Entertaining kids in the car
 

I'm soon going to be taking my sister kids (boy 7 & girl 10) on holiday and there will be a 2 hour car journey.

Can anybody recommend activities to do while in the car.

I googled Car bingo but could find US sites.

I'm looking for things that I can print out and give to them on the journey.

Any help will be appreciated.

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

Duct tape normally helps. :D Though not quite entertaining for the kids, but at least it'll be quiet.

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

Hard to say really - it depends on how often they go on long journeys, what length of time they consider to be 'long' and what activities they're used to.

A car journey isn't the place to get into a battle of wills over what activities they will do, so be careful you don't prepare a pile of stuff and then get into a wrangle over whether they actually want to do it or not.

Does your sister have an in-car DVD? More particularly, one that can be removed from her car and slung between your own seats for them to watch? If she does, and that's what they're used to, then you may simply have to let them have that. It's easier than dealing with moaning.

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

You missed out one vital point?


How old are they, So that we will be able to give out games that are age applicable?

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

They've been on journeys from Essex to Devon, as well a plane journeys.

Many years ago when my sister and I were their age (7 & 10) we had a car bingo.

My niece bought herself a portable DVD player, I guess they could use that (with headphones), but my nephew sometimes gets travel sick. So if they are looking out of the car it might me better.

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I tried it once, and ONLY once :D:shocked:
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Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

The title is erroneous. Children are never entertaining in cars..;)

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

My 9 year old daughter suffers from car sickness so reading type activities are out.

She doesn't have a problem when she watches DVDs or plays her nintendo ds. I assume it's something to do with the eye movement.

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How about these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...rney&x=16&y=18

or these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/r...s+for+children

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

give them a grenade and run

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

Spot Eddie?

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

No, it's just a birthmark Fred

Re: Entertaining kids in the car
 

playing the car numberplate games is good. See who can get the lowest number i.e. you have to be looking for something like v12 pny or m3 ntl obviously if anyone gets a 1 then its its "game over man" ( sorry... been watching aliens:D)
AND it doesn't cost a penny

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The A-Z game.

You pick a subject, lets say "Food" for instance and each take it in turn going through the alphabet. Then pick another subject and start again.

So the first person might say "Apple" then the second person might say "Beatroot", then the third person might say "Carotte".

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Then the fourth person says "I'm bored of this game. it's stupid" :)

Just make them run around for a while before you put them in the car. they'll be tired and will sleep all the way there.