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Our last road trip activities for kids post has been read more than 50,000 times! And it’s been shared more than 8,000 times.  Wow – people really liked our ideas! It was full of the ideas we came up with to survive travelling with kids on a long road trip.  I’ve got a new tool in my family travel arsenal: Road Trip Printables!

Our last real road trip was 5 years ago and as we plan our next long road trip I’m happy to reread the former one and remember the tips!  

I don’t know how I forgot some of them – I’m adding aluminum foil to my list right now. 😜

This year our kids will be older: 11 and 13.  We expect our ride to be smoother than last time – for one they’ve both got bigger bladder capacity now.   (This time I don’t expect our son to need to publicly urinate in front of state troopers .)

But this time around we are spending more total hours in the car travelling from Ontario to Calgary, Alberta and back.  Dang, Ontario is big – it’s going to take two days just to get to the border from home!

We need some new ideas to keep our family amused during these extra long hours in the car.

I decided to find a whole bunch of free printable road trip car games and make a huge folder of them to spread out over the drive.  

I plan to also bring some plastic sheet protectors and low odor dry erase markers to reuse the best games.  ‘Cause I ain’t bringing a printer on this trip with us.

It would seem like a waste to just amass such a great list for ourselves when we can share them all with you!   So here’s a list of 25+ great free road trip printables – games worth printing for your long drive ahead.

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15 Printable Road Trip Activities & Travel Games

By: Author Jacquie Fisher

Posted on Published: December 3, 2021

Categories Travel Fun

The *NEW* printables are here — road trip activities and travel games for kids and tweens !

Summer has finally arrived and you know that that means?

It’s Road Trip Season!!

Yes, that’s totally a thing 😉

We LOVE to get out and explore A LOT so keeping kids busy en route with printable road trip games & activities is a must!

And now we’ve pulled them all together for you in one AMAZING new printable set!

Whether you’re getting ready for your first car trip or are a road trippin’ pro, take a peek at these AWESOME printable games, activities and planning pages that will keep kids busy and make planning your next car trip a breeze!

15 Road Trip Activities and Games (printables!)

We really love to travel a lot with our family, especially by car.

If you’re read our 50 Road Trip Hacks & Tips ,  you’ll know that the one thing I highly recommend is bringing along some fun activities that are sure to keep kids & tweens occupied!

So our *newest* set of printables will quickly help you keep the kids busy with LOTS of games, activities & challenges!

• Fun activities for kids to play on their own and also ones for families to play together.
• Traditional games like I-Spy and “Would you rather…” questions
• And Unique activities like the Road Trip Challenge & “Road Trip Bucks” Incentive system which can ONLY be found in this Travel Pack!

Plus we’ve included some great printable resources to help you save time while planning your trip too!

The Road Trip Activities Pack includes 36 printable pages:

• an 8-page Road Trip Travel Journal,
• 10 Fun games & activities like I-Spy, Scavenger Hunt, “Would You Rather…” questions & MORE!
• PLUS the “Road Trip Bucks: Rewards for Good Behavior” System (this is PURE gold for inspiring positive behavior on the trip!)
• And planning pages for adults: a Road Trip checklist & “What to Pack” planner too!

Printable Travel Activities & Games for Kids and Tweens

The pack includes independent travel activities and games for kids & tweens :

• An 8-page Road Trip Travel Journal
• a Road Trip Challenge game
• (2) Road Trip I Spy Game (a color & a black/white version that doubles as a coloring page)
• a Road Trip ABC Scavenger Hunt
• a Doodle Page
• “How Many Words Can You Make”? Activity
• and an Autograph Page (for fun people you meet on the trip!)

Get the Road Trip Activities Pack NOW!

Road Trip Challenge: A Travel Scavenger Hunt

One of my FAVORITE activities in the pack is the Road Trip Challenge!

It’s part scavenger hunt, part building life skills and part learning!!

Kids need to complete various items during the trip —

• easy activities such as “find a license plate from a state that’s not where you live”
• life skills like “help pack the car for the trip!”
• learning activities such as calculating how many miles you’ll drive on the trip
• and items that keep them searching — “find a car with a dog in it!”

Print the challenge off for each kid traveling with you and have a friendly competition to see who can check off the most items before you get to your destination 😉

Not only does it keep kids occupied throughout the whole trip, it’s also a wonderful way to get them to chip in and help, be more observant and document their travels.

Printable Road Trip Journal for Kids & Tweens

This is an AWESOME way to make & record memories while you travel The 8-page Road Trip Journal is so colorful and invites kids & tweens can document their trip (and squeeze in a little writing during the summer months too 😉

And we’ve also included some super fun Signature Boxes with the pack – one for all family members to sign so you have a handwritten memory of who traveled with you and the other is an ‘autograph’ page for any else that you meet during your trip!

Road Trip Games for Families to Play Together

This packet includes the following road trip games for kids and adults to enjoy:

• Once Upon a Car Ride Counting Game
• “Would You Rather…” Road Trip edition
• “What’s the First thing you should do…?” Questions
• and the “How Many Words Can You Make”? Activity is also a fun one for all ages!

 Each of these games will inspire some fun conversations and help families to get to know one another during the long ride. 

They’re also great for enhancing memory & communication skills too!

Printable Road Trip Planners

Also included are additional resources for adults planning the trip:

• a Road Trip checklist
• a “What to Pack” Trip planning printable
• and the Road Trip Incentive Money along with Spend & Earn Charts

The Road Trip Checklist will help you easily prepare for your next family car trip! It includes what to do to get the car ready for your trip, must-have tech items and tips for organizing the car to be sure everyone has their own space!

The Trip Planning & Packing List is a great tool to help you quickly know what items you’ll need to pack based on what activities you’ll do on your trip.  Use it to create a master packing list of clothes, shoes, gear and other must-have necessities.

Road Trip Rewards & Play Travel Money

And I’m saving the best for last — the “ Road Trip Bucks: Travel Incentives for Good Behavior” system !!

Seriously, this is so EASY to do on the trip and an AWESOME way to inspire kids to help out, find quiet activities to do and not constantly ask to be using tech!

The goal of Road Trip Bucks is to give kids options for positive behaviors while traveling, such as helping to keep the car clean, playing a game with siblings, reading a book, etc.

You choose what behaviors will earn Road Trip Bucks & how the earned play money is spent during your trip.

We’ve included ALL the following items in the printable Road Trip Activities Pack to help you get started:

• Road Trip Bucks (3 pages of travel-themed play money to print & use)
• A sample chart listing various “Activities” kids can do to earn Road Trip money
• A blank “How to Earn Road Trip Bucks” chart you can fill in with your own activities & ideas
• A list of rewards kids can buy with their Road Trip bucks
• And a blank “How to Spend Road Trip Bucks” chart that you can tailor with your own incentives!

YES!! I want the Road Trip Activities Pack!!

Just print off the Road Trip money, fill in your own activities & earning ideas and hang the charts in the car when you start your trip!

I like to hand out money as it’s earned – each child gets their own envelope so they can keep track of their money on the trip.  BONUS:  this is also a great math activity while traveling 😉

While we’ve included travel-themed activities for our examples, you can also expand on those options too.

Here are a few other ideas you might include as “Activities Kids Can Do”:

• Help get the dog/cat ready before the trip
• Pack your own backpack for the trip
• Follow our route on a map while we drive
• Finish your summer reading assignment
• Learn about places we’ll visit on the trip

After earning all that money, kids can’t wait to spend it!

I like to be sure kids are really ‘earning’ their reward so I usually price the rewards at $2 – $10 which means they’ll need to complete at least a few of the activities to earn enough to spend their money.

A few ideas of rewards that can be offered include:

• 30 minutes of tech time
• Money to buy souvenirs
• or be the first to choose your bed when we get there (I found out this is a pretty big incentive for tweens & teens!)

