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Car games with a 5yo

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Holidaytips · 16/08/2026 07:50

We're going away in a few days and will have a long drive and ferry ride. Dd loves playing games in the car - we usually take for noughts and crosses, squares and hangman, she also likes ispy and we're trying to teach her guess who. She'll likely do some drawing and listen to audio books too.

But all this might get a bit repetitive after a while so looking for any other suggestions?

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FiveCustardTarts · 16/08/2026 12:01

A scavenger hunt. Either words or pictures of things she needs to spot.

Yellow car. (No punching allowed.) You can add bonus points for other unusual colours.

Alphabet game - animals, names etc.

Iliketulips · 16/08/2026 12:03

Not sure how good her spelling is, but would she enjoy a simple version of ISpy?

Mumdiva99 · 16/08/2026 12:05

Depending on the driving - pub cricket- every time you pass a pub you count the legs - e.g. the kings head (2), Blacksmith Arms (2), The King's Men (100?). When you get to a pub with no legs you swap who's go it is. (The Crown).

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shellyleppard · 16/08/2026 12:06

We used to play spot the lorry (Eddie stobarts, Tesco etc). Or number plates with double letters or numbers

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