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Entertainment for 12 hour Road Trip

NaplesWifeyNaplesWifey
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Sorry, I know this probably gets asked quite a bit, but I haven't been on here lately....

We are driving 12 hours next week to go visit Grandma & Grandpa, and I'm looking for ideas of new & exciting things to bring to keep the girls entertained. We have a DVD player so I will definitely be bringing that, and we both have iPhones (I have a ton of games on mine already, but any recs are welcome!). I was thinking of picking up a couple new things, so just wondering if you have any recs of things that were a hit with your child.

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Re: Entertainment for 12 hour Road Trip

  • the_jackpotthe_jackpot member

    Could you make an i-spy type of game-  a card w/ pictures of things that your kids will see and have them put on stickers as they encounter those things- cow, truck, school bus etc.?

    Wrap small toys and give them a new one every 2 hrs or so.

    Etch a sketch, latch puzzles, flash cards, lacing toys 

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  • omurrayomurray
    We recently did a 16 hr car trip with our 4 yr old.  We took the DVD player and I got a bunch of videos/movies he's never seen before from the library.  I also got a fresh batch of books from the library for him and audio books he hadn't heard before.  I did get a few items from the dollar store and wrapped them and gave them to him when he needed a distraction. 
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  • MrsJoeyMrsJoey
    We just did a 9 1/2 hour trip and we let each kid pack a back pack full of theyre fave toys. Also had Crayola Color Wonder kits and the Ixl and leapster for games, also brought dvd player and dvds. The kids also got snacks as they pleased and took naps : ) Good Luck! Ours did really good.
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  • jeroljerol

    For one trip, I made my own "I spy"game using a plastic bottle and rice.  And then I put little trinkets/smal object in there and told them what to find.  So, they have to turn it and shake it to find them.  I also put items in a paper bag and gave them every hour.....new book, DVD, CD, snacks, toys, etc.

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    Colorforms (remember those?!?!) 

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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    My girls have dry erase boards in the car which they love and they now make dry erase crayons so way less messy.  I just help them erase them and then they start all over.  Plan for stops at least every 2-3 hours and let them run around.  Lots of snacks. lots of movies.
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  • CubbyMamaCubbyMama

    This site has tons of ideas and printable BINGO games and stuff:

     https://www.momsminivan.com/

    I also found out they make washable dry erase markers now, which makes me much more willing to allow them in the car!  =)  My girls go nuts for cheap little junk from the dollar store, and I never buy that stuff, but for our road trip I may grab a few things just for novelty.  I also ordered some kids' audio books from amazon (Dr. Seuss read by celebrities, and Flat Stanley series) and will burn CD's of non-annoying kids' songs soon (I recently borrowed the first Curious George movie so that soundtrack and Jack Johnson in general will now count as "their" music without making DH and I want to poke our eyes out listening to Dora or "The Wheels on the Bus" 90,000 times).

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  • flgatorflgator member
    No ideas besides a DVD player, books, magna doodle, etc. Just wanted to say it takes so long to drive out of FL!  We're in SE FL.  hope you have a fun and safe trip!
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  • RoxBrideRoxBride member

    We just survived a 24 hour each way car trip.

    What worked best where these search and find books from Costco.  They are like a huge pad with tons of pages of Pixar or Disney themed search pages.  That thing kept her entertained for HOURS.

    They were cheap too.

    We also took a ton of post card stamps and every stop we made picked up post cards, and she's color the back and we'd send them to whoever.  She really looked forward to the activity, especially once the first one arrived and Grandma's house and grandma made a big deal on the phone about getting it in the mail.

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  • AsquaredAsquared member

    check out smethport magnetic scenes on amazon

    https://www.amazon.com/Patch-Products-Inc-Magnetic-Playset/dp/B00005C12F/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1310360637&sr=8-3

    I bought 3 different sets and Melissa and Doug have something like it too that I picked up at Toy r us for our looooooong flight coming up.  Luckily not 12 hours though. :-)  At least you can get out and run around if you have too.  GL!

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