BEST Road Trip Activities for Young Kids!!! 25 Ways to Keep Your Kids Entertained on Long Drives!

25 ways you can keep your children entertained and happy on long family road trips!
Here are links to all of our favourites mentioned in the video!
(Many of these items can be found at a dollar store, but I've attached great Amazon options for you here! Some of these are affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase we will earn a small percentage as profit at no extra cost to you! )
Lacing Boards - amzn.to/3O6OQqV
Read Along Books:
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Curious George - amzn.to/3AiIoHx
& More - amzn.to/3AkBdi9
Beading:
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Beads - amzn.to/3EA6Zdx
Stickers - amzn.to/3X7jT9Y
Reusable Sticker Book - amzn.to/3EaIDpo
Magnetic Dolls:
Dress up - amzn.to/3UV3d4p
Occupations - amzn.to/3UV3d4p
Cinderella - amzn.to/3UV3d4p
Foam Letters & Numbers - amzn.to/3UV3d4p
Scratch Art - amzn.to/3EigDjQ
Mess Free Markers:
Crayola Mess Free - amzn.to/3tuyO0C
Melissa and Doug No Mess Coloring - amzn.to/3tuyO0C
Puppets - amzn.to/3AjT490
Matching Game Printout - www.themeasuredmom.com/printa...
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Also, make sure you check out our Ultimate Guide to Surviving (and Enjoying) Family Road Trips with Young Kids: www.adventureswiththehills.co...
Road Trip Video Content:
0:00 Road Trip Activities
0:47 Road Trip Activity Kit
1:22 Lacing Boards
1:42 Read Along Books
2:15 Road Trip Activity Work Surface
3:02 Beading
3:35 Stickers
4:31 Reusable Sticker Scenes
4:41 Colouring
5:17 Magnetic Activities
5:25 Magnetic Dolls
5:46 Foam Letters & Numbers
6:09 Magnets
6:43 Matching Game
7:08 Puzzles
7:19 Felt Scene
7:50 Scratch Art
8:13 Activity Books
8:25 Mess Free Markers
8:53 Road Trip Bingo
9:02 Toys
9:49 Comfy Items
9:58 Screen Time
10:20 Movies
10:24 Phones
10:36 Keeping Your Vehicle Clean on Road Trips
10:56 Family Road Trip Games
11:54 Quiet Time
12:16 Music
12:30 Road Trip Snacks
13:24 Happy Road Tripping!!

[@juliezimmerman3476]

I have a two year old. I love the idea of playing with cars and magnets on a metal baking sheet. Can’t wait to try on our next road trip.

[@audreybell9730]

This is the BEST road-trip video! I LOVE the magnetic food tray idea. Literally a game changer. Your video definitely stands out - not the typical ipad, snacks, mess free colors road trip. ❤

[@juliekeller1877]

This is an amazing video full of advice! I've been wracking my brain for a lapdesk type surface that will actually work with a carseat - and you just answered my prayers 🤣 Plus - now I've got so many more ideas! Thanks for this!

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

You are so very welcome! Happy travels!

[@briana_hilmes]

This is by far the best road trip travel tips with kids I have ever seen, thank you!!! 🙌

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

You’re so very welcome!! Happy travels!!

[@kathiaatrisco7645]

I totally agree!! Been looking for different ideas and this is so great. Amazing tips and tricks!!!

[@JordanVeraBurg]

Agree!

[@nicholedever3903]

Yes! Finally, I solution to organizing between two bucket seats. And an alternative to those lap trays that didn’t work for our car seats either! ❤️ Thank you so much for the tips! So helpful!

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

You are so welcome! Happy travels 😁

[@essentialtravelitems]

Wow, thank you so much for sharing all these amazing road trip activities for young kids! It's evident that you've put a lot of thought and effort into making the journey just as enjoyable as the destinations. I love how you've created a road trip activity kit with easily accessible and organized drawers. Your tips and suggestions are so practical and cost-effective. I can't wait to try them out on our next family road trip. Thanks again for sharing your expertise and inspiring us with these creative ideas!