Again, add in your own incentives along with purchase amounts for your trip.  A few other ideas could be:

• Choose an attraction to visit on our trip
• Choose what snack we’ll have after dinner (you can give them choices like ice cream, s’mores, etc)
• or even “Ride in the front seat for the next leg of the trip” if you have tweens & teens who would enjoy that privilege.

Grab your pack & spend less time planning and more time ENJOYING your trip!

Wishing you Safe Travels!

xo ~ Jacquie

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• Washington State
• Niagara Falls
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• Paris, France
• Rome, Italy
• Venice, Italy
• Florence, Italy
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Madrid, Spain
• Barcelona, Spain
• Seville, Spain
• London, U.K
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Cayman Islands
• Saint Lucia
• Turks and Caicos
• United Arab Emirates
• Cartagena, Colombia
• New Zealand

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Welcome to Families Love Travel’s exclusive road trip activity packet ! Whether you’re planning a family road trip soon or want to save ideas for the future, it’s always best to be prepared before departing on a vacation with kids. Luckily, you can now download our Ultimate Road Trip Activity Packet here, which includes printable versions of kid’s favorite games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Sink The Ships! Use our resources to entertain your children throughout long drives , whether they’re interested in drawing, spotting license plates out a window, or testing strategies with more advanced games. As a plus, you can also customize these road trip games to suit whatever destination you’re headed to, exciting children about your journey along the way! For example, tell kids to fill out a travel journal with expectations of their upcoming vacation, like what they’re most interested in learning about. Or, teach them responsibility by having them devise a packing list before you even leave. Parents will find themselves having just as much fun as kids inventing Silly Road Trip stories or playing a mobile scavenger hunt, too, bringing the whole family closer together through laughs and friendly competition.  What could sound better than keeping little ones content while engaging their curious minds ? Discover all this and more with our Ultimate Road Trip Activity Packet!

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18 Free Road Trip Printables and Activities for Fun Family Travel

Make traveling with kids much less stressful with these free road trip printables! Full of activities and games that you can download and print today!

There I was.. beach vacation booked. My bank account was still sizzling from all the fees. 

And then it hit me.

How the heck am I going to keep a 4 year old entertained on a 9 hour car ride?? (Cue panic and stress)

So I started googling, Pinteresting, Facebook grouping, you name it!

I ended up buying a bunch of random stuff that I thought my little guy would like, and would hold his interest for a decent amount of time. Spent way too much money, story of my life.

The car ride was okay. We had to stop way more times than I would have liked because he was antsy and just wanted to run around a little. Which I understood, since that was his first long distance venture.

Well, here we are again. He’s 5 now, almost 6 and I’m faced with the same mission.

How to keep this kid entertained for hours

Last time around, I couldn’t quite find just what I was looking for. I wanted fun games to play, stuff to color, fun questions to talk about, without having to seek out 85 different resources. 

That didn’t exist.

But it does now!

I’m sharing a free road trip printables pack with you! I hope I can help make your trip as smooth and as fun as possible. I know traveling with kids can be tough.

You’ll find the sign up to get these fun filled printables towards the end of this post. 

Best part, it’s free !

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So what’s in this awesome printable pack?

• 1 Cover page if you choose to make a super cute road trip binder
• 2 memory pages; one at the beginning to write down some details about the trip, and one at the end for your kiddos to draw and color some of their favorite moments from the trip
• 3 fun drawing/coloring prompts
• 10 different games!
• Fun Family Questions
• 25 Questions for the Grown Ups – don’t worry they’re all appropriate for little ears
• Other Fun Road Trip Game Suggestions

How to use these road trip games printables:

• Print and staple together for a one time use activity booklet
• Awesome free road trip printables!
• Small binder
• Clear sheet protectors (I prefer heavy duty so they don’t slide around as much – easier for little hands)
• Dry erase markers with erasers
• Binder pouch
• Colored pencils
• Pencil Sharpener
• Use binder rings to keep the sleeves together OR grab this awesome set

Don’t forget to pin this post for later so you can reference game rules and answers if you get stuck!

License Plate Game

A classic road trip game! When you spot a license plate from a state, color it on the map! You might want to keep this one going for multiple road trips!

Road Sign Scavenger Hunt

When you spot each road sign, check the box next to the sign.

Alphabet Game

Fill in this printable alphabet list with things you see along the way.

You could also encourage your kids to come up with words for each letter of the alphabet that are associated with road trips. Encourage your kids to come up with words that haven’t been used in the other printable games.

Tic Tac Toe

The first player to get 3 of their X’s or O’s in a row (up, down, across, diagonally) wins. 

When all 9 squares are full, the game is over.

Each player takes their turn by moving one of their pieces.

Pieces can only be moved diagonally toward your opponent. If an opponent’s piece next to your piece and an empty space on the other side, you jump your opponent and remove their piece. You can do multiple jumps if they are lined up in the forward direction. 

If you have a jump available, you must take it. 

King Pieces -The last row is called the king row. If you get a piece across the board to the opponent’s king row, that piece becomes a king. King pieces can move in both directions, forward and backward diagonally. If a piece has been ‘kinged’ that player must wait until the next turn to move out of the king row. 

You win the game when your opponent has no more pieces or can’t move. If neither player can move, the game ends in a tie. 

Understandably, you might not have 24 coins, buttons, bottle caps, etc on hand. We used 2 different color dry erase markers and it worked great! And truthfully, made a lot more sense because you don’t have to worry about pieces sliding all over the place in the car.

Word Search

Kids will have fun searching through all of these jumbled letters to find 18 words that are part of a great road trip vacation. If you are not using plastic page protectors and dry erase markers, these erasable highlighters are awesome.

Word Scramble

Unscramble 20 words to figure out what road trip associated word the letters spell.

In case you need help, the answers are : Travel, Road, Exit, Maps, Traffic, Bridge, Interstate, Vacation, Detour, Driving, Adventure, Highway, License, Headlights, Motorcycle, Billboard, Suitcase, Sunglasses, Directions, Destination

Road Trip Battleship

Requires 2 players. Each player gets a copy of the game page. 

There are two grids for each player: one for tracking their ships and one for recording shots against the enemy’s ships.

Each player will place all of their ships on the grid by writing the letters of the ship. The type of ship will cover a different number of squares in the grid (ex: submarine occupies 3 squares — put the letters “SSS” on the grid). Ships cannot overlap and can only be drawn vertically or horizontally (not diagonally).

The players will take turns calling out coordinates (ex. G5). If the coordinates called results in a hit, the player will mark the square with an “X”, or a dot “●” if it’s a miss.

If the whole ship has been marked, the player must say, “You sunk my [ship type]!” The first player to destroy the enemy’s fleet wins!

What Colors Can You Find?

Check the corresponding box when you spot an item in that color. You can make a fun competition out of it – Whoever has the most checks when you reach your destination wins!

