Happy kids, adorable girl with her brother sitting together in modern car locked with safety belts enjoying family vacation trip on summer weekend
Summertime road trips can be great fun for everyone, but sometimes the kids can get a little restless on the journey to summertime fun. How do you keep the choruses of “Are we there yet?” to a minimum and keep the kiddos happy during your time on the road? Children need something fun that they enjoy doing to keep them engaged and keep them occupied during your road trip, and we have a few ideas for you to try this summer.
Games the kids can play while in the car can really help to focus active little minds. And no, we are not talking about playing video games on a portable gaming console. We are talking about actual, hands on games that don’t need an internet connection or even batteries! Teach your children how to “unplug” and still have fun with some of these cool gifts and games designed to occupy tiny hands and interest growing minds, and give mom and dad some undistracted drive time this summer.
- Activity books. Whether it’s a themed book centered around a favorite holiday like Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, or
Christmas, a personalized book, or one highlighting animals or a favorite movie character, we’ve got a great selection of activity books to keep your little ones busy for hours. With additional features like invisible ink and colorful stickers you can spark their creativity, and perhaps start a budding artist on the way to fame and fortune! - Stickers. Speaking of stickers and sparking a child’s creativity, we have stickers galore! Does your child like Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang? We’ve got stickers for that. Is there an African safari fan in your back seat? Our themed stickers can take him or her deep into the Serengeti as they design a safari adventure with “guess who?” as the star of the show. From a family camping trip to a fairyland adventure to building sand castles and playing in the sand on a sunny beach, your child can have tons of sticker fun expressing their imagination as they create fun and exciting scenes with these sticker sets.
Story books. For the reader in your midst, story books can provide your child with lots of opportunities for imaginary adventures as they escape into the exciting pages of one of our story books customized just for kids. Take the awesomeness a step further and personalize a story book with your child’s name and observe their joy as they picture themselves interacting with Sesame Street characters, participating in pirate ship adventures, or being the star of their very own fairy tale. This is a gift that will not only keep your child occupied but one they will treasure for years to come.- Games. From a plush, personalized zoo animal play set to brain teaser books, puzzles to colorful wooden peg games, to a really big personalized coloring book with stickers, our games and books will help keep those little fingers busy while they fire young imaginations.
Journals and sketchbooks. If your child likes to draw, a personalized sketchbook and colored pens, pencils, or crayons might be just the ticket to help him or her create their very own masterpieces. For the introspective child, a journal to jot down thoughts, ideas, emotions, and experiences can occupy their attention and provide them with a record of their summer experiences they can look back on and remember how much fun they had.
These are just a few ideas that might help make your summer road trips more enjoyable for both those in the back seat, and those in the driver’s seat.
