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I have done alot of travelling with my children. We have between 45 min to 2 hour drive for shopping, doctor's appt, banking. We also travel 6 1/2 hours at least once a year to see my family.
My children are 9, 6, almost 4. I always took them with me from the time they were born and were great little travellers without having to keep them entertained. Since they have been in school and not going with me so much they have gotten alot worse, so i've come up with some things that work with my children.
My oldest likes to play a couple of games. One is the ABC game as alaskaluver mentioned. Also he likes to start with a word such as banana-apple-egg-grapes-salmon until you get stumped.
All the kids like singing songs, eye spy, who stole the cookies from the cookie jar, look at books, play hand video games, punch buggy, look for wildlife along the road, how many different licence plates from different states and provinces we can find, tell stories, who can be the quietest for the longest, tell jokes and car bingo.
I also pack sandwiches and snacks to eat along the way. I also take a drinks but limit the amount they drink so that we do not have to stop for bathroom breaks.
3 years ago I drove with my kids from home to Fredriction, New Brunswick in one day. It took 12 1/2 hours and we only stopped once for a bathroom break. When we travel to see my family we don't need to stop at all. I know my kids travel well but it all takes them getting used to it. I also warn my kids ahead of time that it is going to be a long ride and let them know how long by related it to a length of time they understand. If I am travelling to see my family I tell them it is going to take as long as it is from the time you get to school until the time you leave school. Or for my youngest it is from the time we eat breakfast until it is your nap time. It helps give them an idea how long it is going to be so they aren't asking "Are we there yet all the time."
Happy Travelling all
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