Fun and Games
A few ideas for you and your kids to play while enjoying the journey to
your next destination.
Alphabet Game
How to Play: The objective is
to find words outside the vehicle, and NOT on any other vehicle, that begin
with the letters of the alphabet, starting with the letter A. Once a player
calls out an object they see with the letter "A," they move on to the letter
"B." The other players continue to look for items that begin with the letter
A. You cannot use the same word that another player used for a particular
letter. For the letter "X" an "ex" word can be used, such as "exit" or
"exhaust." However, if "exit" was used for the "e" word, it cannot be used
for the "X" word. The first player to reach the letter "Z" wins the game.
Notes/Variations on Play: Mom and/or Dad may need to act as referee if
more than one player sees and says the word at the same time. The one who
calls out the word first gets the word.
Animal Game
How to Play: Each player thinks of an animal. Other players then take
turns asking simple questions that can be answered with a "yes" or a "no."
(For example: Is it a reptile? Does it have four legs? Can it be a pet?)
Guessing continues until either the animal is identified or everyone gives
up. It is then the next person's turn to think of an animal. There is no
scoring and no winner need be identified. This game helps kids use logic to
solve problems.
Are We There Yet?
What You'll Need: A map of the territory you will be covering on your
trip. Take it to somewhere like Kinko's or Mailbox Etc and photocopy it in
black and white. A folder to hold the map and keep it neat and light colored
crayons, colored pencils, or markers.
How
to Play: Mark the starting point and the ending point for the day on the
map. During the trip, the kids can color the map with light colors only so
that they can still see the words through the colors. They can only ask you,
"Where are we now?" That way they can look at their own map and keep track
of where you are on the trip. Only YOU can ask THEM the question, "Are we
there yet?" This way, not only will the kids have fun and keep busy for a
while, they can also learn to read a map and they can learn about mileage
and keep a lookout for the road signs necessary to find on a trip.
Bury Your Horses
What You'll Need: Two eyes and a mouth
How to Play: Everyone in the vehicle watches for horses and cemeteries.
The first person to see a horse claims that horse and gets to add it to
their count. The first person to see a cemetery shouts out "Bury Your
Horses!" and everyone else but the shouter's horse count goes back to zero.
Repeat. The first one who counts 50 horses wins!
Car Color
How to Play: Everyone in the vehicle names the color of the next car they
will see in oncoming traffic. No 2 players can select the same color at the
same time. Who ever gets the most right wins.
Notes/Variations on Play: instead of color you can use vehicle type:
Jeep, pickup, minivan, 18 wheeler, etc.
Comic Strip Game
How to Play: Prior to your trip, Mom or Dad can cut up a cartoon strip
into individual squares. Then, mix up the squares and place them in an
envelope or paper clip them together. On the road, kids will have fun trying
to put the squares back in their original order by taping or gluing the
strips onto a sheet of paper.
Notes/Variations on Play: For a challenge, cut up two or more comic
strips for the kids to put back together.
Commercial Game
How to Play: Players take turns thinking of a commercial slogan or jingle,
such as "Double your pleasure, double your fun" for Double mint Gum. The
other players take turns guessing what the product is. Players can assign
points for each winning guess. The first player to earn a certain number of
points, such as 10, wins.
Cow Game
How to Play: Each person (or team, if there are four or more players) is
assigned the right or left windows of the vehicle. Each person (or team)
counts the number of cows they see out "their" side. Cows are counted until
the trip is completed. The catch? If a cemetery is spotted on "their" side
of the road, "their" cows must be "buried," and they begin counting cows
again, starting from zero. The side with the most cows at the end of the
trip wins. If you are traveling in an area without cows, the game could be
played with other objects, such as mailboxes.
Cribbage
What You'll Need: Good eyes, license plates with 5 (only 5)numbers, and
someone to keep score on a piece of paper
How to Play: Arrange the five numbers to get the best cribbage hand.
Take turns until the first player reaches 121 points. This helped us to
teach our kids to count.
Going' On A Trip
How to Play: Take turns going around the group. First player says, "I'm
going on a trip and I'm going to take an) (object beginning with letter a)."
The second player repeats the phrase including the first item and adds an
item beginning with the letter "b". Play continues through group until last
turn which names 26 items a through z.
Grandma's Cat
What You'll Need: Mouth
How to Play: First player says "Grandma's cat is ____" finishing the
sentence with a one word description starting with letter "A" (like:
adorable). Second player must use letter "B" (black). and so on. Great
vocabulary builder, and older kids like it too.
Grocery Store Game
What You'll Need: Total Concentration!
How to Play: First person starts with Letter "A" by saying, I went to
the grocery store today and bought some Apples. Second person has to repeat
from letter "A" I went to the grocery store today and bought some Apples and
Bread. Continue on with as many people as you want going all the way through
the alphabet. The first person to make a mistake is out and keep going with
the remaining players until you have a winner.
Notes/Variations on Play: The best is when you buy items other than
groceries.
License Plate Challenge
What You'll Need: A good pair of eyes, and your brain. :)
How to Play: Player(s) look out the windows while on highway and search
for different license plates. (Plates of other states/provinces). Begin by
saying what state or province that plate is from, (In the beginning, it can
be any plate), the player(s) then have to find a license plate beginning
with the last letter of the first plate. (e.g. If a player finds a Vermont
plate, they must find a license plate beginning with the letter "T" e.g.