States and Capitals Match Up

Test your states and capitals knowledge with this match up game! The 50 states and capitals are split up into 2 groups of 25 to make it a little easier : )

Answers if you get stuck:

Alabama -Montgomery, Alaska -Juneau, Arizona -Phoenix, Arkansas -Little Rock, California -Sacramento, Colorado -Denver, Connecticut -Hartford, Delaware -Dover, Florida -Tallahassee, Georgia -Atlanta, Hawaii -Honolulu, Idaho -Boise, Illinois -Springfield, Indiana -Indianapolis, Iowa -Des Moines, Kansas -Topeka, Kentucky -Frankfort, Louisiana -Baton Rouge, Maine -Augusta, Maryland -Annapolis, Massachusetts -Boston, Michigan -Lansing, Minnesota -Saint Paul, Mississippi -Jackson, Missouri -Jefferson City, Montana -Helena, Nebraska -Lincoln, Nevada -Carson City, New Hampshire -Concord, New Jersey -Trenton, New Mexico -Santa Fe, New York -Albany, North Carolina -Raleigh, North Dakota -Bismarck, Ohio -Columbus, Oklahoma -Oklahoma City, Oregon -Salem, Pennsylvania -Harrisburg, Rhode Island -Providence, South Carolina -Pierre, Tennessee -Nashville, Texas -Austin, Utah -Salt Lake City, Vermont -Montpelier, Virginia -Richmond, Washington -Olympia, West Virginia -Charleston, Wisconsin -Madison, Wyoming -Cheyenne

Other helpful road trip items that are sure to help make your trip a little easier

• If your kiddo is in a car seat or booster, I can’t say enough about these travel trays ! ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL! All of what they need is easily accessible and you don’t have to twist your arm out of socket trying to pick up things they drop every 5 minutes. WIN WIN
• These LCD doodle boards are AWESOME! You can use them over and over and over and erase with the press of a button. I actually bought a second one because we used it so much. A lifesaver for long trips!
• These little things are so cool! Who would’ve thought yarn covered in wax could be so fun? They are moldable, pliable, reusable, and colorful!
• Last but not least, headphones . Of course, if you aren’t traveling with any technology for the kids, then just ignore this. But if you are, give yourself the gift of a little silence with a little headphone time periodically on the trip, you’ll thank me later.

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Free Printable Summer Road Trip Games for Kids

If you’re planning a family road trip this summer, having kids activities planned in advance is key to a good time for all. Add this free printable summer road trip games activity pack to your kids road trip activities arsenal. Summer road trip printables are a great way to create quiet time during your vacation.

You can download and print the Summer Road Trip Activity Pack at the bottom of this page. I hope your family enjoys these printables!

Summer Road Trip Printables

Even with today’s technology it can be challenging keeping your children occupied and having fun on road trips. Printable activity packs like this are so great and they help limit screen time. They can keep the kids having fun both in the car or in your hotel or rental home.

This vacation activity book for kids is geared for children ages 6 through 12. There are six different activity pages, plus an answer key page for the puzzles.

Included Summer Road Trip Printables

• Word Scramble
• Scavenger Hunt
• Journal Sheet
• Coloring Page

What skills do the summer road trip games help with?

Word Scramble – Problem solving skills boost your brain and this word scramble is a fun way for kids to do that. Featuring road trip related words, this word scramble can help with spelling and language learning.

I Spy Game – As children work through the I Spy worksheet, they will refer to the items featured at the bottom of the page and then search for and locate each in the image collage above. Then, circle each item when they find it. I Spy printables such as this help strengthen children’s working memory, problem solving skills and ability to make associations. You might also want to print this Summer I-Spy Activity Pack .

Scavenger Hunt – This scavenger hunt can used as an ongoing activity during your vacation. Each item on the sheet is something you are likely to encounter on your journey. The page instructs kids to try and check off each item that they see. Scavenger hunts allow children to practice problem solving in a tangible way. There are many benefits of scavenger hunts for kids.

Journal Sheet – The journal sheet helps children express their favorite moments from each day of your road trip, and how they are feeling. There is also a spot to make a drawing of what they did that day and to describe the day in one word. You’ll want to print one of these pages for each day of your trip!

Maze Game – Kids get to help travelers reach their destination on this fun maze game. Solving mazes helps kids enhance cognitive skills, fine tune motor skills, strengthen visual skills, and improve hand eye coordination. Here’s another fun summer-themed maze you might want to print.

Coloring Page – This beautiful coloring page features a turtle in a nature setting. Not only do coloring pages encourage creativity, they also help improve fine motor skills and encourages focus.

Don’t you just love that your children will be learning and improving important skills while having fun on your trip?

Make a Road Trip Activity Binder

I recommend printing extras of the journal page – enough for each day of your trip. Use a hole punch and a 3-ring binder to assemble all of the road trip activity sheets in one place. This also provides a hard surface for the child to do the activities. You could also purchase a 3-ring pencil holder to hold all of the crayons and colored pencils.

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This printable activity pack is for personal use only. No commercial use allowed. You’re welcome to print them as many times as you like for both home and classroom use. If family, friends, or co-workers would like their own scavenger hunt, please send them to this post where they can download the files for themselves. Just please don’t distribute the download files. If you’re a blogger, feel free to share this in a roundup-style post and link back to this page for the printable. Thank you!

DOWNLOAD AND PRINT ROAD TRIP ACTIVITIES HERE

Put on the music, enjoy the ride and your road trip adventure!

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20+ FREE Road Trip Game Printables

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Ella & I love road tripping and while sharing our Best Tips for an Awesome Family Road Trip , I thought I should put together a list of some of our favorite free printable road trip games !

Free Printable Travel Games for Kids

Really, the majority of printable activities can be done on a road trip, but sometimes it’s fun to grab some printables that specifically relate to your road trip or give unique activities that can only be done in the car (like license plate games).

I almost always laminate our printables for repeated use, but you can also use a page protector for a quick alternative.

Clipboards or portable lap desks are great for letting kids draw or play these games on-the-go. We love our cheap plastic lap desk – it has compartments that can store markers, craft supplies, additional notebooks or games, etc. We got ours at Walmart or Michaels, but you can also grab similar versions online .

Another awesome way to pass the time during your road trip is our Road Trip Chain hack:

Printable Road Trip Games

1. I love these easy Do-a-Dot Travel Printables from Moms & Crafters – there are 5 of them that help practice color matching and fine motor coordination in little ones!

2. These Road Trip Drawing Prompts from Picklebums are a fun way to boost creativity during a long trip.

3. Itsy Bitsy Fun has a cute  transportation memory game you can print from home.

4. This Road Trip Printable Pack from Playdough to Plato has a few different options including a graphing game!

5. Of course, our Word Battelship Printable is a favorite on our road trips! (Click here to download!)

6. We also have an ABC “Scavenger Hunt”-style Printable Road Trip Game. (Click here to download!)

7. No printer needed for this quick Alphabet Tic Tac Toe from The Letters of Literacy.

8. If you’re worried you haven’t packed enough printables, a whiteboard is a great idea from the OT Toolbox!

9. And Next Comes L has so many of these wonderful I Spy printables, like this Watermelon I Spy version .

10. Grab a shoelace and print off this Shoe Lace Tying Printable for some practical life practice on-the-go.

Printable Travel Games for Kids

11. Mum in the Madhouse shares a variety of free car printables including classics and one perfect for the budding car enthusiast – I Spy for Different Car Models ! (I might just print that one off for my dad the next time he joins us!)

12. For American road trips, this License Plate Game from Makeovers & Motherhood is a great way to learn geography and stay entertained!

13. Road Trip Pictionary from Lalymom lets pre-writers get in on the fun with some great drawings of their trip!

14. These Bingo Road Trip Printables from Housing a Forest are completely black and white which I like for saving colored ink and also the kids can add coloring them in as one activity!

15. I am loving this Busy Book for Travel (with a quick tutorial for turning any notebook into a travelling busy book!) from Powerful Mothering.

16. Two printables in one with this Car Bingo Game – one for specific car models and another for general road signs/objects from That’s What Che Said. (Plus a bonus blank bingo card for personalizing your own!)

17. Fun Learning Ideas has sooo many great printables, like this Find the Numbers Pet Game .

18. Another fun one from Fun Learning Ideas, this Pattern Making Race  requires pattern blocks which you can keep in a cup or ziplock bag.

19. If your trip involves a plane ride, this Airplane Scavenger Hunt from Mama, Papa, Bubba is a great find!

20. And if your trip involves a stop in a hotel, grab this Hotel Scavenger Hunt from Moms & Munchkins!

21. Here is an entire folder set of printables from Poofy Cheeks!

22. This  collection of 4 Road Trip Printables  from In the Playroom includes a game of Traffic Jam, Car Bingo, Car Search and the Alphabet Game.

If you’re planning a road trip of your own, be sure to grab our free road trip planning printables here.

