Travelling with children can be a challenge, especially if they are over-excited and you have a long journey ahead of you. When it comes to going on any road trip with kids, I always make sure I am prepared including checking my car’s condition, packing essentials, and preparing my children for the trip including having road trip games printables.
When it comes to a long road trip I always try to ensure that my car has been serviced and that I have made sure the tyres are all inflated correctly, washer fluid topped up and as one of us suffers terribly from hay fever and another from eczema a new pollen filter will help reduce dust making the journey much more comfortable for the whole family.
When my childrenWhen my children were younger we avoided screens when travelling due to travel sickness and this seems to be a common side effect according to information from passportsandadventures.com. So I make sure that our road trip activities are all screen-free and concentrate on classic games such as Eye Spy and the car number plate game ( either looking out for a particular number or characteristic of a number plate or thinking of a word or phrase that corresponds to the letters of the registration).
Free Printable Road Trip Games
I have always been rewarded on a trip when I print out a selection of road trip games including road trip bingo, word searches, colouring and games that can be played on paper. I print out a binder full for each of the passengers and then add some colouring pens, crayons and pencils. I find that using a hard backed binder (the one that you use a hole punch to pop the paper in) as it provides a solid base.
Printable Games
To start with I have a simple printable book of paper games including hangman, tic-tac-toe, four in a row and the dots and boxes game. These simple puzzles are great for various ages.
Road Trip Word Search
Word searches are great for young readers. See how many of these 20 words your child can find on this travel word search.
Road Trip Bingo
We have two different Bingo games or scavenger hunts for your adventure. One is a travel bingo with road signs, different vehicles and much more and the other is a car badge bingo.
Road Trip Colouring Pages
I am a massive fan of colouring pages, they are a great way of keeping children occupied and even older children too. I mean I am quite happy to spend time colouring. So to keep things interesting and then all occupied we have over 80 pages for you to download and choose from.
How to Download Your Road Trip Printables
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All you need to do is add click on add to cart and they will be added to your shopping cart. When you are finished click on the orange shopping trolley at the top right of your page and follow the instructions on the screen. You will not be charged and the free pdf file will be available for you to download immediately and will also be emailed to your inbox.
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Road Trip Games Book£0.00
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Road Trip Bingo
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Road Trip Word Search£0.00
Other Things to pack on a Road Trip for your Child
have always tried to ensure that I have anything we may need when going on a road trip, including my child’s favourite soft toy. If there is only you and the children in the car, then you will need to make sure that they can pick up anything that they might drop otherwise, they will cry until you stop and that can be really stressful (trust me I have been there). In the end, I used to put a special soft lead onto their teddy and attach it to their car seat.
- A travel organiser that goes on to the back of the front seat is really handy to keep everything accessible to your child.
- Drink and snacks that they can open and close themselves. Pouch yougurts are great as is water in sports bottles.
- Audiobooks are perfect for long journeys.
- Emergency travel sick pack – I would pack a Tupperware with a lid, paper, wipes, a change of clothes and a towel just in case.
