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I don’t know why this game is so popular but it is – fun for playing in the car or while waiting – great in its simplicity.
The guesser has to guess what letter, shape, number or word is being traced on their hand. Simple but fun! Who can resist a tickle or a mystery and this game involves both.
Here is our round up of 5 nifty DIY travel activities for children that will keep the kids entertained on your next travels. Take 5 now and we guarantee you’ll give yourself a break on your next trip with the kids.
We used to play this game at Christmas time and I remember my brother and I thinking it was exciting because it was called ‘Black Magic’ (cue fond memories of chocolate assortments). For some reason I was thinking about this game recently and thought it would be a fun one to play while travelling, killing a few hours at the airport, or even waiting in a restaurant and trying to keep the kids occupied. Here’s how it goes.
My 6 year old came up with this idea. It’s essentially the same as traditional ‘Simon Says’ but just using actions you can do while sitting down. You can adapt many of the traditional games to play while you’re on the move. Sometimes it’s just a question of remembering those games [...]
This is such a simple but fun game for children of all ages. It’s a variation on the many counting games there are to play while you’re travelling. It’s great to play with 2 kids as each child spots and collects from a different side of the vehicle.
Firstly choose something [...]
Here’s what happens when you stumble into a twitter party and the theme is all about keeping the kids happy and entertained while you are travelling.
If your children enjoy playing around with words then these three little games will keep them busy for a while and are perfect to play in the car or to entertain during an airport wait.
Do you pull your hair out at the thought of a long journey in the car with kids? Try breaking activities down into these 5 types and introduce a new activity from a different group every 15/20 minutes and you’ll be amazed at the results.
This is a fun game for slightly older children and can be played with a road atlas in the back of the car as you’re driving along. That is provided you’re not all sat navved up and don’t use one any more, or, if you do, that you don’t need it while the kids want to play 
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