Fun on the road

Pack some fun

Fun Games for the Road
    Magna Doodle, Etch a Sketch
    Coloring books and crayons
    Pad and paper for drawing, tic tac toe, hangman
    Crossword puzzle book
    Mad Libs
    Travel versions of popular board games including Scrabble, Yahtzee, bingo, chess and checkers
    Handheld electronic versions of popular games including Candy Land, Connect Four, Boggle and Battleship
    Playing cards
    Uno cards
    Colorforms featuring kids' favorite characters from SpongeBob to Dora the Explorer
    A variety of children's books are available on CD or cassette, from Dr. Seuss to Curious George

Download Games

Printable Games

Packing Word Search >
Highway ABCs >
Summer Word Scramble >
Beach Word Search >
Butterfly color-by-number >
Connect the Dots 1 >
Connect the Dots 2 >
Nickelodeon Coloring >

Classic car Games

License Plate game
The goal is to find license plates of as many states as possible. Whoever finds the most wins!Scavenger hunt
Prepare a list of items for family members to look for on the road such as:
Police car, Cow, Motor Home, Particular fast food chain, Particular gas chain, Dog in a car, Person talking on a cell phone in a car, Car with suitcases on top, Moving truck, Signs with certain words on them, Convertible carI Spy
Find an item on the road and give clues until someone guesses the item. Start with a generic description such as "I spy something red" and then give more detailed clues.20 Questions
Think of an item and have family members ask yes or no questions (favorites include animal, vegetable, mineral or person, place or thing) until someone guesses the item.Geography
Someone starts the game by naming a place such as New York. The next person has to think of a place that starts with the last letter of that place, such as Kansas or Kenya.