Kids love the lucky dip nature of this game.  It requires a bit (but not a lot!) of preparation beforehand, but is worth the effort for the reward you get and remains a firm family favourite of ours.  Essentially you have a bag with a number of questions each written onto an individual slip of paper.  These are placed in the bag and players take it in turns to take a slip of paper and see if they can answer the question / perform the task.  Guaranteed to keep the kids busy for ages while you are travelling and can be easily slipped into a handbag or glove compartment.

You can adapt this game according to the age of your children.  Older children will be able to read out their own tasks, and the tasks themselves can be a bit more complex.  You can make them personal and get everyone in the holiday spirit by asking questions about previous holidays to test everyone's memory. 

Younger children may need help reading them out, or you could read them out, and their tasks may need to be a bit simpler.  You can even have 2 separate bags, each suitable for different ages.  Here are 10 ideas to include in your 'what's in the bag?' but you can tailor this to suit your own family, your history and experiences. 

And, if you're looking for a pre-holiday activity and plan on preparing questions for a younger child as well as an older child, why not involve the older child in preparing the questions for the younger child?

Good luck!

1.  Name 5 animals with 4 legs.
2.  What was Grandma wearing at the barbequeue last Sunday?
3.  Who fell in the swimming pool when we went on holiday last year?
4.  Count backwards from 10 to 1.
5.  What do you get if you add mum's and dad's ages together? (apart from a very big number :~) )
6.  What's the name of the holiday cottage/campsite/town we are going to and can you spell it?
7.  What is Daddy's favourite band?
8.  Shut your eyes.  Now, describe what everyone in the family is wearing today - no peeping!
9.  Sing your favourite song.
10.  How long can you hold your breath for?

What's your favourite family travel game?

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