Wayne's car-care tip on road games
Posted by Wayne Watson on Thu, Jun 30, 2011 @ 10:32 AM
What kind of games did you play on your family road trips when you were a youngster? Maybe some of these will bring back memories.
License Plate Games
- Write down the letters from the first five license plates you see. Try to make words by scrambling the letters.
- Taking turns with each license plate you see, players write down the numbers from the license plates. Add up the numbers to see who gets the highest number.
- Give each child a blank map and have him color in the state for each license plate he sees from there.
Movie Lines
Take turns saying a line from a movie and the other players try to guess what movie it’s from.
Counting Cars
Make a list of all types of vehicles – semi-trucks, mini-vans, sports cars, sedans, SUVs, pick-up trucks, etc. – and count how many you see. This game is good for counting skills for younger children. Before the game starts, have everyone predict which type of vehicle they’ll see the most. Who was right?
Name that Tune
Sing or hum a song and see how quickly other players can guess what song it is. Try this game with TV show theme songs.
Scavenger Hunt
Make a list of things for your children to look for on their trip. Have them watch out the windows and check off things as they see them. Some suggestions: a flashing yellow light, a or red barn, an owl, a Burger King, a School, a Fire Truck, a sign with a D in it, a trailer, a blue semi-truck, a bicycle, a chain fence.
The Group Story
One person starts a story and stops in mid-sentence. The next person finishes the sentence and adds more to the story. By the end of the story, everyone in the car has contributed and the story has taken lots of twists and turns. Fun to see where this ends up.
Five Letters
Say five random letters of the alphabet. Come up with a silly sentence with words that start with those letters. “W” “A” “W” “H” “D” could be When Are We Having DairyQueen. This game can be a license plate game, too. Take the first five or six letters you see on license plates and use them.
Slug Bug Game
Oh yes don’t’ forget my favorite road game of all time. For those of you who are new to this game, here is how it goes. The rules are pretty simple but there are many different ways to play it. This is how my friends, family and I play the slug bug game.
When you see a VW beetle (new or old) you punch everyone close to you and yell "Slug Bug! No returns!!"
No returns means they cannot hit you back or the penalty is another hit by you for breaking the no returns rule.
The person who gives the most slugs wins.
