This game is all about the color yellow and is super simple - points are awarded whenever a passenger spots a yellow vehicle. Come up with a scoring system for different types of vehicle e. Add any extra rules you fancy, and prepare to get competitive about who saw it first. Never miss a beat offers another chance to show off your singing skills and unusually gets everyone playing together rather than against each other. All you need to do is stick on your family's favorite song or a song everyone knows the words to and start singing.
Someone then needs to turn it down for 10 seconds whilst everyone keeps singing, before turning it back up again to see if you've kept the beat and stayed in time. This game is mainly just a bit of fun, but you could always turn it into a competition by splitting into teams!
Passengers take it in turns to find an object either inside or outside the car and say "I spy with my little eye something beginning with…" the first letter of whatever the object is. The other passengers must then try and guess the answer clues can be given if it's really hard , with the winner taking the next turn.
This is an easy car game to play with kids and always a great one to keep bored passengers entertained for a surprisingly long time. This classic road trip game probably doesn't need much of an introduction - simply choose one passenger to start by thinking of a random object, and the other passengers take turns asking 20 yes-or-no questions to guess the object.
Whoever finds the answer first gets to think of the random thing in the next round, but if the object has everyone stumped, they get to keep their role for the next round. This kid-friendly game takes a little prep before you set off, but it's well worth it if you need to keep the kids entertained on a long journey.
Make a list of things the children might see along the road trip route - e. As you drive they can cross things off as they see them, not only distracting them from boredom but also encouraging them to look around and learn about the places they're visiting. Make the list as specific to the place you're going as you want. In Texas you might have anything mentioning the Lone Star and in Wyoming you might be on the lookout for elk! You can tailor the difficulty and number of things to find depending on the age of your children.
The rules of this road trip game are super simple: passengers take turns waving at passing pedestrians or people in nearby cars. If they wave back they're sweet, if not they're sour. You win a point for every sweet passerby you get, so aim to find as many friendly people as possible along the way.
For obvious reasons, the driver should opt out of this one, but it can be extra fun if they divert the car through a busy area of town to rack up some extra waving opportunities! Make use of that old road map that sits in the car seat pocket to entertain the kids.
All you need to do for the secret place race is pick a place they're unlikely to know such as a tiny village, river, or mountain, and see how long it takes them to find it on the map. This can be incredibly entertaining in a Where's Waldo kind of way, except their mission in finding the village can be made critically important for the driver to be able to find the right way! Have a reward on hand if they're able to find it in less than 5 minutes, and watch as they're completely engrossed in the task.
A simple yet satisfyingly effective game. First gaining popularity as part of one of Volkswagen's marketing campaigns in the s, the aim of this game is to give your fellow passengers a playful punch whenever you see a VW Beetle drive past. This is one of those road trip games that is universally loved by children as long as you monitor the punching to avoid disaster , although we don't see why the adults wouldn't enjoy it too.
Granted - in some parts of the world, seeing a Beetle is incredibly rare, so if you're struggling to see many Beetles, you could always choose a specific color of car or another funny model as the target instead to make it a touch easier.
One for the foodies. Stretching across the full duration of your road trip, collect as many local snacks as you can at every stop along the way to build up your car pantry.
Make sure you take pictures of each snack or buy duplicates if they'll keep so you can see what you've managed to collect at the end of the trip, and be sure to take some weird and wonderful treats home for friends and family to try. Do some research beforehand and make a list of all the foods you want to find, or just wing it and see what local delicacies you stumble across as you go.
You'll need pens and paper for this game so make sure you've packed some before you head off. The aim is to spot license plates from as many different countries or US states depending on where your road trip is taking place as possible. Write a list of the places you've seen and compare it with the other passengers at the end of the drive. This is the ideal game for those long stretches of boring motorway where you'll probably rack up a surprisingly long list, and the person with the most countries gets to ride shotgun for the next leg of the journey.
