50+ Ideas for Road Trip with Kids
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If you are looking for ideas to keep kids happy, entertained, and quiet on your next Road Trip with kids, keep reading! I have 6 kids and have traveled to EVERY state in the US with my crew. At the time of updating this post I have a 4,5, 6, 10, 13, and 15 year-old. We don’t just survive family roadtrips – we have FUN! We make memories. We have a great time. Seriously! Here are some ideas for helping kids have fun as you drive in the van between attractions.
Road Trip with Kids
I’ve had lots of people ask in our planning a roadtrip, what we were planning to do with the kids in the car for 5 weeks! I think with a little planning, thinking about the kids’ needs, and a sense of humor a road trip can be an amazing opportunity to bond as a family and create priceless memories! So here are 50+ ideas for Car Trip Fun!
There are several road trip games and road trip ideas images that are clickable with additional information, how-to’s, and free printables! Don’t miss the 20+ free printable car games (a huge car resource in itself).
You’ll notice I make use of the magnetic chalkboard many times. I like bringing along multi-purpose items to maximize space and fun!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Games to bring to a Campsite
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- Music (to sing along together in the car: Jim Gill, Steve Green, Praise Songs, Disney)
- Books on Cd (Disney, library picks)
- Mad Libs
- bubbles
- play-doh
- ball
- kiddie fishing net/fish (for 19 month old)
- flashlights (kids have their own)
- glow sticks
- glow bubbles
- bean bag toss game
- sand toys
- bucket (for collecting sticks)
- bug kid (for collecting bugs)
How to organize the car for a family Roadtrip
So did we really bring all these road trip games on our trip? Yep we did! All of it fit neatly in a plastic box so it didn’t take up that much room and helped keep the car organized!. Plus you have to remember we took 2 long trips this year: a 2 week Revolutionary War Trip out East and a 3 week Westward expansion / Rout 66 Roadtrip West. So this box entertained our children as we traveled from sea to shinning sea – literally! We do also have an ipad that I loaded with a couple of their favorite movies & shows, but the kids actually didn’t really touch it.  Since undoubtedly someone will ask – NO I don’t think kids need to be entertained 100% of the time! My kids are actually very self-entertaining. They can usually play by themselves doing one activity for an hour or more. And they also enjoy just looking out the window, singing songs as a family, talking, telling stories, sleeping, and talking amongst themselves. But when you spend about 150 hours driving in the car in one year you’ve got to plan for success!! =-)
 
- Looking for even more road trip activities? Try these road trip printables pdf
- Didn’t have time to print anything? No worries! Try these NO PREP Fun Car Games
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- Be inspired by our Revolutionary War Roadtrip
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- Prepare for your trip with these roadtrip worksheets
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- Print off som free coloring pages including these vacation coloring pages
- My kids love doing i spy worksheets in the car like these animal i spy printables, pirate i spy worksheets, and US States I Spy Worksheets
- And if your trip takes you to the most magical place on Earth… don’t miss our HUGE archive of Disney World Planning Tips
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