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i think car games are good, easy to play and a good distraction. have snacks and drinks to hand but also have a good rest stop to stretch the legs and blow of abit of steam

For car journeys - we have a Disney playlist & the kids have to name the film, the characters & what is going on at that point of the film (can't do reading or Nintendo ds as they get sick!!).

For planes & trains - annuals/ activity books are great & mini figures you can tell stories with .

My top tip is nothing too big or too small - that you can't find from under your chair, or that rolls around too much xx

My son travels very well. He has a plastic tray table that has pockets on either side for putting pens, cars, drinks etc. He has his books open on it too. Now aged 5 he recently spent 5 days travelling through game parks in South Africa. There were hours of sitting in the car and over there they sell wildlife identifying books for kids. He had a pad for drawing everything he saw. When he was smaller the Gruffalo puzzle book helped him on long journeys - six 9 piece puzzles to keep him occupied.

We always have lots of audio books and narrated ballets. This year the older two (5 and 3) are choosing their favourite music eg Planets, Peter and the Wolf too. I make a big I spy book for the journey and then stick colouring sheets and word searches in there for them to do too. Sticker books a favourite too.

This year they are going to see how long a loom band they can make during the 10 hour drive in France!

We always timetable stops for a run around too and make sure there is food in the car if we need to keep one of them awake!

Pens and paper are a must! Snacks rationed throughout journey. A Disney sing-along CD and a few books normally keep us going for a while. My DD is too young for alphabet but we do I-spy with colours.

I wrap up little pressies to give him through the journey (we travel to Scotland from Kent once a year so know about long journeys) like the Lego sets they giveaway in the dailymail or bits from pound land (countdown timer on iPhone adds excitement) Borrow Audio books from Library to play in the car.

DVD player and 'new' dvd's sourced from FB selling sites/eBay.

Books/ colouring/Lego also work

Buy some cheap pocket money toys and wrap them up then give them as a reward for good behaviour not bloody moaning

Sea bands for when your child decides it is travel sick

We regularly drive 17hrs to the south of France and touch wood, we've never had a bad journey behaviour wise.

Stopping lots and using the service station exercise machines is brilliant for getting rid of excess energy

lots bribes is always put in my bag first then the games and books and toys pop lots stops to keep the children happy a good old sing song keeps them all happy

Special magazines, books and activity books even some little travel games like guess who. Then lots of music to sing along to for all the family

A large plastic jar for both of them, filled with uncooked rice (or lentils/pasta - whatever you want to use) and lots of little 'treasures' chucked in.
These can be anything - little plastic figures, buttons, paper clips, shells etc).
Glue the lids on (firmly), and let them find the treasurer in their jars by shaking them around. You wouldn't believe how much fun they have doing this, comparing treasures, colours, quantities - this passes a lot of time!

Lots of activity books, car games and an iPad

I always pack a two bas and inside is little wrapped surprises for on a long journey and every 20 mins my two DDs get to pick something out - little surprises can be a wrapped biscuit, a pencil, small notepad, a fruit bag, etc and we also play eye spy and sing along to some CDs

Pack lots of activities and snacks

We normally try to break the journey up with a few comfort break, make sure they have some snacks and a drink to keep them going then try to point out interesting sights on route or have a sing a long or tell a story where everyone contributes with a sentence in turn.

Audio books, playing eye spy and naming girls and boys names through letters of alphabet usually do the trick

With their handheld games/movie consoles (PSP Vita) and MP3 players/App-filled Smartphones, the kids are able to easily make their own entertainment.
And, of course, there's always 'I-Spy', 'Spot the Car' (i.e. the first person to spot a BMW, etc.) and my own version of the 'Alphabet Game' (a letter is chosen, each player takes it in turn to state a word beginning with that letter --> keep going without repeating any word until one of the player cannot think of a word, and as a result, loses the game).

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Get a sixties music CD and sing along. The tunes are memorable, most of the words are pretty silly and each song is really short

Number plate games are good for parents plus children old enough to be able to spell. We used "shortest word or phrase to use all the letters in the number plate of the car in front, in the right order". For younger children, just look for numbers - eg look for an ascending sequence of number plates on passing cars. And when you're stuck in a jam and there's nothing to see, fall back on old fashioned memory games like my grandmother's cat - children like these as a novelty, because they don't get played regularly nowadays.

Good old fashioned eye spy

My best tip and it works so well is to make little 'fun packs' in non see-through individual bags. Each one contains a small toy (although i've never again hit the highs of vintage mini polly pocket sets that i put in the first ones i made!!), a CD, a book, notepad and pencils for car games, maybe a pack of cards type game, some sweets, a snack and a drink etc. Every now and then, they can reach in and pull out a new exciting item to make the journey more fun. In fact my kids love their funpacks so much they look forward to longer journeys as they don't get them on short ones!

Plenty of snacks and drinks.

Travel Lotto - paper and pencils and an in car dvd player for really long journeys. blankets and cushions to keep them both comfortable. Silly songs.

(I am hoping our 6 hour journey to Devon isn't too dreadful)

We have lots and lots of usbourne travel cards which are fab and only £5 each

We take dvd's and activity books. We also have snacks int he car too!

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We love playing eye spy, or spot certain animals or the current favourite is counting bikes/motorbikes.
We also have quiet time where the children play a game on the iPad or have a little snooze.
Also plenty of snacks to keep them going and the journey soon passes.