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Chatham, Massachusetts

Chatham, Massachusetts...

This small town is also known as the “First stop of the East Wind”.It is located on the southeast tip of Massachusetts along the 75 mile Cape Cod peninsula. The town is one of the very few in the entire world that is around it on three sides by an oceanic body. In fact, few small towns can claim that you can watch the sunrise over the ocean and set over the ocean from the same town. Since the ocean is such a big...
Woodstock, Vermont

Woodstock, Vermont...

Woodstock in the fallThis well preserved village at the foothills of the Green Mountains is home to a number of great destinations for the entire family. While Woodstock is the Shire town (or county seat) of Windsor County, the population is a mere 3200 people. Despite the small population, this site is popular with tourists as it is home to Vermont’s only national historic Park, a 19th-century model farm, and a...
Littleton, New Hampshire

Littleton, New Hampshire...

Thayers Inn Littleton, New Hampshire has at one time been called the “crossroads of the North country”. This small town was settled in 1770 along the banks of the Ammonoosuc River. Throughout much of its history it has served as a commerce center in the White Mountains regions of New Hampshire. Starting in the late 1700s, Littleton began its settlement as a manufacturing center in the area. The diverse markets...
Oxford

Oxford...

Oxford Lake Oxford Village is about the size of one square mile and is located within the township of Oxford. It is easy to get to through Flint, Michigan or through Port Huron, Michigan. Although the village maintains a small town look and feel you and your family can still have access to modern conveniences. The downtown has an array of unique storefronts which include restaurants, shops, movie theaters, and other business...
The Envelope System

The Envelope System...

Going on a long road trip? Make the most of our website by choosing some games, songs, activities, etc and printing them out for each child. Try to keep in mind the ages of each of the children or passengers in your car. Manila Envelopes are Great for Road Trips Sort the pages into envelopes. Keep activities or games in the envelope such that they would be applicable to all passengers. At designated times of the trip, or...
Castine

Castine...

Popular Bed & Breakfast in CastineCastine, Maine overlooks the beautiful Penobscot Bay. This small town is located on the Blue Hill Peninsula. It is surrounded by lush meadows and quaint wooded villages. Castine is one of the older authentic US new England fishing villages. The streets leading to the store columns are shaded by large, ancient elm trees. The vibrant green of the foliage mixed with the dark blue...
McCall

McCall...

Payette Lake Nestled in between the borders of the Payette national Forest in the western part of the state of Idaho is a quiet little retreat by the name of McCall, Idaho. McCall This isolated destination is home to the beautiful deep blue Payette Lake that is fed by the tree laden mountains that surround the city. When visiting the city, it is often common to see all sorts of wildlife. Elk, deer, and bears are often cited...
Booking Your Summer Vacation: What Are Your Options

Booking Your Summer Vacation: What Are Your Option...

This year a large number of families intend to take a summer vacation. Summer vacations are popular. In fact, they are so popular that it is likely that you are interested in taking one. When it comes to booking a summer vacation, there are a number of ways that you can make your reservations. A Snapshot of the Grand Canyon Before making summer vacation reservations, you will have to select a summer vacation destination....
Mad Libs

Mad Libs...

Mad Libs is a word game that everyone can enjoy. A player is prompted to provide a list of words that will later be substituted into a story. The player is first asked to provide nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. once he or she has filled out those words, they are substituted into a story and read out loud to everyone in the car. These word substitutions often end up being very funny and brings laughs to kids and adults...
Magnetic Word Activities

Magnetic Word Activities...

Pass the hours away on the long drive with some great brain stimulating activities that will have your kids becoming masters of their native tongue. All you need are a set of word magnets and either a small magnetic whiteboard, or even a small cookie sheet. There are a number of activities that passengers of most ages can participate in during the drive. Here are a few suggestions from us: Word Snakes – best for...
Customize Your Face!

Customize Your Face!...

Take drawing in the car to the next level with an inexpensive mirror and a handful of dry erase markers. During that long trip, pass out the mirror and markers to your children. They are likely to spend the next hundred miles or so drawing mustaches, horns, freckles and more on their face through the mirror. The instructions are easy: 1. Look directly in the mirror 2. Take a dry erase marker and start to draw facial features...
Anagrams

Anagrams...

Anagrams are words, phrases, or sentences that are created by mixing up the letters contained in that string. Anagrams have been a popular activity for many centuries. Anagram puzzles even date back to the Roman empire in the middle ages. They are a great way to challenge the mind and keep children mentally engaged during a leg of any road trip. In a typical anagram puzzle, a person will attempt to form a valid word by...
Spelling Words

Spelling Words...

If your children are like mine, they enjoy being challenged mentally. We have found that our children enjoy being quized on familiar spelling words at brief intervals of our road trips. In order to facilitate the use of road trip spelling bees, we have created some spelling word lists and grouped them according to different word levels. These lists are by no means scientifically selected. We simply chose words that we thought...
Mental Math

Mental Math...

