“Are we nearly there yet ?” Only parents who have never heard that in the car, raise their hand !
Sometimes travelling during the holidays can seem very long (for children and consequently for the parents !). It is therfore necessary to be extremely imaginitive ! Occupying your children and make the journey more pleasant for everybody.
Here we go, we have some ideas for you:
- The classic: For example, find a red car. The first one who finds it wins. You will be impressed to what extent the desire to find and to win will override the desire to have a loo stop 😉
- You can also challenge your children by finding a word that starts with the first letter on a drivers license plate. Besides by keeping them busy they also develop their vocabulary.
- Give them quizzes. All subjects work well : music (mention various artists ) cinema (how many Walt Disney titles ? ), animals (find 5 animals beginning with the letter M) … The possibilities are endless, and besides not only being amusing it will stimulate their memory ! If you are lacking inspiration, don’t hesitate to use questions on board games for ideas.
- Music could be your saviour during this journey. Think of taking their favorite CD, they will happily sing out loud creating an amusing journey (also think of taking a box of aspirin;)).
- Take books: if your children are at a young age take books with images. It can distract them for a few moments. Avoid books with lots of text as reading in the car sometimes can cause car sickness.
- There are numerous possibilities to keep your bambinos busy before you arrive at your destination !
- Start your holiday in a positive way. Have surprises games in store !
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