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What a great collection of road trip friendly games for keeping everyone happy.

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Why do you laminate your games?

Hi Yogid, I laminate them for a few reasons. It makes the games more sturdy for travelling and also waterproof if anyone spills their drink on the game. Also, if it’s a game that we can use a marker on, it allows us to re-use that game over and over again with a simple wipe clean.

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12 Road Trip Activity Sheets

By: Author Kelli Miller

Posted on Published: December 3, 2016  - Last updated: April 10, 2021

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Making a road trip with young children can be a real challenge, especially if they’re anxious to get to your destination. Finding fun activities for kids to do on a road trip can make the difference between having a great vacation and hearing “Are we there yet?” 100 times in two hours.

This roundup of 12  road trip activity sheets  features fun kids’ activities that can make a long trip go by in no time!

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12 Road Trip Activity Sheets:

Help your kids look forward to a road trip pit stop with this fun Restaurant I-Spy printable !

Use these printable Road Trip Drawing Prompts to encourage your kids to use their imagination as you drive.

This Road Trip Activity Pack looks like so much fun for kids who get tired of window watching!

Weave some geography lessons into your family vacation with this License Plate I-Spy Activity !

Play BINGO with your kids on your trip with this free Road Trip Bingo printable .

This Billboard ABC Order activity can help your preschoolers and kindergartners work on alphabet skills!

Inspire your budding writers with these free Road Trip Story Starters !

Teach children how to improve their map skills with a Map a Road Trip Activity .

This fun Squares and Dots activity is great for helping kids practice geometry!

These free Lego kit printables are perfect for playing with Legos on the road!

Play an old-fashioned game of Tic Tac Toe with this printable activity sheet !

Help kids come up with their own vacation stories with these free Road Trip Journal Pages .

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Sunday 18th of December 2016

Such great ideas, I might even try them on my teenagers! thanks for linking up to Funtastic Friday!

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Sunday 17th of July 2016

Oh, yes. These will certainly come in handy this summer. Thanks so much for sharing at Merry Monday.

These activity sheets looks interesting. Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again this week.

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I remember making a road trip busy bag for my kids before a long road trip. These would have been great...awesome roundup! Thanks for sharing at Welcome Home Wednesdays!

Wednesday 15th of June 2016

This might come in handy! We are driving from NC to NYC this summer :) Thanks for the tips.

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Road Trip Activities

Hit the open road with these printable road trip activities and keep the whole family busy without relying on electronics.

Gearing up for a road trip and looking for activities for the kids? With these simple ideas to help pass the time, going on a road trip with kids no longer has to be something that you dread!

Not only will the kids love these fun road trip activities but you'll love how playing games are a great way to help keep the kids busy as well! 

When planning out your car trips, don't forget to print and take along with a fun road trip activity pack! These printable road trip games are ready to go for any Summer trips you have planned for Summer break.

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The best part about taking family road trips is the end destination but there have to be things to do along the way to keep the kids entertained. (and the adults, too!) Because the truth is told, it's just not very entertaining to load up in the car and drive from point A to point B without fun things to do along the way. 

And if making pit stops on your journey isn't part of your traveling plans, then that means that you have to have fun things to pass the long car ride from inside the car. You can always pack up fun coloring books, games like tic tac toe, and other fun travel games that you can buy from the dollar store but there is really only so much room in the car to store those items. 

This is why this road trip activity pack is just such a great idea! With fun games like learning the letter of the alphabet, road trip bingo , road trip I-Spy cars, and scavenger hunt road signs, this printable pack is certain to be a hit. You can easily laminate some of the pages as well so that your child can use a dry-erase marker to use these printable sheets over and over again.

Fun Ways to Use These Travel Games

There are so many fun ways that you can use these road trip activities. We like to have them in the car for long stops at the gas station, long trips to visit family, or just as a way to distract and pass the time. Even if you have multiple kids that like to do different things in the car, these printables can help!

While one kid is resting, the other can be playing these games. Or everyone as a family can join in on the fun. The great part about using these printables is that they're simple and fun!

And instead of just sitting and reading off the sheets, have fun with these activities.

Have a fun challenge between the parents and the kids or kid versus kid or however you want to break it up. The more that want to join in on the fun, the wilder and crazy it will be!  If you're looking for a super simple way to pass the time while you're in the car on your road trip, you really can't go wrong with these fun travel games. It's a simple solution for long car rides, long appointments, or just an easy way to pass the time when everyone is just plain burnt out of being in the car!

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Best Road Trip Games for Young Kids: 15+ Free Printables

Need free printables to keep young kids busy on a family road trip? Me, too! Here are my favorite road trip games for kids aged three to about eight.

I’m planning a four-day cross-Canada road trip with three kids between three and seven. On my own. No tablets or DVD players. Yikes! My husband will be driving the moving van, so entertainment is solely up to me. How to stay sane?

Well, I found some GREAT free printables for family road trips online. Many are for kids older than mine, so it took some sifting. 

But, wow! There are some INCREDIBLE free road trip activities out there. Here I share my favorites with you.

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How to use these free printable road trip games for young kids:

• Print them out and put them into a binder. This gives your child a portable desk, AND keeps everything together and tidy. 
• Slip them into sheet protectors , where it makes sense. This is an easy and cheap way to make them reusable. 
• Add a zippered pouch with crayons, washable markers and dry erase markers. 

And wa-la! Hours of quiet time. (Here’s to hoping!)

1. Road Trip Banner

But FIRST! Pinterest is FULL of fun ideas for family road trips, and this is one of my favorites. 

A simple, visual way to “map out” your road trip for your young kids is to string it up in your car! Use string, yarn or even gold duck tape as the road, like Grey House Harbor . Include your overnight stops. Interesting landmarks you’ll see along the way. Planned stops. And then move your car along as you go.

I’m guessing my kids will still ask, “Are we there yet” a million times. But at least I have something to point to. And it’s fun for me, too!

Use my simple Road Trip Banner Printable to create your own!

2. Free COLORING MAPS Printables for Family Road Trips

For simple maps young kids can color, head to Where Exactly Maps . Where Exactly Maps provides free printable map coloring sheets perfect for inspiring your little travel wanderer.

Maps include United States, Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, North East Asia, Africa and South America. Each one has two versions: simple, with only the country name, and complete with province/state names. 

While there, also check out the tectonic plates coloring sheet and labeling printable! A great road trip printable for your little geologist. Can work for both older and younger kids.

3. Road Trip COLORING PAGES for Young Kids

I love the coloring pages from Doodle Art Alley . They have a fantastic variety, and appropriate for various ages and skill levels. Countries and states or provinces. National parks. Transportation. Plus so many other fun ideas, like seasons, nature, animals and princesses.  

Two other great kids coloring pages for family road trips are:

• Transportation Color By Number Printables from Captain Coloring Book. Includes a ship, plane and helicopter. These are great for preschoolers because they’re color-coded.
• Vacation Color By Number Printables from All Kids Network. A huge variety, including beach, ice cream and transportation printables. These simple coloring pages have the color words for the legend so they’re great for early readers. 

4. TRAVEL BINGO Free Printables Game for Family Road Trips

There are a LOT of travel bingo printables out there. Most are best for USA-specific road trips, with license plates, flags, signs and fast food restaurants only found there.

Here are my two favorite travel bingo printables for kids that work for pretty much any road trip location:

• Meander and Coast : Super cute, has a good variety of things and is mostly country-generic. The only thing is the American flag, which isn’t a big deal to me.
• Stuffed Suitcase : A fun road trip games printables pack, including four versions of travel bingo and calling cards. Because more than one kid means you need more than one version, of course! I also love the “I Spy” game. The rest of the pack is fantastic for older kids.

Open to buying an all-in-one road trip printables bundle? Check out this one from BE Family Travel on Etsy.

