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Games for Kids Over 10, for the Car

By Monty | May 31, 2010

Generally, when traveling with kids over the age of 10, your life starts to get a bit easier then it was when they were toddlers. However, on longer trips it can still get a bit frustrating. They are not as easily entertained with meaningless games and require a bit more substance in their vehicle activity fun. Below are 5 games that you can play with kids over the age of 10 in the car to get you to your destination with a little less headache.

1. Scavenger Hunt – On a long trip create a list of things that you might see on the road such as a flashing red light, barn, church, license plate with a “Q”, etc. It is really simple to come up with at least a hundred things to watch for. When someone spots something on the list their names goes next to that item on the list. Whoever has the most things found once you reach your destination, wins. Perhaps they don’t have to do the dishes for a night or they get to stay up a half hour later. Create a reward that will keep them eager to play.

2. License Plate Game – Create a list of every different state license plate that you see. Whoever spots the highest number of different license plates wins the game.

3. Have a Spelling Bee – This is really an ideal game because not only are they having fun but they are also learning. You can use their school work as a guide to create a list and throw in a few harder ones at well to make the game a bit more challenging.

4. 20 Questions – You pick an object and label it a person, place or thing. The kids get to ask a total of 20 questions to guess what the object is. They are only allowed to ask questions that requires a yes or no answer and they can either play as a group and work together or individually.

5. Single Sentence Story – One person begins the game by creating a first sentence in a story. Then next person adds a sentence, essentially adding onto the story. This is fun if someone can be designed to write the whole story down to read back later. This game is creative and a good story can keep a game going for an endless number of hours.

Kids over the age of 10 are at the point where they aren’t going to cry because they’re bored but the attitudes can sometimes be worse then tears. Simple easy games that can be played like these in the car costs no money yet creates a few laughs and great memories.

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