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Travel Games to Play with Kids

We have fun travel games you can enjoy to help pass time. Entertaining children in the best of times, in a fully toy-stocked house, can be challenging in the best of times but when you are stuck in a vehicle with very limited items, watch out! A child’s boredom could ruin an amazing trip/vacation.

Travel Games to Play with Kids

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Travel Games to Play with Kids

These can be great for all ages, I know I could sleep a 24+ hour drive away easily, but with three children that’s not necessarily an option.

I Spy

This one is simple and can be fun for all ages. Choose things in the vehicle or something outside that vehicle that isn’t going to disappear out of sight too quickly. Entertainment with a simple I spy with my little eye….

Plus you can buy I Spy card games and this fun Find It toy, these are perfect for traveling, they don’t take up a lot of space and provide a lot of fun for everyone.

Scavenger Hunt

This one might be best planned ahead of time. There is a Scavenger Hunt card game which I just learned about, how cool is that?! I love card games for traveling because they don’t take up a lot of space.

Twenty Questions

I used to play this in elementary school. Pick an object, then everyone gets to ask questions trying to guess what the object is… up to twenty questions then you can reveal what your object was. Similar to I Spy. You may want to make a rule about the object being in the vehicle with you, and not something that is going to be gone in seconds.

License Plate Game

There are different versions of this game. Spot all the different provinces/states. Finding ABCs or 123’s in order.

Amazon has a magnetic version of the game, for traveling in the US. It might come in handy to remember which license plates you have seen.

Bingo

This one is another that you can plan ahead for. You can make it easier for younger children or “harder” for older children. Use pictures, numbers, words, or a combo of them all. Travel Bingo that uses magnets is helpful too, no piece bouncing around or moving off their squares.

Tic-Tac-Toe

This one doesn’t need to be made up ahead of time. A scrap of paper and your set, especially if you have at least two children that can play together.

These are just the tip of the iceberg for our vacation, a road trip to beautiful British Columbia. A trip to dip our toes in the Pacific Ocean. What are your go-to travel games?

Thanks for reading!

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