5. Easy Road Trip WORD SEARCHES for Young Kids

I’m a big fan of word searches. When I was young, my mom had search races with me and let me win sometimes! Good memories. And they’re great for early readers. So long as they’re easy. 

Here are some great easy road trip word search printables:

• Easy Summer Word Search from Puzzles to Print. An easy, friendly word search with eight words. The longest is only six letters. 
• Let’s Take a Trip Word Search from Word Game World. More challenging, with 20 words. Most words are short. The longest is sunglasses. 
• Short Vowel Word Search from Teachers Pay Teachers. This word search isn’t specifically about road trips or travel, but it’ll work! It’s perfect for early readers to build confidence and have fun coloring, too.

For a small cost, you might just want to purchase this easy road trip package from Little Wiggles Design on Etsy. It’s fantastic for ages 3 to 5.

6. “I SPY” Road Trip Games for Young Kids

A fantastic resource for “I Spy” free printables is Paper Trail Design . They’re the perfect balance of easy AND challenging for young kids. How is that possible, you ask? Well, take a look! 

The images are simple, but of various sizes. Quantities are all below 10, but together sure add up. You have plenty of fun themes to choose from, like ice cream, mermaids and Star Wars. Or classic options, like transportation, camping, road trip, animals and weather. 

Other great “I Spy” printable games for road trips include Outdoor Adventure and Summer Fun from Picklebums.

What should they pack in their suitcase, carry-on or road trip bag? Check out this Kids Vacation Packing List . 

7. “I SPY ” RACE Game Printables for Family Road Trips

A fun and easy twist on the “I Spy” road trip game is Awesome Alphabet Road Trip I Spy Printable from Sunny Day Family. It’s cute, and it’ll take early readers a while to get to Z! 

For early readers, they can simply cross off the letter when they see it. Stronger readers and writers can write out the word or license plate combo they saw.

8. Simple Road Trip SCAVENGER HUNT Printable Games for Young Kids

There are a lot of road trip scavenger hunt printables out there. Similar to travel bingo printables, I found many had USA-specific items that wouldn’t work that great for my young kids on a cross-Canada road trip.

But I DID find a couple of great generic ones! My favorite is from Make and Takes (illustrated by Juliann Law ). The items on the list can be found on any road trip. Like power lines. Birds. Bike. And the pencil-sketch style of these drawings is beautiful. I I hope they inspire my own little artists! 

Another road trip scavenger hunt printable I love is this car color search from Productive Pete . A simple concept, perfect for building confidence and working up to the tougher ones!

9. DRAWING PROMPTS Printables for Family Road Trips

My five and seven year olds LOVE drawing. We go through SO. MUCH. PAPER! So, these free drawing printables from Picklebums are perfect for young family road trips.

My favorite free printables for road trips include:

• Road Trip prompts, like “what’s in the truck” and “where does the road go.” The last one is SO Mary Poppins!
• Make a Face is a great reusable drawing prompt. Put it in a sheet protector to use with dry erase markers. I can hear the laughter!
• Drawing Challenge Cards is excellent for early readers. Plenty of drawing prompts for hours of entertainment. You could also pull a card out whenever they get bored. 

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10. Road Trip DICE DRAWING Games for Young Kids

During online learning, my daughter’s kindergarten teacher had them play this roll-a-monster game from Embracing Motherhood. It’s been SUCH a hit in our household! I bought large dice for each of my kids. And wa-la! A perfect free printables road trip game for young kids.

Here are my favorite roll-and-draw free printables for young kids:

• Roll-a-butterfly from Printoteka. Because butterflies are awesome.
• Roll-a-monster (3 options) available on ARTimus Prime.
• Drawing games from Drawing How to Draw, including roll-a-face and roll-a-landscape.

Put them to work AND get them excited for your family trip! Check out this Kids Packing List with Pictures . Even preschoolers can use it!

11. PUPPET THEATER Road Trip Activities for Young Kids

My goodness, there are SO many super cute finger puppet printables on Pinterest! If your kids are into animals, fairies, princesses, or robots, just pick your favorites! I’ll prepare a set for my 2 year old, and let my oldest two color and cut out their own. 

Here are three of my favorite finger puppet free printables for family road trips:

• Animal Finger Puppets from Highlights. Print in color, cut out and tape into rings. As easy as you get!
• Farm Animal Finger Puppets from Arty Crafty Kids. Kids can color before cutting and taping into puppets.
• Noah’s Ark Animal Finger Puppets from The Confident Journal. No taping involved, but you may want to pre-cut the finger holes. 

If you’re open to paying a small amount, you really should check out the finger puppets from Pukaka on Etsy. They’re SO cute! Family puppets. Monsters and aliens. Monkeys and circus performers. And characters from your favorite kids book.

Note: I highly recommend printing at least two copies per child. Even if you print onto cardstock, I can see these ripping pretty quickly. And then there’d be tears. SO. MANY. TEARS. Consider yourself warned!

12. GLASSES Printables for Family Road Trips

Check out these free printable glasses from Picklebums. I LOVE this idea for dressing up and making the family road trip extra exciting. Combine them with a crown , and you’re all set.

13. Road Trip MAZE Printables for Young Kids

Mazes can be a great way for young kids to pass the time on a road trip. Choose from many different themes that your kids are interested in on Pinterest. 

Here are my favorite mazes for family road trips:

• Vehicle mazes and country mazes from Muse Printables. This huge collection of easy mazes is perfect for family road trips.
• Seasonal Mazes from Superstar Worksheets. Beautiful free printables to celebrate the changing of seasons.
• Transportation mazes from Emma Pelling at Smiling Art. Elegant and unique. My seven and five year olds will love coloring them in. Plus the counting challenge, too.

14. PLAYDOUGH MATS Free Printables for Family Road Trips

Check out these playdough mats from Picklebums. Slide these into sheet protectors and you have perfect playdough entertainment for a family road trip. Add a pitstop challenge! Have them find leaves, flowers and pebbles to use in their creations. 

My favorite free playdough mat printables for road trips include the bugs and pirates sheets. You can also support this shop by paying a nominal amount for the city playdough mat.

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15. TRAVEL KIT of Free Road Trip Games for Kids

Here’s one of my favorite travel activity packs for young kids, offered free from Somewhat Simple . It has a few special gems that set it apart.

Like the Made You Laugh jokes, which my daughters will absolutely LOVE. The color Slug Bug travel game, which is simple enough for all three of my young kids to play. And the Do Not Open Until tags, which are perfect for building fun and anticipation along the way. Think: Bubbles for a playground stop and glow wands when it gets dark!

16. TRAVEL JOURNAL Free Printables for Young Kids

Keeping a travel journal is SUCH a great habit to teach kids. On my first solo trip, my mom gave me a journal. And I’ve been keeping them and re-living my travels from them ever since!

The style of travel journal for young kids will obviously be different from older kids. Since my kids are new to writing and practicing their sounding skills, I want a travel journal with a blend of writing and drawing. 

Here are my favorite FREE road trip journals for young kids:

• Travel Journal Printable by Dover Publishing. Simple writing prompts with images for weather and rating. 
• My Vacation Printable by Five Marigolds. Cute and friendly style, with simple writing prompts and a drawing section.
• Travel Journal Template by Kids Travel Books. A cute 26-page, A to Z kids travel journal with writing and drawing prompts. Some pages are best for international travel but most work for any type of trip. 

In the end, I had a specific vision for a kids travel journal to engage my early readers, and couldn’t find it. So, I built it myself. If you’re open to a small purchase, check out our Kids Travel Journal Printable for Early Readers .

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50 Road Trip Printables to Keep Kids Busy on Trips

Published: March 10, 2023

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Are you tired of bored, unhappy kids in the backseat on a long road trip? Instead of handing a tablet to your child to keep them entertained, use these road trip printables !

