10 Fun Printable Car Travel Games and Ideas for Kids
I’ve been thinking about vacation…and thinking about how we no longer have our big van for the kids to spread out and have some space for long drives anymore. I miss those days of long and short trips as we played fun car travel games while we traveled along!
If you’re looking for simple, ready-to-go road trip printables, I created a set that includes bingo, scavenger hunts, and more — perfect for keeping kids busy in the car.
For more simple ideas, check out my full guide: How I Keep Kids Busy on Road Trips Without Screens
There’s nothing worse than taking a road trip and having the kids squabble and argue along the way. So check out these fun ideas for your next road trip!
Printable Car Travel Games and Ideas for keeping kids happy and content on a road trip!
The most important thing is that you enjoy each other!
This first one is for the older crew from I Heart Organizing! I love that each plate is visual so kids can look fast as cars go by.
What trip would be complete without a game of Road Trip Bingo!? This cute Road Trip Bingo Game will keep the kiddos happy for hours!
Shock Proof 8×21 Kids Binoculars Set – For
Binoculars have always been an all time favorite family travel item for our kids. Kids love to look out the window and see into the mountains, tall grass and yes even to see the car license plates in front of us! Perfect for the License Plate Games!
At night they can stare at the stars as you travel along. Very fun!
Another Amazingly awesome printable idea for teaching patience and making a game of it..with a prize at the end! Yay! Thank you Design Mom!
Ok…I know this isn’t a printable..but it’s just so cute..you could put the binder full of printable car travel games inside the pocket! Thank you Amazing Mae!
Everyone loves Dot to Dots! Here are some super cute and FREE ones to print out from Raising Our Kids!
A great set of Fun Mazes for kids to adventure through as they travel. Raising Our Kids has LOTS of cute FREE Mazes to print out for your binder!
Older kids usually always love Doodle Art..so have them draw a Doodle Art of their Name! Thank you Make and Takes!
I love this idea…and so simple! These are really fun! Rainbow Rice Eye Spy Bottle…Thank you Pink and Green Mama!
Just in case you want to just buy something instead of make it…which by the way is perfectly OK, I put together a full guide with easy, screen-free road trip activities for kids.
More fun car travel games, gadgets and books that the kids will love!
I am SUPER in LOVE with these fun new cameras for kids!! This would be super great for a road trip! The camera really works and takes selfies, has games... it does everything.
I saw this the other day when I was shopping for one of my granddaughters birthdays and thought it was really cool!!
AND just in case you didn’t know…the kids can take pictures with it! Keeps the kids looking out the window for fun and interesting things to take pictures of!
Everyone loves National Geographic right!?
National Geographic Kids Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas:
I don’t think I know anyone that does not love the quality and fun that National Geographic puts into their magazines. This Ultimate U.S. Car Road Trip Atlas is no exception!
Have the kids follow along and see if they can find the local sights and scenes along the way.
I just love, love, love this game! Lots of interesting, funny and fun cards to “stare” at and then guess what was in the picture!
Don’t forget the snacks for your Road Trip!
What are some of the boredom busters you use for travel trips…short or loooong?
hi! Just wanted to let you know I will be sharing a link to this post next Monday…5/25/2015. It is a great round up! Thanks so much for all the info! kim at http://www.huntandhost.com
Thank you Kim! 😀 Have a blessed day!
Thank you so much for sharing these great Ideas we will be taking a 9 day trip and spending 5 days in the car with the kids. I greatly appreciate the insight you have given as I want my kids to have travel games like i did and not just use their electronics the whole time.
Great collection of ideas, Shari! My kids are going to love them.
Awesome list! We are heading on a road trip and will se some of them!
What cute ideas! We never had things like this when my kiddos were little. I will pass these on to parents I know needs them 😉
I love these ideas – we don’t have a road trip planned this summer – but we are preparing for a 9hour flight in November when the littles will be almost 2, so I’m in research mode to find enough things that are light enough to carry but will keep them occupied! I’m adding these to the list.
These are such cute and fun ideas – I hate just plopping the kids in front of a movie on the road.
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Love this collection! Thanks so much!
You are welcome Anna and thank you for stopping by!! 🙂
y dont i see the collection?
Hi Talia! So sorry, my website was down for about an hour at this time. It is now up and running tip top and the travel games and ideas are up! Thanks so much for stopping by and I’m sorry for the inconvenience 🙁