car-trip activities with kids & family

Easy, tested car-trip activities with kids & family for busy weeknights.

I once spent 12 hours on a highway with my kids, only to realize that I had packed too many books and not enough…

I remember the first time I tried to fit my daughter’s car seat into the back of my rental car in Barcelona — it…

When I first took my son on a road trip across the Midwest, I was unprepared for the chaos that came with it. We…

I remember the first time we drove from Chicago to Yellowstone with our three kids. The car was packed with snacks, toys, and a…

The first time I found myself stuck in traffic with a three-year-old and a two-year-old, I knew I had to figure out how to…

There's a magic in the rhythm of the road — the hum of the engine, the swaying of the car seat, and the anticipation…

The first time I took my kids on a car trip across the Midwest, I thought I had made a mistake. I didn’t know…

I remember the first time I heard about the 'Cars for Kids Donation' program. It was during a stopover at a small museum in…

I still remember the way my toddler’s face lit up when I pulled out my phone and played a video of a red fire…

There’s something uniquely thrilling about the open road, the hum of the engine, the way the horizon stretches as you drive. I remember one…