50 Free Printable Road Trip Games

Road trip activities for kids are a fun way to keep your kids entertained on your next road trip without needing to pull out electronic devices. You can use printable games for the whole family or activity sheets for individual children. The best part is that you’ll find free printable car games for younger and older kids alike!

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printables

On a scavenger hunt, children run around looking for items on a list. These printable scavenger hunt ideas change the classic game slightly and have children hunting for items they might see on their next car trip.

Scavenger Hunt Printable – You’ll find scavenger hunt printables at different levels to print for your kids. One includes pictures of the items for toddlers and preschoolers to check off, while the other one includes a longer list without any pictures.

I Spy Road Trip Printables

My kids adore I spy coloring pages when we’re traveling. But sometimes only one child wants to play I Spy. The best way to solve this problem is to print one of these free printables that feature I Spy games for kids.

I Spy Scavenger Hunt – During the next road trip season, print up a few fun I Spy Scavenger Hunt games for older children to play. They’ll stay busy trying to find a blue truck, a bearded motorcyclist, and other items while you cruise down the road.

Road Trip I SPY Printable – Download this pdf file for your younger children. The printables include pictures of people, signs, and other objects, making it the perfect way to keep your youngest kids entertained in the car.

I Spy Restaurant Printables

As you’re driving down the road, you will pass by different restaurants. These fun travel activities have children playing I Spy using restaurants.

Restaurant I Spy – This worksheet includes pictures of the various restaurant logos, so it’s a great printable to give to your non-readers so they can keep track of which restaurants they’ve seen on their road trip adventure.

Printable Restaurant I Spy – This I Spy is a restaurant-themed I Spy printable. Kids won’t be looking out the window. Instead, they’ll be searching the worksheet for the various styles of eateries.

Road Trip Journal Pages

As you’re traveling across the United States, print up some of these road trip journal pages for your elementary or middle school children. The printable activities will inspire your children to write and journal about their adventures on the road.

Kids Travel Journal – This printable pack includes writing and drawing prompts to help your kids get started. It’s a great addition to an older child’s travel binder.

Travel Journal for Kids – This is a twenty-eight-page printable pack that includes free road trip activities, writing prompts, and fun games to play.

Printable Kids Travel Journal – This printable travel journal includes fun road trip ideas for your kids to complete on the next family outing. They can track the weather, the best and worst parts of the day, and the most interesting thing that happened.

Road Trip Story Starters

Have your kids write a story about the next family road trip. It’s a fabulous way to get kids writing while they’re sitting in the car.

Story Starters for Road Trips – If your kids are having trouble getting started, hand them this printable with story starters. The printable includes a variety of ideas that will inspire your children.

Road Trip Bingo

Are you looking for a fun twist on the classic Bingo game? Then take a look at these Bingo cards! The cards are a great addition to any collection of fun road trip games.

Road Trip Bingo Cards – You’ll find seven variations of this road trip Bingo card so that everyone in your family can have their own card. You’ll search for items such as a rest area, camper, or traffic cone as you travel down the road. There’s even a free space in the middle!

Bingo for Road Trips – This simple Bingo card is perfect for your youngest children. It’s not large and is full of fun things to find as the kids look out the window.

Road Trip Bingo PDF

Road Trip Bingo for Kids – This travel Bingo game is tons of fun whether you’re in a car or in a hotel. It’s super simple, so even two-year-olds can join in the fun.

Try using your drive time to play car Bingo on your next long road trip. You can look out the car window to see what’s outside or search for specific license plates on cars that you pass.

License Plate Bingo – You’ll find a free downloadable license plate Bingo game. Who will be the first to shout Bingo after filling out their card?

Bingo for Car Trips – This Car Bingo game has kids looking outside the car to discover items on their Bingo cards. Kids will be looking for planes, cows, churches, and more!

License Plate Games

These free road trip printables have children looking for license plates from different states. There are several variations of the games, but they’re a fun activity to help kids pass the time studying cars as they travel.

Printable License Plate Game – This travel activity provides a list of all fifty states for you to keep track of the license plates you see as you travel down the road. It’s a fun travel printable that’s perfect for a long car ride.

License Plate Game – Combine geography with a fun license plate game! Color in the state of each license plate you find on the road. Don’t forget to check the license plates of cars at the different rest stops!

Road Trip License Plate Game – This free printable license plate game gives you an image of the various license plates you may see on a long trip. It’s the perfect printable for younger kids as they will have a picture of the license plate they’re looking for.

Altoids License Plate Game for Road Trips

Another great idea is to use an Altoids box to create a license plate game for your kids to play on a long road trip. Make sure the box is empty before you begin!

DIY Mini License Plate Game – Make your own mini-game for your kids to play while traveling. You’ll find a free printable as well as instructions to help you get started.

Printable Road Trip Word Search Puzzles

More fun activities you can print for a long road trip are some free printable word searches . These are great road trip activities to keep your elementary or middle school kids entertained for several hours.

Word Search Road Trip Puzzle – Hand this puzzle to your children and see how many words related to a road trip they can find in the word search. There are approximately twenty words hiding on this sheet.

Printable Word Search – Your kids will love completing this printable road trip word search. They’ll need to search for words such as rest stop, interstate, and destination.

Road Trip Word Scramble

Do your children enjoy word scrambles? Word scrambles are puzzles where the letters are mixed up and kids need to unscramble the letters to figure out the word. These word scramble printables feature words kids will use on a road trip.

Word Scramble Road Trip Puzzles – Are you looking for a word scramble appropriate for younger and older children? This printable includes two different versions: an easy, printable version for younger children and a regular version for older children.

Word Scramble for Road Trips – Print off this colorful word scramble for your kids to complete on your next road trip. It will eat up a lot of time as the kids work to solve the puzzle.

I Spy Road Trip Bingo

Your kids will adore these fun road trip printables that combine two fun games into one. The goal is to spy items outside the car to complete the Bingo cards.

Printable Road Trip Bingo – Kids of all ages will enjoy playing these printable Bingo cards. They even include images to make it easy for even your youngest children to participate in the game.

Free Road Trip Bingo – Can your children find the images on their cards before a sibling? These fun cards are perfect to keep kids entertained while traveling.

Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

On a regular scavenger hunt, kids take off across the neighborhood searching for items on the list. These hunts are created for kids who are stuck in a car for several hours.

Scavenger Hunts for Kids – This list will guarantee good behavior as the kids look out the window in the hope of finding every item on the list. You’ll find two lists available: one for younger children and one for older kids.

Printable Scavenger Hunt – Print and laminate this free printable. Your kids will enjoy crossing off the items they find on the sheet as you travel.

Printable Road Trip Activity Book

Instead of free printable travel games to stave off boredom, try some printable activity books. The books will help your children with their fine motor skills while helping to pass away the time while traveling.

Busy Book for Toddlers – This interactive book for toddlers will keep your kids quietly busy no matter where you are. They’ll have a blast matching the colors, shapes, or animals o your next road trip.

Road Trip Tic Tac Toe

If you’re looking for printable travel games for kids, then don’t miss playing road trip tic tac toe! It’s a great game for a long drive with children bouncing in the back seat.

Tic Tac Toe Printable – Download and print several copies of this printable tic tac toe game. You might want to put the printable into a page protector and use dry erase markers to play.

On the Go Tic Tac Toe – Consider laminating this fun game card to help it last the entire road trip. And think about using snacks instead of markers to play tic tac toe.

Printable Tic Tac Toe – Your kids will love this colorful tic tac toe card! It’s a great way to keep your kids occupied while you travel.

Fun Summer Printables for Car Rides

Summer Fun Worksheets – What could be better than some fun summer worksheets to keep your kids entertained? You’ll find a nice selection of sheets, including a word search, I Spy, and a coloring page.

Alphabet Road Trip I Spy

Try an alphabet game on your next road trip. These games have kids looking to find objects that begin with every letter in the alphabet.

