Summer Road Trips: 6-10

Malia Jacobson,

ELEMENTARY YEARS 6-10: Fun and Games

Elementary-age kids are excellent travel companions. They’re young enough to appreciate the wonder of a trip and old enough to engage in car games. Turn a car trip into a fun learning opportunity by playing travel bingo: Make a list or grid of geographical markers, landmarks and historical attractions along your route that kids can mark off as you go (check out momsminivan.com for printable travel bingo cards, tic-tac-toe boards and other free travel games). Head off “Where are we, anyway?” queries by giving kids a map of your travel route so they can chart your progress. To fire up kids’ imaginations, pull out Story Starters in a Jar cards (Free Spirit Publishing, $9.99). Let family members take turns pulling out the cards and spinning tall tales.

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