🛣️ Long haul checklist
- Two days or more
For a road trip of two days or more with kids, pack for the car as if it's a room you'll live in: a bin for trash, a bag for each child in reach, water and snacks restocked every morning, laundry bags, and a daily reset at every night's stop. Keep a games list for every kind of hour. Tick things here; the ticks stay on this phone.
✅ Getting your ticks…
What matters on this trip
On a long trip, the car is a small house. Give it the jobs a house has: a bin, a place for shoes, a bag per child that they keep tidy.
Do a two-minute reset every evening: trash out, water bottles filled, snacks restocked, chargers plugged in. The next morning starts clean.
The License Plate Game is made for this trip. Keep the same trip going for the whole journey there and back; the map fills up as you go.
The whole list
The car as a room
- A small bin or a bag for trash, emptied every night
- A bag for each child, in reach
- A place for shoes
- A laundry bag
Food and water
- A water bottle for each person, filled every morning
- A cool bag for drinks and lunches
- Snacks, restocked every evening
In the car
- A phone charger for the car
- A bag for trash
- Wipes and tissues
- The first-aid kit you already keep
- A couple of spare bags, in case someone feels car-sick
Every evening
- The two-minute reset: trash out, bottles filled
- Phones and the charger plugged in
- Tomorrow's first stop picked
For the games
- The license plate sheet, printed (two, for the way back)
- Pencils and something to lean on
- A list of games for every kind of hour
Games for this drive
- The Alphabet GameStart at A. Look for the letter on a sign, a truck or a building.
- Twenty QuestionsOne player thinks of a thing and keeps it secret.
- Story ChainPeabody says the first line of a story.
- Two Truths and a LiePeabody gives a topic, like "your favourite foods".
- The License Plate GamePrint the sheet the night before, or play on the phone.
Other trips: Short drive · Day trip · Overnight trip · Thanksgiving drive · With a toddler
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