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When it comes to a long car trip, everyone is very excited in the beginning. But as soon as the car travels for a few hours on the highway, the patience of the people sitting in the car, especially the children, starts running out. “When will we arrive?” This endless question starts echoing again and again and the journey starts becoming a bit tiring and boring.
If you also want to make your next long drive or family road trip forever memorable and full of laughter, then definitely try these 10 fun and creative ways. Through these, your long journey will be completed in the blink of an eye.
1. Car Antakshari and ‘In-Car Karaoke’ Contest
No road trip is incomplete without music. To make your journey musical, prepare a mixed playlist in advance of the favorite songs of all the passengers sitting in the car. In the middle of the journey, you can have an ‘in-car karaoke’ or singing contest, in which the front and rear of the car are divided into two teams and compete. Whoever wins will get a chance to play the next song of their choice.
2. ‘I Spy’ and classic road games
Those old childhood games still serve to enliven long journeys. You can play ‘I Spy’, where one person thinks of something they see outside the car and the others take a guess. Apart from this, the game ’20 Questions’ is also excellent, in which by asking 20 questions you have to guess the name of the thing or celebrity going on in the other person’s mind.
3. Alphabet and Number Plate Hunt Game
This is a great way to relieve boredom while on the road. In this, all the people sitting in the car have to see the number plates of the vehicles passing in front or nearby. You can create a game where the first one to find the alphabet (from A to Z) or a plate with a specific number on it will win. This game keeps children busy for a long time.
4. Resort to interesting podcasts and audiobooks
If your ears are tired of continuously listening to music, then podcasts or audiobooks are a wonderful alternative. You can put on a fun suspense, horror story, comedy show or historical podcast to suit the interests of everyone in the car. One loses track of time while listening to this.
5. Create ‘The Great Family Novel’ together
This is a great brain game to enhance your imagination and sense of humor. In this, one member of the car speaks the first line of an imaginary story (e.g. “Once upon a time there was a magical car going through a dense forest…”), after which the next member adds a new line. In this way, everyone sitting in the car creates a very funny and strange story by adding one line each.
6. Become your own ‘road trip journal’ and photojournalist
You can hand a blank diary, colors and a camera (or smartphone) to children or friends sitting in the back seat of the car. Give them the task to write down in their diary every unique thing they see during the journey, strange sign board, beautiful mountains or funny moments on the way and click pictures. At the end of the journey you will have a beautiful book of memories ready.
7. Play trivia and general knowledge like ‘quiz night’
You can have a fun quiz contest inside the car with the help of your smartphone or through pre-prepared chits. This can include interesting questions related to movies, sports, wonders of the world or the place you are going to visit. Give a chocolate or some small treat as a reward to the person who answers correctly.
8. Memorable ‘Car Picnic’ and Local Food Adventure
The real fun of traveling lies in eating and drinking. For the journey, pack some snacks, sandwiches, muffins or fruits that can be easily eaten in the car. Whenever you feel hungry, stop the car at a beautiful place or enjoy a ‘car picnic’ in the moving vehicle. Also, do not forget to try the unique dishes from the dhabas and local food joints along the way.
9. Stop at off-beat stops
Sitting continuously in the car causes stiffness in the body. Therefore, take a short break every 2 to 3 hours. But instead of stopping at a typical gas station, stop at a historical site, unique park, view-point or a place with a large sculpture along the way. This will straighten your legs and you will get some great pictures too.
10. Movies and deep discussions related to the destination
Nowadays, vehicles come equipped with in-built screens or tablets. You can watch a famous movie or documentary on the way based on the city or background of the place you are going to visit. If you do not want to watch the screen, then this time is the best way to have those deep and heart touching discussions with your loved ones, for which we do not get time in our busy lives.