[@katez7412]

Love these ideas!!! Running to the dollar tree to get sheets for our kids and making cute things personalized to them for our cross country trip!! What great ideas!! 💞

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

I’m so glad to hear you like the ideas! The cookie sheets are seriously awesome!! Happy road tripping 😁

[@sarahslovely08]

This is the best put together video I’ve seen so far. I’ve watched too many and this was a relief ❤

[@gitakiss5801]

I love these ideas. I am a big fan of my travel binder. This just inspired me to get a magnetic sheet that has those adhesive backings. Stick it to the inside of the binder and add your ideas to it :D

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

That will be awesome! Sounds like you have a great system! 🙌

[@gitakiss5801]

@@AdventuresWithTheHills Thanks. Its a work in progress :D

[@amywitt4911]

Used cookie sheets for every road trip. We also used the magnets for bingo and tic tac toe. My kids are 13 and 16 and the alphabet game is still one of our favorites.

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

That is awesome!! That’s great to know cookie sheets have worked well for other people too! And I’m glad to hear the alphabet game lives on 😁

[@rosemoody6358]

OMGoodness you shared some amazing awesome car ride keep busy things to do!!!!!!!

[@mds232s]

So many great ideas. Thank you for the thorough video and links!

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

You’re very welcome!

[@MarybelMartinez-tv9im]

Wow such great ideas, Thank you

[@marrizdancel2886]

thank you for sharing these activities. I've been always worried about our travel time hehe. --from Philippines :)

[@aanand21]

really helpful..thank you

[@hilarymeng695]

Thank you so much! This is such a great idea!

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

You’re so welcome!! Happy road tripping! 😄

[@jennycee871]

Thank you my friend this is awesome activity with the kids ❤💯I have enjoyed your time with many ideas I have two grandchildren and one on the way so Im more excited to try this with them love it❤👩‍❤️‍👩🤰 keep it up👍 God bless✝️

[@vlogwithlady]

This is awesome! We are leaving soon and everything else I found was terribly done or not helpful. Thank you!

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

You’re so welcome! Happy travels!

[@CynsCraftingWorld]

I used to do that with Nathan. Great ideas.

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun! 😊

[@chiannexiong]

This would be ideal if I could reach all my children 🥲

[@gregggoldstein3449]

I had noisy kids with me at a restaurant and had them act out sounds of animals , things got very quiet when I suggested they all make the sound of a bunny makes and they all had grins on their faces, looking at one another to ask what a bunny sounds like! (LOL!) they were so quiet?

[@jokegoeree5335]

I love these ideas! Would love to use them for our road trip this upcomming summer with our 3 kiddos! Do you have any travel snack tips?

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

Thanks so much for your comment! A few snack thoughts - pick snacks that won’t be messy (dry, not too crumbly), such as dried fruit, granola bars, goldfish, pretzels, cheese strings, etc. We like to have snacks that are a bit on the healthier side, with some sweets mixed in (keep away sugar crashes). Let the kids pick out a treat or two for the trip that they’re excited about. For younger kids, pass them snacks in a smaller container with just the amount they need (don’t pass back a whole bag of something). Make sure the snacks are accessible before you start your trip and that everyone has water nearby! Enjoy your trip!!

[@katez7412]

My kids typically love fancy mixed nuts, seaweed, fruit leathers, apple sauce pouches, and fresh fruit. 🥰 I have 5 so it is crazy on long road trips. We aim for healthy, not so much sugar that it will make them go crazy, but not too messy either, and they seem to do really great with these items, plus they are shelf stable so don't need heating or cooling.

[@JordanVeraBurg]

These were great ideas! Question, do the cookie sheets slide off laps?

[@AdventuresWithTheHills]

Thanks! As far as I can remember, the cookie sheets haven’t slid off the kids laps. My son says they’ve wiggled around a bit sometimes, but not fallen off.