SOME GREAT ROAD TRIP ACTIVITIES!

 Going on a road trip is very exciting and can get frustrating too if you are not well prepared for it especially if you have younger kids. Im always browsing for tips and ideas to keep my kids busy during long drives and would like to share them with you too.Whenever we  plan road trips, we prefer to pack well so that we are organised and can enjoy with kids.

       SOME FUN ACTIVITIES THAT WE ENJOY!

50 THINGS TO DO ON A CAR JOURNEY ACTIVITY CARDS:These are Usborne activity cards that we like to carry along with us on road trips and it keeps all of us engaged as there are activities for everyone to enjoy such as car bingo,five word story,king of the car,guess the noise etc...I bought these from Karachi book expo and im sure you can get these from good bookstores!!

• PUZZLES AND MAZE BOOKS: These are great to keep in the car for kids as they keep kids busy. Solving maze enhances their cognitive skills as well as it improves eye hand coordination.They are brain booster exercise for them as well as a  good time passing activity .

• COLOURING  BOOKS AND DRAWING PADS: This is again an interesting activity to improve focus and can keep them entertained for some time and also let them create a masterpiece.

• STORY BOOK:I want my kids to keep their favourite books in the car to read. Once they start reading they are engaged in it for a couple of hours and its easy for them to spend a productive time rather than watching screens.

• FIDGET TOYS:Fidget toys are great boredom busters for kids as well as adults.These are great when kids are feeling restless.These toys come in a variety of styles, like fidget spinners, stress balls , pop it,fidget cube,or even those pop tubes which kids can spin,stretch,pop, twist etc.

• MAGNETIC GAMES:Magnetic games are also ideal for road trips.They are easy to carry .Some of the ones that we have are Hangman,Fishing game,Tic Tac Toe which kids love and even enjoy them while waiting for food at a restaurant.Hangman is the most popular one and it enriches kids vocabulary while kids enjoy their time too.

• TANGRAMS:Tangrams are also good to entertain kids as well as promote brain development.As Tangrams is a set of 7 geometrical shapes,it teaches younger ones the names of shapes too.They come in wide variety such as  magnetic Tangrams,Wooden Tangrams,Plastic Tangrams etc....

SURPRISES: Kids love surprises!!why not get some cheap toys or surprise eggs for them and wrap them in a brightly coloured paper and use it as a reward during road trips or maybe when they are too exhausted during the trip and dont want to do any of the activities you have planned for them. These items can range between Rs50-Rs500 and can include a fancy pen,pack of colours,  sticker sheet, colouring book, doodling pad, toy car, bouncy ball ,unicorn, erasor set etc....

TRAVEL JOURNAL:

My kids enjoy writing about their road trips as well such as the place they are going to,what three things they enjoyed over there ,what they saw during the trip and at their destinatioN ,whom they met,and capture pictures to use later for their journelling which i guess is a great creative hobby!

What do your kids enjoy on  their trip??

MAGIC MAGNETIC CUBEAND RUBICS CUBE: This is a hit in our homes as well as rubics cube.My kids enjoying solving rubics cube and my 6 year old loves solving the cube and has mastered her skills by taking it along with her on road trips.The magnetic one is great for younger ones as well as adults to explore plus try the challenges which are given on the cards.

What activities do your kids enjoy on road trips???Comment below to share your favourites!