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Home » 9 Awesome Road Trip Games and Activities for Kids!

9 Awesome Road Trip Games and Activities for Kids!

May 14th, 2014 By Kaley
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Don't miss this list of awesome Road Trip Games and Activities for kids before you go on your next road trip. These fun ideas will entertain your kids for hours - no technology involved!

Fun Road Trip Games and Activities for Kids

Planning on taking a road trip soon? Want to enjoy some quality time? Check out this list of 9 fun road trip games for kids in the car. Keep your kids entertained for hours and make awesome memories – for only a few dollars. Perfect for those long vacation rides in the car. Alternatively, you could always consider putting some kids songs on through the car. You can find many different songs online on YouTube if your car ride takes longer than expected or you run out of games! Children and babies can learn from listening to educational songs and videos!

No road trips in the works? These make great activities even for a quick trip around town – great for those rainy summer days when you need to get out of the house!

Best Road Trip Games for Kids, Road Trip Activities

Road Trip Bingo

We own this. My boys love it and there are no little pieces to lose!

Best Road Trip Games for Kids, Road Trip Activities

National Geographic Kids Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas

Just snagged this one. My kids love National Geographic books.

Melissa & Doug Travel Book

Melissa & Doug Water Wow Activity Book

These are amazing! I keep one in my purse at all times for road trips, waiting rooms, restaurants and more.

It’s the perfect no-mess activity for the younger kids.

Best Road Trip Games for Kids, Road Trip Activities

Mad Libs on the Road

Mad Libs make my kids giggle for hours. And it’s a great way to reinforce grammar too!

Boredom Buster Games for the Road (Lonely Planet)

Full of fun illustrations, it’s packed with word games, board games, memory games, counting games, spotting games, solo games, and loads more entertainment for the road or home.

Best Road Trip Games for Kids, Road Trip Activities

Ultimate Sticker Puzzles: License Plates Across the States: Travel Puzzles and Games!

The License Plate Games sounds like so much fun!

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Loaded Questions Junior Card Game

This sounds like a blast for the whole family!

Brain Quest America Card Game

Brain Quest America presents 850 questions and answers all about the U.S.A. Test your knowledge about a kite-flying scientist from Philadelphia (Ben Franklin) and the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” (Minnesota). And which came first, the Post-it or the Band-Aid?

Best Road Trip Games for Kids, Road Trip Activities

Crayola Dry Erase Activity Center Travel

Great way to keep it all organized!

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Comments

  1. Michelle @Moms Are Frugal says

    May 22nd, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    I really enjoy games for the car even when we are not on a road trip. I am almost tired of technology!

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