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.

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 just when you feel the time is right, break out an envelope. Let one child open the envelope and distribute the contents to their siblings. Spend the next segment of your trip doing the activity or game that was contained in the envelope.

Our family takes turns opening the envelopes so that during the trip all the children are able to open at least one envelope.

You will find that the kids will enjoy having a turn at opening the envelopes and distributing their contents around the car. Additionally, it provides a way for you to break up the trips into smaller milestones.

This method is a great way for families to interact during a long road trip. Our children have always loved what we have named “the envelope system”. Nearly every road trip we take, we get questioned as to whether or not we have prepared any envelopes for the trip.

One Response to “The Envelope System”

1. marlee manhad says:

   October 8, 2010 at 8:26 am

   awsome i loved that my 6 kids loved them.