GAME RULES: All computations are to be done mentally. There is to be no writing on paper, on their hands, on the car, etc. Participants may write invisibly in the air and/or use their fingers and body parts. Talking is outlawed. Also, no calculators are allowed. THE PROCESS Read a list of computations slowly allowing everyone to make the calculations in their head. When you are finished with all of the questions, ask if...
Riddles for the Road

Riddles for the Road...

One activity that our family loves to do on the road is to work on riddles together. Riddles can be tailored down to even the smaller aged children. You could take turns having each person in the car read a riddle (or make up one) for the rest of the vehicle occupants. The family will have a great time taking turns trying to work together in figuring out what the solution is. We have some riddles that might help you get...
Make Thank You Cards

Make Thank You Cards...

Several of our Road Trips take us to see family and friends. Usually this involves activities and such that require the time and resources of others. One way to show your appreciation and keep the kids busy at the same time is to have the family write thank you notes to those whom you have visited. Bring an envelope or box full of cards, crayons, stickers, markers, etc that the kids can use in the car to design and write...
Finding State License Plates

Finding State License Plates...

This activity is best used on road trips where there is a lot of traffic. Give everyone either a map of the US or a list of all the states in the USA. On your trip, try to identify how many state license plates you can see. This isn’t really a game, rather an activity where everyone can help each other by calling out license plates for everyone to circle. For your convenience, we have added useful printable pages...
Sudoku

Sudoku...

Most people are familiar with the logic number puzzle that swept the world by storm in the 1990’s. The object of the puzzle is to fill a 9×9 grid of numbers such that there are no repetition of digits in either a row, a column, or in a 3×3 sub-grid on the puzzle. Each puzzle comes with a set number of cells are that have numbers provided as a starting point. The puzzle solver attempts to place digits in...
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean...

My Bonnie lies over the ocean My Bonnie lies over the sea My Bonnie lies over the ocean So bring back my Bonnie to me Bring back, Bring back Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me Bring back, Bring back Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me...
BINGO

BINGO...

There was a farmer who had a dog And Bingo was his name-o. B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O And Bingo was his name-o Repeat. Each time you sing the next verse substitute a letter with a clap....
Bringing Home a Baby Bumble Bee

Bringing Home a Baby Bumble Bee...

I’m bring home my baby bumble bee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m bring home my baby bumble bee Ouch! It stung me! I’m smashing up my baby bumble bee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m smashing up my baby bumble bee Ugh! What a mess! I’m licking up my baby bumble bee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m licking up my baby bumble bee Eww! I feel sick! I’m...
Ants go Marching

Ants go Marching...

The ants go marching ____ (one) by _____ (one) Hurah, hurrah The ants go marching ____ (one) by _____ (one) Hurrah, Hurrah! The anys go martching one by one, The little one stopped to ________ (action – see below) And they all go marching Down To the grouond To get out of the rain Bum, bum, bum Activities for the spots above. You can make your own up, but have them rhyme with the number you are singing about. 1 Suck his...
Alice

Alice...

Alice, where are you going? Up-stairs to take a bath Alice, with legs like toothpicks And a neck like a giraffe-raf-raf Alice, stepped into the bathtub Pulled out the plug OH MY GOODNESS OH MY SOUL There goes Alice down the hole! Alice, where are you going? Glub, glub, glub Without your towel!...
Bill Grogan’s Goat

Bill Grogan’s Goat...

Bill Grogan’s Goat Was feeling fine Ate three red shirts Right off the line Bill took a stick Gave him a whack And tied him to The railroad track The whistle blew The train grew nye Bill Grogan’s Goat Was doomed to die He gave three groans Of awwwwwful pain Coughed up the shirts And flagged the train But one of those shirts Got caught in his throat And that was the end Of Bill Grogans...
Bear Song

Bear Song...

The other day (echo) I met a bear (echo) Out in the woods (echo) A-way out there(echo) Altogether: The other day I met a bear out in the woods a-way out there. (Continue in a similar manner) He said to me “Why don’t you run? I see you ain’t Got any gun” And so I ran Away from there But right behind Me was that bear Ahead of me I saw a tree A great big tree Oh glory be The nearest branch Was 10 feet...
Apples & Bananas

Apples & Bananas...

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas A I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays E I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees I I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-ny-nys I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-ny-nys O I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos I...
Clementine

Clementine...

In a cavern, in a canyon, Excavating for a mine, Dwelt a miner, forty-niner And his daughter Clementine. CHORUS Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling, Clementine Thou art lost and gone forever, Dreadful sorry, Clementine. Light she was and like a fairy, And her shoes were number nine, Herring boxes without topses Sandals were for Clementine CHORUS Drove she ducklings to the water Every morning just at nine, Hit her foot...
There’s a Hole in the Bucket

There’s a Hole in the Bucket...

(Boys) There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. (Girls) So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what should I fix it, dear Liza, with what? With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw. But the straw is...
Found a Peanut

Found a Peanut...