Road Trip Alphabet I Spy – Find an item, or two, or four to fill out each letter of the alphabet! This is a fabulous alphabet game to play with your kids.

Awesome Alphabet I Spy – Can you complete the alphabet by finding an item that begins with each letter of the alphabet? You can play the game individually or as a family while traveling.

Printable Travel Games

Everyone will adore having these printable travel games to complete while stuck in a car for hours on end. You can print them up, hole punch the sheets, and put them into a travel binder.

Printable Roads for Kids – Kids will love running their cars over these roads as they travel around the country. This road trip printable will help to also keep your kids quiet in restaurants.

Road Trip Printables

Road Trip Packet – This packet of printables includes a road trip maze, word search, and a travel bucket list, among other fantastic worksheets.

Printable Games to Play on Road Trips

Fun Games to Play in the Car – What’s better than conversation starters while you’re riding along in the car? One person can start the conversation while the next person answers the questions.

DIY Traveling Activity Idea

Sometimes it’s nice to put together a travel activity that’s a little more involved than a simple printable. These DIY activities are easy to make and will give your children something different to do while traveling.

DIY Travel Activity Kit – Turn a coupon file into a fun game that you can pull out when your kids get bored. If you don’t have a coupon file, you should be able to find one at the dollar store.

Catch a Spider Traveling Activity – This is another fun Altoid tin game you can print and put together for your children. They will need to attempt to catch the right number of spiders. Not only does the game improve your children’s fine motor skills, but it also uses simple math.

Find it On the Road Trip Printables

These find-it-on-the-road printables have kids search cars you pass for specific car colors. It’s a fun way to pass the time at no extra cost!

Car Color Search – Have your children search cars you pass for specific colors. Make sure they check all the cars at the gas stations as well as those on the freeway. They’ll be able to discover each state’s favorite car color!

Rainbow Car Find – Can you find cars in every shade of the rainbow? Print off this fun worksheet and find out.

Do A Dot Travel Printables

Dot marker printables are fun at home. They’re also a great way to keep kids quiet while traveling. You can hand your children a pack of stickers to paste on each dot. Another option is to bring along dot pens in several different colors.

Printable Travel Sheets for Mini Do a Dot – These do-a-dot sheets include images of airplanes, cars, suitcases, and traffic lights, making them fun to complete on a road trip.

Do a Dot Printables for the Car – Hand your child a car do-a-dot printable to complete in the car. Your kids will love having a fun project to complete while traveling.

Summer Do a Dot – If you’re traveling on summer vacation, your kids will be fascinated by these summer do-a-dot printables that feature summer objects.

Drawing Prompts for Road Trips

While writing a story may be fun on a road trip, sometimes kids are in the mood to draw instead of write. These drawing prompts will give your children a few ideas to get them started.

Road Trip Drawing Prompts – These drawing prompts have kids imagine what may be in the various vehicles that they pass. They’ll draw what’s in a truck or where the road goes.

Road Signs Bingo Game

Bingo Game Road Signs – How many road signs will you see on your vacation? Find out with this fun Bingo game featuring road signs that you may pass as you drive.

Printable Road Sign Bingo Game – Your kids will adore playing this road sign Bingo game that’s easy enough for even your preschool children to enjoy.

Games for the Road: Road Sign Bingo – Every passenger will have a different Bingo card as you search for signs. Who will complete their Bingo first?

Road Trip Kindness Activities

It’s easy to think of just our family’s good time while on vacation. But a road trip is also a great time to think about spreading a bit of love and joy as you travel.

Packable Project for Road Trip Kindness – You’ll find fun ideas on how to include small bits of kindness into your travel plans. There are even some printables to download and print to make things easy!

Kindness Activities – Take advantage of these sweet ideas on how to spread some kindness around the country as you drive.

Road Trip Planning Checklist

You’ll find a wonderful selection of travel planning printables below. These printables include a couple of planning checklists and a list of essential items you should remember to take.

Planning Checklist – Have your children help you get ready to travel. These planning checklists were designed so your kids can do some of the packing by themselves.

Checklist for Trips

Road Trip Essentials + Checklist – Are you worried you may forget something? This essential checklist will make sure you haven’t forgotten anything important that you’ll miss when you’re several hundred miles away from home.

Road Trip Packing List

Packing List for Road Trips – This packing list makes sure you know exactly what you need when you’re traveling with kids, such as snacks, technology, or Mad Libs.

How to Make a Road Trip Binder

To make a road trip binder, you’ll want to grab a sturdy three-ring binder so it will hold up to heavy use. Then include some pencil cases with markers, crayons, or pencils. You might prefer to use page protectors and dry erase markers so that your kids can wipe off the sheets each night and have fresh printables to complete in the morning.

Then print up all the printables you believe your children will enjoy, three-hole punch them, and place them in the binder. If you’d like to be super organized, use dividers to keep the pages organized by type of activity.

Road Trip Binder With Printables – You’ll find simple instructions and more printables to include in your road trip binder.

Printables to Add to Road Trip Binder

These are fun printables to include in a road trip binder for any age. You’ll be able to print off coloring pages, a crossword puzzle, or a connect-the-dots printable.

• Connect the Dots Printable
• Printable Memory Game
• Free Printable Mazes for Kids
• Cute Coloring Pages
• Printable Bingo Cards Free
• Follow Directions Worksheet
• Printable Crossword Puzzles

Other Ideas for a Fun Car Ride

Printables aren’t the only option when you’re driving with your kids. You can also play some fun games that don’t require any preparation other than knowledge of the rules and the ability to talk.

Two Truths and a Lie

This game requires that one person tell everyone else two truths and one lie about themselves. The two truths might be: I am a girl. I wear glasses. I am from Mars. Then everyone has to guess which statements are the truth and which statement is the lie.

Play Would You Rather

The idea behind this game is that one person asks a “Would you rather… option A or option B” type question. Then the other people in the car must answer which option they would prefer. It’s a fun way to get a conversation going as people debate the merits of one option over another.

Here are some fabulous would you rather questions for teens to get you started.

In Conclusion

While you may be spending hours traveling around the country in a car this summer, there’s no reason for your kids to be playing on electronic devices the entire time. Create a travel binder for each child filled with some fun printable games for your children and family to play in the car.

Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis is a veteran homeschool mom of six who’s still homeschooling her two youngest kids after the older four have graduated, entered college, and moved on to adult life. She blogs at Classically Homeschooling .

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50 Fun Road Trip Activities for Kids to Keep Busy

I f your family is planning on hitting the road this fall or holiday season here are 50 fun road trip activities for kids to keep busy. 

Family road trips are fun any time of year and many families, including ours here at Two Kids and a Coupon love to hit the road in the fall and during the holidays for some fun new adventure.

If your family will be hitting the highway sometime soon, chances are you're looking for some fun activities to keep your kids busy. 

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 From books to music, games to i-spy adventures , there are lots of ways to keep young kids as well as teens and tweens busy when you're traveling. Here are some of our favorite road trip activities for kids to keep everyone entertained.

This master list includes links to some fun how to's as well as some inexpensive items (and where to get them) to keep everyone busy and engaged for the miles to come.

We've also included some of the fun projects and printables from here at Two Kids and a Coupon that your family can take on the go.

Have a fun activity that is missing from this list? Leave a comment below and we'll be sure to add it in. 

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50 Fun Road Trip Activities for Kids

Coloring - Coloring is an easy and affordable way to keep kids busy when you're traveling.

Inexpensive coloring books or free printable coloring pages can keep both little and big kids busy.

Pack crayons, pens or c olored pencils and for tweens or teens, choose more complicated designs or adult coloring books to keep them challenged. 

Tic-Tac-Toe - Who doesn’t enjoy a good game of tic-tac-toe? Let the kids play together in the backseat to see who will win the most times! We love these magnetic tic-tac-toe games for taking on the road. 

