Are We There Yet?

Are you heading out on a family vacation in the next few weeks?  Are you driving?  Bravo! My parents packed five kids in a station wagon every summer.  We drove to California (twice), South Dakota, Washington D.C., and northern Minnesota.  How did they do it?  I am not exactly sure but leaving at an ungodly hour in the morning so the kids would sleep helped. My siblings and I have many fond memories of our family vacations. I was a lucky girl.

Today it is a little easier to travel with children.  Watching movies and playing video games helps pass the time in the car but  it can be about family game time, too. Car games reinforce letter and number recognition, math skills, reading skills and more!

This article will get you started but  Family Fun magazine has lots of ideas help you on the road.
http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/road-trip-car-games-911118/

More websites and articles... 
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/plan-road-trip-kids-1960.html

http://www.momsminivan.com/

http://www.wejustgotback.com/default.aspx?mod=tips_road

Lots of road trip books at your local bookstore, too.
Make some summer memories with your child in the car!