You know that endless questions from children… “Are we there yet? Is it far? How long will we drive? How much more?” and ultimately “I’m bored!!!”

As you are planning ahead your trip, making the reservation in the hotel, budgeting and collecting informations about places and sights, you should not forget to plan the driving time – from rests to games on the trip.

There are plenty of electronic games and gadgets such as a Nintendo ds, portable DVD player, hand held games, etc. You can buy travel size board games of Yahtzee, scrabble, backgammon and more.

Take a look at the selection of travel- toys for toddlers and preschoolers.

But some of the best travel games are free and give much fun for both kids and adults:

• The Alphabet Game – the goal of the game is to collect the letters from A to Z – who sees it first, it’s his. You can search for the letters on license plates, on signs, billboards or however you decide. You can choose to collect only first letters or the letters in the middle as well.
• I’m thinking of.. – one chooses something within a car and gives hints about it, until someone guesses it. Or one can think of an animal (or any other subject) and others are questioning about the attributes of it in such a manner, that one can answer only Yes or No, until someone guesses the right animal or subject.
• License Plate Game – you need to “collect”  (see) license plates from different countries, the one with the most countries wins. For this game you could use paper and pen for te help.
• Words that start with… (letter) - someone chooses a letter and the all are naming the words, that start with that letter. Whoever can not think of one, goes out and the winner is the one, who stays the longest.

You can get much more travel games and ideas at MOM’s MINIVAN or at car-travel-games.co.uk.

I recommend you also take a look at these books at Amazon.com:

• Best Travel Activity Book Ever (Backseat Books)
• Are We There Yet (Backseat Books)
• Miles of Smiles: 101 Great Car Games and Activities