Now that spring break is upon us (or at least for my kiddos anyways) and summer is almost here (trust me, it will be here before you know it) a road trip my be a part of your family vacation plans.
If you have ever been on a road trip (or in a car with a kid for more than 5 minutes) it is only a matter of time before someone is bored. When boredom sets in, so does the complaining and those famous words “Are We There Yet?”…am I right?
If you are looking for ways to beat that road-trip boredom that don’t include electronics, check out these classic and Fun Road Trip Games Perfect For Family Vacations.
I Spy with a Twist
Do the traditional game of “I Spy” but require that participants use alternative or proper words for the things they are guessing. For example, if you are spying a “cow” have the guessers say the word “bovine creature” or “heifer” instead of cow. This will challenge them to not only guess what you’re seeing, but also to learn other words.
The Alphabet Game
This is a simple game that challenges people to think about animals, foods, or places that begin with every letter of the alphabet. If you are doing places, for instance, you’d start off and say “Alabama” for the latter “a” and the next person could say “Brazil” for the letter “b.” Each person would take a turn and you would time them. The person that cannot think of a place with their letter within a certain amount of time (like 10 seconds) must be skipped.
The Other Alphabet Game
This alphabet game would be better for people of all ages. Ask your passengers to find the entire alphabet, in order, on license plates and road signs. The person that finds the most without going out of order wins. You can play this game multiple times and each new car or road sign will present new challenges and victories to help keep it fresh and interesting.
License Plate Game
Try to see who can spot the most states on the license plates of the cars you encounter. You can do it where you keep track of the different states each family member sees individually OR you can make it so that once a certain state is seen, it can’t be used again. Whoever gets the most wins.
Trivia Time
Have your family play a trivia game. You can ask questions about history, music, or other topics you love. Have one person be the questioner and score keeper. Do a series of 10 questions for each family member and ask them all within two minutes. The person that answers the most correctly wins and gets to then be the score keeper.
20 Questions
Someone in your family thinks of something and the other family members can ask a total of 20 yes and no questions (combined) to try and guess what it is. Whoever guesses correctly, wins.
The Picnic Game
One player says, “I went to a picnic today and I brought…” then says a picnic item that begins with the letter A, like apple juice. The next player repeats the opening phrase, and after “…I brought” they repeat the A item mentioned and then adds an item that begins with the letter B: “I brought apple juice and some berries.” The third player repeats the opener, the A and the B portions, and then adds something that begins with C. Keep taking turns and adding the letters of the alphabet (in alphabetical order of course) and if someone doesn’t remember an item they are eliminated. As a person is eliminated, the next person picks up where they left off.
Mad Libs
While this game can be purchased at the store you can also play by having your family members make up the story. Start off by telling a story and then you each add in funny or weird twists and details, and when the story is done you can tell it back in full. Have each family member try to remember the details and give each person a turn at being the storyteller. Keep the story to no more than two minutes so that people don’t get lost or confused.
We like playing trivia games because we think they are so much fun. I want to play the 20 questions game. That sounds like a lot of fun. The Picnic game also sounds fun. I never thought about these games before. Thanks for sharing