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I Spy - Get everyone involved in a fun game of I Spy, where you can try to guess what your children have spotted while passing through different areas on the road trip.

Pick out road side attractions, businesses, street signs and more. Want a paper version that you can keep in your vehicle? Don't miss our printable i-spy games or these fun I spy books . 

Word Puzzles - Pick up a few crossword puzzle books or word search books or print some of these puzzles at home before leaving for the road trip. They’ll test your family’s knowledge while keeping them occupied and entertained for miles. Don't miss all of the fun and free printables we have here on Two Kids and a Coupon! 

Drawing - Supply the kids with blank sheets of paper, or a sketch pad, pencils and coloring utensils and see what they can create. You never know what types of masterpieces they might draw.

  Doodle Board - Purchase fun doodle boards for the kids and let them go to town. These boards are entertaining and less messy. They are also great to play games like hangman and tic-tac-toe on the go. 

Play-Doh - If you have plastic trays for your children to place over their laps, why not let them play with Play-Doh ? It will keep them busy while they create different shapes and objects using their clay. Be sure to check out our favorite homemade Play-doh recipe . 

Sticker Art - Provide the kids with blank sheets of paper and a bunch of different stickers. Let them get creative while making sticker art. These paint by sticker books are another fun way to create art on the go. 

Silly Putty -  Silly putty is another fun product to let the children use. It’s a sensory activity that can engage the senses and entertain themselves for miles. 

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Make Beaded Bracelets - When you have older children, making beaded bracelets is a lot of fun. Be sure to supply the beads and string so that they can create their jewelry and a small organizer can help them keep their supplies organized and tidy on the go.

Educational Apps - If you don’t mind your children using electronics and having some screentime, you can let the kids play on their phone, iPad or tablet. There are lots of age-appropriate and educational games available to keep kids of all ages busy.

  Twenty Questions - Play a good ol’ game of twenty questions! Come up with a list of questions before you even head out on the road trip.

Checkers - Pull out a game of checkers to play with the children. If you have the space for it, you can have a lot of fun and magnetic checkers games can be easy and affordable entertainment. 

Card Games - If you have a deck of cards, enjoy playing assorted card games with the family. You can play Speed, Go Fish, and much more.

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  Audio Books - Put an interesting and engaging audiobook in the car for your children to listen to. This is a great way to learn about new topics. Don't have any audio books? See if you can check some out from your local library or get 2 free audio books here . 

Simon Says -  You can’t go wrong with an old-fashioned game of Simon Says. It will have everyone in the car laughing! You may have to get creative since everyone is strapped into the seat belts, but it can make the game even more fun and challenging. 

  Magnetic Face Book - For a fun and silly activity, supply your younger kids with a magnet face book . The book is magnetic and allows children to create different faces using colorful, fun magnets.

Blow Bubbles - Grab mini bottles of bubbles and let the kids see who can blow the biggest ones. If you don't want the kids blowing bubbles in your car, have them blow them out the window, or when you stop at rest stops to stretch your legs. 

  Sensory Board - Make or buy sensory boards for each child. These boards are perfect for younger children and can improve their fine motor skills.

  Printable Worksheets - Find fun printable worksheets for the kids to do. You can find plenty of free options that are entertaining and full of unique activities including our rocket counting worksheets , alphabet coloring pages and more free printables . 

  Color by Number - Make coloring more of a challenge with color by number books. These books will help your children follow rules while creating colorful masterpieces.

Sticker by Number - In addition to color by number books, you can find sticker by number books that are just as fun for younger children.

Seek and Find Books - Look for some fun seek and find books and let your children go to town with them. These books will keep them searching for different items for hours.

  Read Books - Reading is always a great activity on the go for quiet time and one of our favorite road trip activities for kids. A great book or two is a must for road trips. Need something new for your kids to read? Hit the local library or check out where to get free books for kids . 

  Magnetic Letter Board - A  magnetic letter board encourages children to spell words and sentences. It’s a great activity for younger children who are still learning how to spell various words and you can have them practice their spelling list from school or other words. 

  Play School - Let the kids take turns being the teacher while playing school on the road trip! It’s a silly and fun activity that the children under 10 will like because they get to be in control for a bit.

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  Snack Fun - While it’s not necessarily a big activity, providing the kids with fun snacks to eat and enjoy is a great way to keep them entertained for at least 30 minutes.

Busy Bags - Make busy bags for the kids to play with that include different items, including buttons, pipe cleaners, and other simple items. They can get creative with these interesting items and stay busy!

  Sing-Along Songs - Put on some sing-along songs and have the time of your life with the kids. Sing with the songs for lots of laughs and good times.

Movies - Use a portable DVD player to play a movie that the children can watch and enjoy when they’re on the road.

  Hand Games - Show your children how to play different hand games like you did when you were a child.

Action Figures - Pull out the action figures for the road trip. Kids can use their creative side and imagination to create different scenarios while playing with the figures.

  Barbie Dolls - The same thing goes for Barbies! Let your kids play with action figures and Barbies in the car to keep themselves entertained.

  License Plate Search Game - Enjoy the license plate game. Ask your kid if they can find a license plate with a specific state on it! The game keeps them looking until they find it.

Travel Bingo - Play games of travel bingo in the car. You can print the cards out online so that you don’t even have to buy them at the store. We have lots of free printable bingo games here on Two Kids and a Coupon including Halloween bingo , Thanksgiving Bingo , Christmas Bingo , Alphabet Bingo and more. 

  Paper Plate Crafts - Give the kids paper plates and markers and encourage them to create a mask. They can hold the face up when they’re done, using it like a mask.

Play Hangman - Who can go wrong with a good game of hangman? You can use a dry-erase board to play hangman in the car with the kids or try these fun travel hangman games . 

  Sign Search - Play a sign search game where the kids will look for specific signs, such as stop signs, one-way signs, and more.

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  Create Silly Songs - Ask the children to help you create silly songs to sing throughout the journey. It’s a lot of fun!

Play with Felt - Bring some felt supplies and let your children play with them. They can even create different things out of felt.

  Connect Four - Consider bringing the game of Connect Four for the ride. It’s a fun game that requires quick thinking! Place it on a tray or cookie sheet to help keep the discs contained when emptying out the board for the next game or check out these travel Connect Four games for the road. 

Guess Who? - If you have the space for it, a game of Guess Who can keep your older children entertained. We love this travel version of Guess Who . 

Color Rocks  - Rather than painting rocks and making a mess in the car, supply the kids with markers or paint pens and rocks to color them. Have them leave their artwork behind at rest stops and other locations along your travels for others to find and pick up more rocks every time you stop to decorate more. 

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  Photo Scavenger Hunt - Do your kids have phones or cameras? Give them a photo scavenger hunt list of things to photograph and have them search for the items during your travels. 

Fidget Toys -  Want to keep the kid's hands and minds busy? One of the favorite things we ever packed for a road trip was a bag of assorted fidget toys . The kids spun, popped and played for hours. 

  Sticker Letters - Have the kids practice spelling skills and create words and phrases using sticker letters to see what types of silly things they can come up with in the car.

  Printable Road Trip Games  - Find and print some easy road trip games that will keep the entire family entertained while out on the road. Don't miss our fun road trip word scramble and road trip word search !  

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Binoculars - Let the kids use binoculars to see what they can find, such as birds lingering on tree branches. These are also handy to use when visiting attractions or attending events on your travels. 

Nail Painting - If you don’t mind the smell, older kids might enjoy painting their nails on a road trip. Have them bring a small tray or a cookie sheet to help keep things confined and prevent spills. 

Gel Pen Designs - Don’t forget about gel pens ! Let the kids doodle with them to create bright and sparkly designs! Have them use sketch pads or sketch pads to create fun designs and color them in. 

Keeping kids busy when you're on the road can keep them entertained and make the miles go faster. Not every activity has to be on electronics and this time can be a great time for kids to get creative and be unplugged. 

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