Sunday, April 29, 2018

Play Car Games That Entertain Or Teach

By Kimberly Clark


If the movies are to be believed, road trips are either a complete disaster or the best fun you can have in your life. The reality of a long journey is finding ways to combat the boredom. Travelling with young children can be particularly trying and one way to keep them happy is to play car games.

Teenagers are usually easy to keep entertained. A tablet or phone for music and internet access will keep them busy using social media or playing the latest game. Toddlers and babes are often lulled to sleep by the rhythm of the vehicle or can be soothed with cuddly toys. The ages in between need a little more to stop them asking when will we get there every few minutes.

There are a lot of things that can be done while driving to keep little minds busy. If you are travelling a scenic route or through towns you can give the children lists of things they might see to tick off as they go past. Whoever sees something first gets to check it off and the winner is the one with most checked off. Pick sites of interest or things that are likely to be seen on your chosen route. It is unfair to ask them to look for cows in the middle of downtown New York.

Numbers can be fun and educational. Counting from one upwards try substituting numbers that divide by three with the word Lemon or prime numbers with Potato. Choose which to substitute depending on the learning level of the children. Spice up the game by awarding or deducting points if the person gets it right or wrong. Give bonuses for correcting another player or make someone do a forfeit if they mess up.

Try playing hum that tune if the family loves music. One person hums a few notes of a well known song and everyone has to guess the song. Make it harder by humming fewer notes or have a theme like themes from television shows. For those who are not so musical perhaps try describing the TV show or let everyone have a giggle at the bad singing.

Journeys on the freeway can be particularly dull. Miles and miles of road and cars and little else to see. Pick a color that is unusual like pink or orange and the first person to spot a vehicle that color gets to set the next thing to look for. It might be a RV or cow in a field depending on where you are driving.

On busy holidays and when weather is bad you may find yourself stuck in traffic. On the freeway you can look out for a person wearing glasses or with red hair. Again, the person who spots first gets to pick the next thing to look for. Alternately each have a different thing to spot and whoever gets to ten first wins.

No matter how long your trip it need not be boring. There are many ways to keep the kids interested and learn at the sane time. Have fun on your road trip.




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