(To The Tune Of: Clementine) Found a peanut, found a peanut, Found a peanut just now, Just now I found a peanut, Found a peanut just now. Cracked it open, cracked it open, Cracked it open just now, Just now I cracked it open, Cracked it open just now. It was rotten, it was rotten, It was rotten just now, Just now it was rotten, It was rotten just now. Ate it anyway, ate it anyway, Ate it anyway just now, Just now I ate it...
Botticelli

Botticelli...

Botticelli is a fun game to play in the car – involving everyone who is old enough to think logically. Botticelli is sort of like a twenty questions game with the object of the game being to identify a person that people in the car or group should know. To being with, one person is chosen as “The Thinker” or “The Chooser” (whichever term you like). The Thinker will then silently choose a...
Paper Battleship Game

Paper Battleship Game...

Most of us remember Battleship as a game that was played with two plastic boards that let you plug in ships and pegs for game play. The first versions of Battleship, however, started out as a paper and pencil game. Some names given to the game include Salvo or Broadsides. It was 1967 when Milton Bradley issued their version of the game of Battleship. Rather than relying on pencil and paper, the box included two plastic...
In This – But not In That

In This – But not In That...

This is a fun game that works well with older children rather than younger ones. One person chooses a general categorization rule that can lump different words or things into an either/or situation. The person then names two things or words – one that “goes in” and another that does not. The other people in the car try to guess the rule. Example: Rule: Words with double vowels (“oo”,...
The Alphabet Game

The Alphabet Game...

The object of the game is to get as far as you can down the alphabet naming items that belong to a particular category. For example, someone chooses a topic such as Places, Food, Names, Cars, Instruments, Stores, Sports, Stars, Sports Stars, or Family Members. The group goes around in circle. The first person names an item within the topic that starts with the letter “A”. The next person has to then come up with...
Street Sign Scavanger Hunt

Street Sign Scavanger Hunt...

With this game you give all the occupants in the car a sheet of street signs. During a segment of the road trip they have to keep their eyes peeled for these signs. The first person to see a sign that they need on the list “claims” the sign so that no one else can use that particular sign for their list (however, if they find the same sign later on down the road, they can use that one). The object of the game is...
Bingo Games

Bingo Games...

Partial Screenshot of a Traffic Sign Bingo Card Bingo is a fun game for nearly all ages. Our bingo cards are dynamically generated – allowing you to print out a different card every time. Feel free to print bingo cards and laminate them for future use if you care to. How to Play Each person in the car is given a different bingo card. During the road trip, as the players spot items similar to what is on the card (eg....
Two Truths and a Lie

Two Truths and a Lie...

One person in the vehicle tells the group three statements about himself or herself. Of the three statements, two are true and one is a lie. Everyone tries to guess which one is the lie. One fun adaptation of this game is to give everyone some skittles, M&M’s, or other small candy. For every person that guesses their lie, they have to give one of their candies to each of the individuals. NOTE: This does not work...
Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions...

A player thinks of an object, person, or place. The player can also declare it as an animal, vegetable, or mineral. Then people in the vehicle then start asking questions trying to narrow down the possibilities of what the person is thinking of. Questions must be able to be answered in “yes” or “no” format. It is best to ask general questions at first that narrow down the possible solutions before you...
Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock, Paper, Scissors...

Two players both count aloud to three, or speak the name of the game (e.g. “Rock! Paper! Scissors!”), each time raising one hand in a fist and swinging it down on the palm for every count. On the third count, the players change their hands into one of three hand formations: Rock, represented by a closed fist. Paper, represented by an open hand. Scissors, represented by the index and middle fingers extended. The...
First and Last – Geography

First and Last – Geography...

Start with the name of a place (eg. Maryland). The next person has to think of a place that begins with the last letter of “Maryland”. Continue this pattern over and over again until someone cannot think of a response. Once a person misses a response, they are out. The next person has to inherit the letter that took the prior person out of the game. Continue in this manner until there is only one person...
One Car Over – Story Game

One Car Over – Story Game...

Everyone takes turns examining a car driving right next to you. They are to look at the car itself (inside and out) and the people within the car. Once they have gotten a sufficient look at the neighboring vehicle that person makes up a story that involves the occupants of the car, or the car...
She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain

She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain...

She’ll be coming round the mountain When she comes (Toot, toot!) She’ll be coming round the mountain When she comes (Toot, toot!) She’ll be coming round the mountain, She’ll be coming round the mountain, She’ll be coming round the mountain When she comes (Toot, toot!) She’ll be driving six white horses When she comes (Whoa back!) She’ll be driving six white horses When she comes (Whoa...
Word Building

Word Building...

Everyone works together to build a word one letter at a time. Each successive player adds a letter and must have a real word in mind. When a person cannot come up with a letter they are out and the next person has a chance. The person that finishes the word and is the only one in the game...
Alphabet Memory

Alphabet Memory...

Start from the beginning of the alphabet. The first person will pick a letter and find a word or object starting with that letter. The next person must first say the previous letters and their corresponding word and then add the next letter and word. Move as far as you can through the alphabet. For example, Adam and Suzie are playing… {Adam}A is for apple. {Suzie}A is for apple; B is for bike. {Adam}A is for apple; B...