by Bethany Poore
Before you leave home, stuff a folder with copies of these printables for the road. Bring along some
pens and pencils, and you’ll keep your crew well-occupied for hours!
1. How many words can you make out of the phrase . . . ?
Look for a phrase on a billboard with several words, such as, “Mike Warden has a Chevy deal for You!”
Copy the words on the top line. Set a time limit (such as 10 minutes) in which everyone tries to make
as many words as possible from the letters in the copied phrase.
Phrase: __________________________________________________________________________________
Words:
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Phrase: __________________________________________________________________________________
Words:
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2. Coordinates
(For 2 players) Players keep their papers hidden from each other. One player draws a picture or design
on a grid. She then instructs the other player in copying the picture or design by giving directions in
this way: “Start at the intersection of C and 12. Go west on 12 for 3 blocks. Go north on 9 for 1 block.”
When one continuous line is finished, the player can say, “Park. Now start at the corner of B and 4, etc.”
When all the directions are given, players compare grids. The goal is for the grids to match exactly!
Then the other player draws a picture or design and gives the other player directions.
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
1
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
B
C
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J
K
L
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3. Classic Road Trip Bingo
Have everyone create his or her own bingo board by writing or drawing each item on the checklist in
a separate box. To play, simply look out the windows, and when you see it, you can mark it. Five in a
row in any direction wins! Small pieces of torn paper work for space markers.
pickup truck
barn
body of water
animal on a billboard
green sign with a 2
black car
bumper sticker
hotel
construction zone
red car
flower
female driver
bird
child in another car
headlights turned on
blue car
3 semis in a row
litter
food on a billboard
sign with gas prices
bridge or overpass
white car
van
vehicle with dent
ON THE ROAD AGAIN . . .
FREE AS
THE
OPEN ROAD
4. Listen to My Picture
One player draws a picture in a box, keeping it hidden from everyone else. When she is finished, she
verbally instructs everyone else on how to draw the same picture, keeping her picture hidden. For
example, she might say, “Draw a fence across the middle of the box. Draw a cow on the left side. Draw
a tree on the upper right side. Draw flowers along the fence, etc.” When complete, everyone compares
their drawings to the original to see how alike and different they are.
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5. Trips Gone Crazy (page 1)
DON’T read the sentences on page 2 ahead of time! Designate a scribe to fill in the blanks on the word
list below by asking each person in the car, in turn (including himself), to provide the specified words.
Encourage creative responses! When the chart is complete, the scribe reads the sentences on page 2
aloud, filling in the blanks with the corresponding numbered word.
1 noun _________________________
2 -ing verb _________________________
3 place _________________________
4 adjective _________________________
5 adjective _________________________
6 place _________________________
7 adjective _________________________
8 liquid _________________________
9 person in car _________________________
10 noun _________________________
11 person in family _________________________
12 adjective _________________________
13 noun_________________________
14 number _________________________
15 weather _________________________
16 plural noun _________________________
17 adjective _________________________
18 plural noun _________________________
19 person in family _________________________
20 person in car _________________________
21 person you know _________________________
22 tall structure _________________________
23 fraction _________________________
24 store _________________________
25 article of clothing (plural)___________________
26 person you know _________________________
27 noun _________________________
28 adjective _________________________
29 adjective _________________________
30 person you know _________________________
31 liquid _________________________
32 adjective _________________________
33 adjective _________________________
34 food _________________________
35 place _________________________
36 place _________________________
37 adjective _________________________
38 any word _________________________
39 place _________________________
40 food _________________________
41 noun _________________________
42 place _________________________
43 -ing verb _________________________
44 adjective _________________________
45 color _________________________
46 food _________________________
47 number _________________________
48 person you know _________________________
49 noun _________________________
50 plural noun _________________________
51 food _________________________
52 food _________________________
53 -ing verb _________________________
54 person you know _________________________
55 container _________________________
56 adjective _________________________
57 place _________________________
58 person you know _________________________
59 noun _________________________
60 song title _________________________
61 plural noun _________________________
62 drink _________________________
63 place _________________________
64 food _________________________
65 number _________________________
66 plural noun _________________________
67 number _________________________
68 adjective _________________________
69 drink _________________________
70 place _________________________
71 noun _________________________
72 adjective _________________________
73 plural noun _________________________
74 plural noun _________________________
75 number _________________________
76 place _________________________
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Trips Gone Crazy (page 2)
1. Remember the time (20)__________ helped me put (14)__________ gallons of (8)__________ in the
(44)__________ car before leaving for (35)__________?
2. (48)__________, please bring extra (50)__________ and (73)__________ on our next vacation in case
of (15)__________.
3. When we stop at (24)__________, please buy me (51)__________ and (40)__________, but I don't
need any more (16)__________.
4. Did you hear about the time (54)__________ and (21)__________ were lost for (75)__________ days
in (39)__________ before they finally met a (1)__________ that gave them directions.
5. The weirdest picture we took on last year's vacation shows (19)__________ and (11)__________ in
(36)__________ wearing (25)__________ and holding (74)__________.
6. Have you ever been to (63)__________? I hear it's (56)__________ and (17)__________, but airfare
costs (47)$__________ so we might go to (70)__________ instead.
7. Last night I dreamed I was on a trip to (6)__________ with (58)__________ and we were carrying
(33)__________ (66)__________ down a long road, when suddenly (26)__________ came up
(53)__________ and waving a huge (10)__________.
8. Well, the restroom had (67)__________ stalls, and (23)__________ of them were full. The toilets
were (32)__________ and the paper towels were (45)__________. Oh! And the (31)__________ that
came out of the faucets was (29)__________!
9. Look out the window! There's a (4)__________ (27)__________ and in front of it is a (71)__________
with a (12)__________ (41)__________ on its head!
10. (9)__________, if you don't stop (2) __________ I'm going to scream, "(38)__________!" and then
start (43)__________. You sound like a (49)__________!
11. I have always wanted to go to (3)__________, take the stairs to the top of the (22)__________, sing
(60)__________ at the top, and then go down and have a feast of (64)__________.
12. How would you describe (57)__________? Well, for one thing the terrain is (68)__________, the
houses are (37)__________, but most memorably the people there are (72)__________.
13. On last year’s vacation to (42)__________, after (65)__________ miles on the road, we were
(28)__________ and (5)__________, and we knew we had to get some more (34)__________ and
(69)__________ to keep going.
14. My ideal kid's meal would include (46)__________, (52)__________, and (62)__________; the toy
would be a (59)__________, and it would all come through the drive-thru window in a
(55)__________.
15. “(30)__________, what did you think of the souvenir shop at (76) __________?” “Well, it was
pretty (7)__________. The (61)__________ and (18)__________were cool, but I decided to buy a keepsake (13)__________.”
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