Road trips with kids: 5 things that’ll save your sanity
'Are we there yeeetttt?'
About to take a road-trip with your young children and worried about how that’ll go? As in – will you still have your sanity in tact by the time you reach your destination? Fear not, parents. We've got you.
Make backseat boredom a thing of the past, because, let’s face it; it’s in everybody's interest to make the journey as low-stress as possible.
Our advice? Make your upcoming car journeys more entertaining with some (or all) of these super-creative ideas.
- Podcasts
Family-friendly podcasts are brilliant and so many are free to download. Browse and find your favourites.
- Audiobooks
Do a mass download of the books the kids would like to listen to most. The soothing sound of a storyteller is perfect for a long drive. And who knows, all that concentrating on a brilliant story might lead to a few minutes (hours?) of shut-eye?
- Alphabet Memory
The first person starts with the letter A and say “A is for —” filling in the blank with any word beginning with the letter A such as APPLE, ALPHABET, ANIMAL, etc.
Let’s use APPLE. The second person then does the letter B, but must also remember what A was! So, they say “A is for APPLE and B is for BOY”. Then, the third person starts with A and B and then adds in their suggestion for C like this “A is for APPLE, B is for BOY and C is for CATERPILLAR” and so on.
- Road trip Bingo
Pinterest is packed full of great (and free) printables for road trips, and road trip bingo is one of our favourites. Seriously – there is nothing better than a good old-fashioned competition to get the whole car engaged. This game can keep everyone entertained for miles and miles.
- Name that Tune
How many notes will it take your family or child to name that tune? This is a great game for families to play together. One person thinks of a song and then starts to hum the tune – the first one to guess the song correctly is the next to choose a song and hum.
For younger children, you might need to suggest a few bedtime lullabies (twinkle, twinkle little star) or even Christmas Carols to help them along.