Tennessee, Texas, etc. Game stops when player(s) can't find a state/province
with that plate, or when player(s) give up.
Notes/Variations on Play: For states or provinces with two or more words
(e.g. New York) search for a plate beginning with K (e.g. Kansas) Game can
also be played the same way with anything else (e.g. Car makes/models,
animals, guessing cities, etc).
List Game
What You'll Need: A list of items
made up for each person or team. Can be made ahead of time.
How to Play: Each person or team gets a list of 10 to 15 things that you
may see while driving. Each list is different. such as: police car,
wishing well, airplane, weeping willow tree, white cat, church steeple,
riding lawn mower, no exit sign, golf course,& pizza shop. The first one who
gets all their list wins.
Notes/Variations on Play: You can vary the difficulty of the lists
depending on the ages playing. We find all ages enjoy this game. It can
stretch over several days sometimes, depending on the length and difficulty
of the lists.
Memory Game
How to Play: This game can be played by any number of players, but the
level of difficulty increases with the number of players. Players choose a
category, such as "sports." The first player names a sport, such as
"baseball." The next player then repeats that sport and adds another sport,
such as "football." . The game continues until a player fails to name one of
the items in the correct order. New categories can be chosen and the game
can begin again.
Name Game
How to Play: Players first decide on a category of names, such as TV or
movie stars, musicians, athletes, etc. One player begins by naming someone
in that category, such as "Michael Jordan." The next player then names
someone beginning with the same letter as the last name of "Jordan," such as
"Joe Montana." Players take turns until someone gives up. The game can begin
again with a different category.
Notes/Variations on Play: If you are playing with more than two
players, you can add this challenge. If player one says "Daffy Duck" and
player two says "Donald Duck," it is player one's turn again rather than
player three's turn. This is because player two named someone whose first
and last names had the same initials as player one.
Padital
What You'll Need: Your eyes, nighttime
How to Play: Have at least 2 players watching traffic in either
direction, when you see a car with only one headlight say "Padital" and tap
the roof of whatever you are riding in. A car or truck with a "Padital" is
worth 1 point, a bus is worth 5 points, an 18 wheeler is worth 10, and a
police car automatically wins the game. The game is usually played to 25,
but can go on for how ever long you want. Remember have fun while playing.
Notes/Variations on Play: Best if played at night.
Picture Game
How to Play: One player draws a picture or shape on a piece of paper, but
does not show it to the other players. He or she then describes the picture,
one element at a time. For example, "one vertical line on the left side of
the page". Then, "a half circle across the top of the page," etc. The player
who comes closest to drawing the picture correctly gets a chance to draw a
picture or shape, and the game starts over again.
Rainy Day Easter Egg Huntt
What You'll Need: Colored Paper Scissors Tape
How to Play: Just because it rains or is too cold to go outside on your
Easter camping trip, doesn't mean you can't have the fun of an Easter Egg
Hunt! Space is often limited in RVs, so this is an easy and fun way to have
a hunt despite the weather. Cut out egg shapes with the colored paper. Now
these can be hid nearly anywhere! Tape them to the back of cupboard doors,
poking out between folded clothing, even on the ceiling! (careful using tape
on certain surfaces, some reusable sticking putty may work better).
Notes/Variations on Play: 1. Each egg could be "worth" a certain prize,
which is written on the egg, such as "chocolate bar" or "peanut butter egg."
2. Different shapes can be used for different seasons, such as gingerbread
men at Christmas or Stars on Independence Day. 3. Eggs can also be
colorfully decorated with markers, glitter etc. Be sure to let them dry
before using them.
Reading License Plate Game
How to Play: Observe license plates on other vehicles and "read" what they
"say." For example, the plate "007-BVD" could be read as "James Bond's
underwear." (And, yes, we have seen this one!)
Notes/Variations on Play: Vowels may be added to make up words. For
example, the plate "001-LVR" could be read as "Number one lover".
Sweet Or Sour
What You'll Need: A friendly face!
How to Play: Every one in the car/RV waves at another person in another
car. They must smile and wave at the person for a minute. If that person
smiles back, they are "sweet". If they don't they are "sour". Who ever has
the most "sweet" or "sour" people wins!
Notes/Variations on Play: Every time you get a "sweet" person, you can
eat something sweet, like a jolly rancher, and every time you get a "sour"
person, you eat smoothing sour, like a piece of lemon!
Travel Bingo
What You'll Need: A Pencil and a sheet of paper for each player, with the
name of states randomly marked in rows five across and five down, like a
bingo card, each card marked differently. Can be prepared ahead of time by a
family member.
How to Play: Each player having his or her own bingo card to work from,
searches for vehicles with the states on their card. First person to get a
row calls bingo. More games can continue by erasing the boxes covered, and 4
corners can be played, the letter L or T, or coverall, as in regular bingo
games.
Notes/Variations on Play: Road symbols can be used instead of license
plates. (stop signs, RR crossings, school, pedestrian crossing etc...).
Treasure Map Game
How to Play: Prior to
your trip, Mom or Dad prepares a treasure hunt on an old or unused map.
Begin with one place as "Start." Determine where "Finish" will be and write
it down separately. Describe points along the way, such as "go north at
park," "turn right at bridge," then "take Chester Street," etc. When the
kids think they know the "Finish" destination, have them circle it on the
map. Then, see if they are correct.
Notes/Variations on Play: If there is more than one player, the kids
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