! A run for every leg in the pub name, so Fox and Goose would be six, you are on a winner with Coach and Horses, particularly if the pub has a sign showing a four in hand and passengers up top🤩 Extra run for things like a Unicorn’s Horn, Two extra runs for The Stags Head (antlers🤣) etc…… you might need a referee and someone keeping count though🤣🤣
Older children…….Radio Charades. Think of a film, then give a word clue puzzle. Example….one word film, clue ”pleased to have dined off a woman”………answer…..Gladiator🤣🤣🤣 it took my OH 30 mins to get that one🤭
Alternate names……..go through the alphabet, each person playing has to give a girls name, or a boys name, a bird a castle or big house or if you are oldies like us, car marques, so A is Allegro, B is Berlingo, C is Cortina, etc…… each player has to find a name for each letter, so it can get really hard.
We have whiled away some ten hour driving days with stuff like this🤭
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