Richmond Playgroup

Travel Games for Kids

Don't be bored on your next trip - play these fun travel games.

Color Match
Choose a color and watch out the window for objects of that particular color. Let's say you pick the color orange. Whenever you see an orange object, you say:, "I see an orange (object)!". Try to list ten objects before choosing a new color.
If two or more kids are in the car, you can compete to see who gets ten objects first, or you can cooperate to get ten objects together, with an adult keeping score.

Red Car/Yellow Car
Choose a color and watch for a car of that color. Whoever spots the right color car first calls out, "(Color) Car!" and then gets to choose a different color for the next car.

Alphabet Hunt
Using the alphabet, starting with A, watch out the window for road signs, billboards, store signs, etc. with the called out letter. Once you find an "A" move on to "B" and so on until you complete the alphabet. Then repeat!

Number Hunt
Similar to above but use numbers. Watch out the window for numbers from 1-9, in order.

Scavenger Hunt
This is a good game for long drives. Give child/children lists of things to watch for during the drive. Children can cooperate or compete to see who can find all the items on the lists.
The lists can be made up ahead of time or during the drive, and adjusted for the type of scenery and the age of the children.

Scavenger Hunt Examples:

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