*Sanity savers may or may not work.
So apart from hiking and amazing scenery and fresh air and star gazing, we’ve been spending A LOT of time putting mileage on the car. We also made the (crazy??) decision to not bring any iPads on the trip. So how to stay sane in the car with two kids?? Here are some tips:
Magnets
They build their own creations or follow the instruction booklet. Not as messy and finicky as Lego. No small pieces. Surprisingly addictive. Fights can break out when one kid wants more pieces from the other to finish a creation.
I Spy
Which doesn’t last long as Leo will say I Spy something starting with T, and we all try and guess and then give up and he says “Cloud”. Way to hard. So we move on to…
The Place Game.
This one is fun- thanks Aunty Nicole!! Pick a letter from the alphabet, go around the car saying a place that starts with the letter. A- Australia, America etc. So addictive, but I get really competitive, and then annoyed when Dean doesn’t keep up.
School Work.
We aim to do a worksheet a car trip, and a journal entry. Both can pick an activity book from their side pockets
Snacks.
Mandarins are good for keeping them quiet for 30 seconds while they peel them.
Podcasts.
Love my podcasts!! I am obsessed with Conversations with Richard Fidler. Leo loves the Beanies, Jett, Brains On. (Audio books are great too- been listening to The BFG).
Flash Cards
Scenery
The Stuard Hwy boasts some bizarre scenery. Bulls walking next to cars, over turned car wrecks that have been gutted and graffitied.
If all else fails we put a movie on. (back of the front car seats have small TVs)
If that fails, I pray the trip hurries up and ends.
I love these tips! Glad you’re enjoying the podcasts 😊
Those Conversations podcasts are the best!
What great tips Tanya. Have to try these on the kids. And I love a good podcast. I’m obsessed by Oprah’s super smoky Sunday podcast. Will try the others for the kids. But you’re one brave woman for not taking any iPads. Well done though.