- my iParenting
- quick clicks
- preschoolers today articles
- preschoolers today q&a
- children today articles
- children today q&a
- community & groups
- research baby names
- prepare a birth plan
- content channels
- ip channel rss feeds
- read birth stories
- read parenting stories
- recommended books
- e-newsletters
- safety recalls
- ip diaries
- ip store
- mom of the month
- dad of the month
- editor's letter
- letters to the editor
From Our Sponsors
- e-newsletters
- Sign up to receive our free weekly e-newsletters
- award-winning products
The iParenting Media Awards program helps parents find the best products for their families.
Car Games for Kids
Games to Keep Children Occupied While on the Road By Carma Haley Shoemaker
To Play the Game:
Each player is given one card and a writing utensil to mark their boxes. When an object on the card is identified, an X is marked on the box for the object. When a person completes a row, up, down, across or diagonal, he wins. The game can be played until one-person wins two games, or if fewer people are playing, the first to win
three out of five.
Benefits:
Traveling Bingo is an observation game that helps develop observation and object relation skills. Identifying pictures of objects to their real images aids a child in recognition. The game will also aid a younger child with fine motor skills by allowing them to use the writing utensil and place Xs in the appropriate boxes on their card.
Preparing for License Plate Alphabet is easy. All that is needed are sheets of paper, colored or white, as well as a writing utensil.
Simply write the letters across the sheet of paper big enough so they can be marked out. The sheet of paper will be the "game board." To aid in identification, it is recommended that the letters be written in capital, as this is the common practice of lettering on license plates.
To Play the Game:
Each person is given a game board and a writing utensil. When a letter of the alphabet is found on another vehicle's license plate, the player that "found" the letter marks it out on his game board. The first player to find a set number of letters, or for longer distances or older children, the entire alphabet, wins the game.
Benefits:
The License Plate Alphabet game aids children in letter identification. The letters are observed on various license plates and thn must also be identified on their game board. The License Plate Alphabet game also aids in recognition, observation and fine motor skills.