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Are you packing and getting ready for a 4th of July long weekend roadtrip with the family? Whether you’re flying to France, traveling to relatives or heading for the beach, check out our newly assembled Trekaroo’s Activities and Games Guide for Traveling with Kids.
These are all based on recommendations from Trekaroo’s community of travel-savvy parents over the last year. We’ve got games that can be played anytime, anywhere and no gameboards required. Some will make your kids think, some will make them laugh and some will turn them into detectives.
Here’s a sneak peak at Activities #24 through 35.
Guessing Games
24. 20 Questions (Ages 2+)
25. Treasure in a Bottle (Ages 2-4)
26. Name that Tune (Ages 3+)
27. Mother Goose’s Mixed Up Words (Ages 3-6)
28. How Far Away is That? (Ages 4+)
29. True or False (Ages 4-7)
Simple Activities with Just a Piece of Paper
30. Print out coloring or activity pages from websites like Education.com or Crayola.com
31. Print out a map of the US and check off each state that you find a license plate for
32. Free Roadtrip Bingo print-outs from MomsMinivan
33. Write a letter to grandma or a friend. Write a journal entry.
34. Travel Scavenger print-outs from Moms Minivan
35. Take a crayon, stick a coin underneath a sheet of paper and make a coin rubbing
The Trekaroo’s Activities and Games Guide for Traveling with Kids also has our favorite toys for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age kids, tweens and teens that you can purchase ahead of time and throw in your Mary Poppins “entertainment” carpet bag. You’ll find books, puzzles, activity kits and more to choose from to keep the kids entertained and happy for your “family vacation”
Be sure to check-out Activity #68 in Trekaroo’s Activities and Games Guide for Traveling with Kids. It’s a great idea that I’d never heard of from happyonvacation.
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Visit Trekaroo’s Travel Store for more of our favorite travel gear, toys, and books for babies to teens!
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Esther Lee is co-founder and CEO of Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
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Kindergarten.com is a new resource for parents, teachers and therapists working with preschool to elementary school age children. They have a wide variety of educational iPod/iPhone apps for preschool/kindergarten age children that are fun and engaging. It looks like the website is targeted for parents of children with learning disabilities, but the apps are great for any child.
The best part: they are all FREE for the whole month of April in honor of Autism Awareness month.
What Rhymes
If you love Dr. Seuss, you’ll love the “What Rhymes” iPhone app for kids. “What Rhymes” is a colorful app that teaches kids to find words that rhyme and understand phonetic sounds. Kids will find different combinations of easy rhymes such as sled/thread, chair/pear, dog/frog, bell/shell, cat/hat, fan/can, etc. In the blink of an eye, your kid will soon “be a poet and he won’t know it!” Great for preschoolers.
Which Does Not Belong
What Does Not Belong is the iPhone version of Sesame Street’s “One of these things is not like the other thing.” A child is shown 4 pictures like the Rhyming application, but the question now is to figure out which one does not belong. Such as grapes, strawberry, orange and a chocolate cupcake. Another example may be three chairs and a stool or a police man, a firefighter, a construction worker and a young girl.
Which Go Together
This is the compliment to What Does Not Below In the application your child will see 4 images per page and be asked which two items belong together. For example, frying pan, bacon, a toucan and an umbrella. Or a piggy bank, coins, marbles and an alarm clock.
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Esther Lee is a contributing author on Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | CO | DC | FL | HI | IL | MA | NC | NY | PA | TN | TX | VA | WA
Slide-a-ma-jig from Lucky Radish Amusements is a fun game for young kids. It’s a Mr. Potato Head style game where you can slide and mix and match a myriad of different body parts (hat, head, torso, legs, feet), as well as change the background that the characters appear on. It’s got great colorful characters and hilarious sounds. My kids are 4 and 6 and they can spend quite a bit of time playing with the game. It’s probably best for the 3-8 aged set, but it can also amuse young-at-heart adults for a few minutes. Here’s some commentary from my kids’ first experience with the game:
“a hahaha”
“i like that one (bumble bee!)”
“oh, that looks good (building a dinosaur…)”
“look at him, he’s a ghost!”
“aaah, goo goo man!”
“this game is really funny!”
“what?!?!?”
“this one’s cool!”
So pay the 99 cents and do the Slide-a-ma-jig.
The Steal – Win a Slide-a-ma-jig
We’ll be giving away four Slide-a-ma-jigs (Value $0.99).
To enter:
Share what your favorite iPhone game or application is for kids and why in the comments below.
For additional entries, feel free to do any or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra entry, but be sure to leave a separate comment for each one:
- Tweet a link to this Monday Mad Steal via @Trekaroo
- Post this on your Facebook Wall using the Facebook Share link above
- Post this on your blog (leave another comment with the link)
Rules and guidelines:
- 18 years of age or older
- US Residents only
- One entry per person
Deadline to enter: Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 11:59PM PST (deadline extended)
What is Monday Madness?
Every Monday, Trekaroo announces on our blog, either a fantastic giveaway or an incredible deal. It could be a green water bottle or Broadway tickets. Return every Monday to the Talking Trekaroo Blog for the details. Want a reminder? Become a Trekaroo member or follow us on facebook or twitter. This Monday Madness was sponsored by Lucky Radish.
Related articles:
- 10 Fun Travel Activities for Kids
- Top 10 Travel Games for Elementary School Kids
- Top 5 Travel Toys for Preschoolers
- Games on the Go
- Preparing Kids for Travel
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Brennan Pang is a contributing author on Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | CO | DC | FL | HI | IL | MA | NC | NY | PA | TN | TX | VA | WA
