Keeping your kids entertained during a road trip is a hectic job. A person may get bored without some interesting thing to do along the way. One way to escalate your trip experience is to take an exciting vehicle on your trip.
Heavy 4×4 cars fit in this category of being compelling cars. If you don’t have a budget to buy a new one you can consider a range rover rental in Dubai to fulfill your needs and enjoy the journey.
Some captivating and engaging games you can play on your trip are :
License Plate
We need a few people, pages and a pen. The goal is to get as many license plates as possible. You can write down the numbers of cars from different cities and if you find some unique number or cars of diplomats you get extra points for pointing them out. This game keeps your eyes on the road searching for unique license plates. The score is calculated after some time.
20 Questions
This one is an old classic game played for ages to get rid of boredom.
A person needs to choose a personality and all the other passengers try to guess the personality but they can only ask 20 questions. You can choose a famous personality to keep the game short and interesting. Some defiant players choose obscure people which prolong their turn and their personality remains unguessed after 20 questions.
I Spy
This game is similar to 20 questions. The only difference is instead of personality. The player can choose anything in the car or outside and say the phrase “I spy with my eye that the name of thing starts with the alphabet”.This game is beneficial for young ones who have just started to learn the spellings and names of things. It makes your mind jog to guess the thing and also helps kids to learn vocabulary and grammar.
Backseat Bingo
This game is fun to play and helps you look for things on the road which you may not notice otherwise. You need to download a bingo chart of things from the internet and print them out. Now you need to mark the things you have found on the road. The first person to complete the things in vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines, wins the game.
Hold Your Breath
This game can help you if you have young talkative passengers onboard. The rule is simple, you need to hold your breath for a certain time e.g till the end of the tunnel or till the signal turns green. The person who holds the breath longest wins the game. This game is a nice idea to keep the children busy and also make them learn competition.
Count the Cars
As the name suggests, this game is about counting cars. You need to count cars of a specific color. brand or model. Each player is given with different car. At the end of the given time, the player with the most spots wins the game. This game provides knowledge of the model of cars and also gives you a rough idea about which car is most popular in that area.
In My Suitcase
This is a memory game and also forces you to think of different objects starting with a specific letter. The first player is going to say the phrase” In my suitcase, I have “ and say the name of an object. Now, the next person has to say the same phrase and the name of the thing should start from the next alphabet. If you fail to name a thing, you are eliminated from the game. The last person to stay wins the game.
Triple Threat
Do you have some great storytellers in your car? This game is made for that person. The first is required to name 3 nouns e.g eggs, train, tiger and the next player needs to make up a story having all three things in them. You can practice your story-telling or story-making skills by playing this game. This is a fun game for the development of kids’ brains.
Alphabet Game
Each player needs to find a store or business starting with the alphabet. For example A for Apple Inc. B for BMW. The first person to reach Z is considered a winner.
Conclusion
No matter which game you play, the goal is to make your trip memorable and exciting. These games are healthy and fun in addition to eradicating boredom. The best part about these games is that they can be played by people of all age groups. Make sure to take snaps and capture short videos to keep the memory of the trip.
