Having taken a road trip back to Huntington this week at the end of spring break, I remembered some of the games we used to play among other car ride activities we still do every now and then on long car trips.
1. Eye Spy
Always a classic. It's silly, but eventually it must end because there are just not enough items of varying color to keep you going.
2. Mad Libs
The cheerleader of the car is really the best for this one. "Gimme a noun! Gimme a verb!"
3. The License Plate Game
Keep track in a journal or on a phone of each state you see. You can only count each state once. The person with the most at the end of the trip is the winner. One year we took a trip across country to Montana. We managed to see a few different Canadian plates as well. The other way to play is to find the state farthest from where you started the drive.
4. The A to Z sign game
Simply put, find a sign starting with A. Then find one with B. And so on. Have to do it in order.
5. The Ball of Air Game
This one might need some explaining. My family and I had the weird game when we were younger where we would throw around this invisible ball. We could throw it around the inside of the car, the outside, you could bounce it off that cow in the field if you wanted to. Anything.
6. Blaring The Radio
You've all done it, admit it. Sometimes you just find that jam and you just can't get out of it and the whole car turns into a beautiful, off pitch sing-a-long.
7. One Word Story
Each person says one word and it just goes around the car as you build
8. The Ministers Cat
This game actually comes from Scrooge the musical. Basically you clap on a beat and go around the group. Every time you start with, "The ministers cat is a/an..." and then start with a word beginning with A. When someone messes up a word or can't think of one on the beat, they are eliminated and you move onto the next letter. (Example: The ministers cat is an AWFUL cat.)
9. Sleep
Unless you're the driver of course. This tends to be a regular for me.
10. And of Course, Driving
Pray that some of the sleepers are willing to swap out with you at some point.
