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Mom's Minivan O' Fun
Car Travel Activities for Kids
By Laurel Smith
Have Bubble Gum Blowing Contests
The weirder the gum the better. Get it at the rest areas and try all the different flavors.
The License Plate Game
Print a U.S. map off the computer and color in the states as you see license plates from each one. See if you can get all 50 states between Memorial Day and Labor Day. You might even record the time and date and the state where you saw it. This can be a family project as you build your "collection" of license plates together.
Cats Cradle or String Loops
You just need a piece of string for this one. See if you can make "Jacob's Ladder," "Kitty Whiskers" or play Cats Cradle!
Magnetic Board Games
Do your children know how to play classic board games like Chess, Backgammon, Checkers or Chinese Checkers? What better time to learn than in the car to pass the time! The magnetic car versions of these games are nice because they are small and compact and have easy ways to store the pieces so they don't get lost.
Counting Cows
Count the cows you see on your side of the car. If you pass a cemetery on your side of the car, you lose all your cows. The one with the most cows wins.
