One great road trip book for kids I heard of recently is “KidChat” (obviously for kids who are able to speak for the most part) – it has a lot of great conversation-starters for you and your kids. The parent sitting shotgun can take over this task and get everyone involved. I’ve heard of a lot of success stories with this one – really getting to know each other better (lots of surprising answers)!

I, too, really appreciate my DVD player for any length trips! :) We have a great choice of DVDs from Max Lucado’s Hermie series to The Gaithers’ Bullfrog set to Miss Spider and more. They are educational and entertaining and make a very long trip seem much shorter.

I always look for eating places with playlands when it’s time to stop for lunch or dinner. It gives the grandkids a chance to stretch their legs and adds another layer of pleasure to the trip. If packing our food, then parks are great options as well

I choose against snacks and drinks in the car for a number of reasons. One being, when confined in the car for a number of hours, it can be hard for a child to discern whether theyre truy hungry, or bored, I beieve. With me kids, I see it in my daughter at home, so shes much more prone to snack her time away without being truly hungry, but just eating to pass time. As for drinks, we drink as little as possible to avoid a lot of stops. That first trip to AL four years ago we still had to stop every couple of hours for my daughter to go to the bathroom- she was a sippy-cup-carrier. I learned my lesson on that trip. Only eat when you’re hungry, and drink when you’re thirsty! :) That’s what has worked for us.

I love traveling in the middle of the night. However we usually leave directly after dinner. The kids usually still fall asleep about 9 or so. We drive until we just can’t take it anymore. Hubby and I get alone/quiet time, and we’re not complete zombies the next day.