So, you’ve packed the car and the family is ready to hit the road. But, how will you pass the time? We know that those summer road trips can have you feeling antsy and ready to get out an stretch your legs. Avoid saying “are we there, yet” with some of our favorite road trip games!

21 Questions:

• Player one picks a person, place, or thing. All other players take turns asking questions of what player one is thinking about. Whoever guesses what is being thought about gets to start the next round, questions cannot be repeated and have to be answered with a simple, “yes” or “no.”

Alphabetical Categories:

• Players will pick a category like food, musical bands, cereal brands, cars, etc. Beginning with the letter A, players will list the first thing that comes to their mind that starts with the specific letter. Work your way through the alphabet, once you hit Z, start over!

License Plate Game:

• Grab a pad of paper and begin to write down each different license plate you notice along the road. The first player to 50 or the player with the most, wins. If you are playing with young kids who are learning geography, give them a map so they can see where the state falls on the map!

Animal Name Game:

• One player will start by saying an animal, the next player must come up with an animal that starts with the last letter of the previous animal that was named. There is no winner but this game can keep younger passengers occupied for long periods of time plus, it will teach them new animals!

Tic Tac Toe

• You’ll need a piece of paper for this as well, draw out a grid and begin placing Xs and Os within the grid. Whoever gets three across first, wins. This is quick and easy but will keep everyone, who is not driving, occupied.