The end of this road trip game can get very controversial - if you spot a real game winner, photographic evidence is a good idea so get your phone out and take photos in secret! This is similar to the Story Game see 1 above , however players get a little more control and creativity. You can say more than one word this time! One player starts off with a 'fortunately' sentence, and the next has to follow with an 'unfortunately' sentence to build a story of luck and misfortune.
For example, one player might start with 'fortunately, the sun was shining' with the second player adding 'unfortunately they had a long drive ahead of them' and so on.
This game can make it a little easier to remember the long string as everything has to be either fortunate or unfortunate! Get as creative as you can and you'll find yourself at your destination in what seems like no time at all.
This is the perfect road trip game to play if you're passing through a few towns on your way although roadside restaurants and chains will do just fine. Print out a sheet with all the food types you can think of in a grid against the names of people in the car. Every time you drive past a restaurant of some kind, the first person to spot it gets to collect the tick for the food type it serves. Steaks and pizzas should be easy to collect by everyone, but you might just win if you're the only one who spotted the seafood restaurant in the middle of Oklahoma!
So why not try some fun car games? Get creative… coming up with your own variations can be part of the fun! When you pull out of the driveway to embark on your next road trip, the last thing you should be thinking about is your car insurance.
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Your ERIE agent can offer you practical guidance and answer questions you may have before you buy. Car Sense. Home Sense. Life Sense. Business Sense. ERIE Stories. Social Responsibility. To play, you begin with the letter A. Each passenger takes a turn finding something along the road or inside the car that begins with the chosen letter.
Then, you move your way through the alphabet. Categories: The principle of this game is simple, which means it can be endlessly modified. One person chooses a category — such as types of trees. Then, everyone in the car takes turns naming something that fits in the category. When a passenger is stumped pun intended , the round is over. Radio roulette: Test the knowledge of the audiophiles in your car by guessing song names on the radio. Just turn to a random station or put your phone on shuffle.
Whoever shouts the name of the song first wins. Truth or dare: This game is a car trip adaptation of a classic. Ask a question to a fellow passenger, then let them decide whether to tell the truth or complete a dare. Just make sure your dares can be safely performed in the car. I spy: When you think of things to do on a long car ride, this game probably tops the list. License plate game: There are a few car ride games you can play using the license plates of other vehicles on the road.
Try finding plates that start with each letter of the alphabet. Choose your first player and ask them to think of an item you can purchase at the grocery store. Everyone else in the car takes turns guessing what it might be by asking a question. Is it something you would find in the frozen food aisle, perhaps? Guess again!
Have the adults in the family list a bunch of things that are the same color. The more items you list, the better! Keep an eye out for road signs!
Call them out as you drive by. First one who gets to Z, wins! See who can spot the most punch buggies, also known as the Volkswagen Beetle, on the road! When you see one, shout it out and include the color of the car Yellow punch buggy! Those kinds of sightings are worth one point. Classic bugs are worth 2, and vans worth 5. Whoever has the most points by the time you reach your destination wins. The first person selects something either on the road or in the car without revealing what it is to the rest of the players in the car.
The other passengers then try to guess what it might be. Pick out a person, place or thing. Everyone in the car can take turns asking yes-or-no questions about what it is, or who it is, you may be thinking of. No two people should ask the same question, and no one can answer more than 20 questions.
Next on the list of road trip games to play on car rides is the Triple Threat. The kids have to create a story that includes all three things. Be warned: things will get very silly, very fast. As far as games for a car ride go, this one is pretty straightforward. Have the first player choose a category and name something that begins with the letter A. The next person does the same, only their answer should begin with the letter B. The next person is in charge of letter C, and so on.
A perfect game for younger kids. Print out one game card per child and let them circle the car colors as they spot them. For instance, Would you rather be the funniest person alive, or the smartest person alive? You can direct these questions to everyone in the car or take turns providing answers. Why not sprinkle a fun memory game into your road trip experience?
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