Kid’s Road Trip Games: Scavenger Hunt

August 12, 2015 by
Family road trips can be exciting, but they can also lead to a barrage of are we there yet.  Or,  if you’re traveling with children fights, screaming, whining and moaning.  Kids will be kids, but it’s enough to drive you crazy at times.  I don’t know about your children, but anything over an hour seems to be more than my grandchildren can bear.  That is probably typical of most children to be honest. So, today I am sharing a few travel tips.  To make things interesting, I created a series of kid’s road trip scavenger hunt games.   My grandchildren play this game when there’s a road trip.  Trust me, it keeps them busy for a few hours.
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Playing games allows time to unplug and enjoy the beauty that God has surrounded us with.  Additionally, road trips are a great way for children to observe the country side and what’s happenings on the interstate and highway.   Observations can lead to questions and interesting conversations with the children.  Kid’s road trip games can be a great way to bond.  Most importantly, make the trip educational and also memorable for everyone.

For this particular road trip game, children will love looking out the window in search of items on the paper. We come across most of them during our trips.  And, we have so much fun trying to find the items. If we find all of them all before we reach our destination we have other games to play. My grandson love doing word search puzzles, hidden objects or we do another Scavenger Hunt in the series.  I don’t know who has the most fun me or the kids.

 

Here’s a few tips for the games:

  • Purchase a few clip boards and pencil or pens
  • Print out several copies of the games.  I like to print the games on stock card.  It’s heavier than regular copy paper and that makes it easier to use without tearing.
  • You can also have the games laminated for a few dollars at Office Max or Staples.

 

 


 

If you like our Scavenger Hunts please share and feel free to print for your use.  Place an X on each item that you find. Good Luck!

 

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Stay tuned for other printables in my Road Trip series.  You can download the road trip scavenger hunt games here.   You may also like: Kid’s Road Trip Games: Scavenger Hunt II .

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Comments

  1. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says
    August 16, 2015 at 4:33 am

    A great way to pass the time on road trips – good idea!

  2. Lisa O'Driscoll says
    August 16, 2015 at 1:11 am

    What a fun game!  It would definitely cut down on "How much longer"!  I'll have to print some out for my girls!

  3. Kc W says
    August 12, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    Our dear friends move/drove to Texas this weekend. I wish I had these to give the girls for the long journey although Mom and Dad said they did wonderfully.

  4. J says
    August 12, 2015 at 2:24 pm

    I like these because they are reasonable to find! I've purchased cards before, only to find things like a cactus plant needed to win. Cactus plant? In the midwest?

    • Rhonda Gales says
      August 13, 2015 at 2:09 pm

      Hi J. Lol, that's like finding a palm tree in my area. I created the printable for moms to use regardless of where they live. Hopefully, most of the items can be found. Thanks for stopping by.