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Keep Kids Entertained in the Car

June 3, 2015 by Emilee Evans

We’ve been in the car a lot lately. We took a trip over to Chicago, which could be a 5 hour drive, but if you have to go through Chicago like we did, it added another 2 hours! Most of the other drives are only an hour one way, but that hour can be exhausting when kids aren’t entertained! It’s not always easy to keep kids entertained in the car, though! We have a DVD player, but I am always looking for ways to keep the kids entertained that doesn’t involve screen time!
Keep Kids Entertained in the Car
Disclosure: I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Regardless, all opinions are my own.
Insure my Rental Car has put together a variety of great travel games to play in the car. They make it easy and convenient to put together a great pack of resources by simply printing out a variety of games! There are a total of 6 different in-car activities that are fun and easy to play and, best of all, they’re free! You not only don’t have to come up with activities yourself – but you can get them for no cost as well!
For my review, I received an entertainment pack including the activities available for printing. I would definitely recommend putting together an activity pack like this to make a complete activity pack! The “extras” are easy! Be sure you have a big folder to keep all the printable activities as well as crayons, pencils or pens, a clip board, and any extra activities you’d like to include! This travel pack also included a great CD of Disney songs, which turned out to be a big hit!
For a CD, be sure to include a CD of fun, catchy songs to which the kids can sing along! By the time we got to Chicago, all three kids knew the songs because they just wanted to keep listening to them! Listening to music is great because it’s something they can do “in the background” while they’re going other activities as well!
Disney Soundtracks Collection
As for the printed activities, the kids LOVED them! Their particular favorite was the Car Bingo. After getting a “Bingo,” though, they decided they wanted to keep going and fill up the whole card. We laughed because the last thing our son needed was sheep, and we weren’t exactly driving in a rural area, yet we drove right beside a truck of sheep, and one of them was sticking its head out! Ha! I love that the activities were not only entertaining for them, but it created a memorable experience for the whole family!
In addition to Car Bingo in which you fill a space on your Bingo sheet based on things you see, other activities include:

  • The Alphabet Game – look for different objects that begin with that letter.
  • Consequences – take turns drawing a section of a person/creature’s body, folding the page as they go. Once completed, unfold the paper to reveal your creation!
  • Car Search – look for as many car manufacturers as you can & match them to the manufacturer’s logos on the sheet.
  • Traffic Jam – a color race to the finish.
  • Plate Hunt – spot as many number plates from the different States as possible.

The kids had a blast with all the games! So be sure to head over and print your free travel games today and add them to your activity folder. Once you use up a game, simply print a new one and add it the folder!
Where will you be traveling this year?

One More Day!

July 3, 2013 by Emilee Evans

Tomorrow is the day! We will be off on our trip to Houston with the Go Houston! Travel Bloggers. We’re getting everything packed and ready to go so we can leave in the morning. We’ll drop our pup off at our friend’s house and then we’ll be off on our 3-hour drive!
We actually visit Houston fairly regularly since we both have family there, though we usually stay at my grandparents’ lake house on Lake Livingston since there are no dogs there. Then we don’t have to worry about taking our pup with us and upsetting other dogs since some of our family have dogs that don’t always like big dogs. Houston is actually where my husband was born and raised. It’s where I met him when I decided to move there from Ohio for a change of pace. It’s where we got engaged, married, and had our first son. In a few months (or whenever his medical retirement with the military is complete) it’s most likely where we’ll be living again!
*Flash-back photo: Here we are right after we got married!*
married
The fun thing is, the kids will get to experience some of the best attractions and entertainment in Houston this weekend that they’ve never experienced. Actually, there are many I and even my husband haven’t experienced! So, we are beyond excited to take a vacation “home” and share it with our kids and experience even more of what Houston has to offer!
I can’t wait to watch the CityCentre fireworks from our beautiful Hotel Sorella. I can’t wait for all the wonderful food, movie, attractions, and more! If you’re not already following me via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram – I will be sharing our trip along the way. I will be posting reviews shortly after the trip! I can’t wait to share!
What are your plans for the holiday weekend?

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