Activities

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  Books, magazines, and comics

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  Games, such as the license plate game or travel bingo

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  Sketchbook, washable markers, and colored pencils

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  Pre-stamped blank postcards (find them at the post office), which your kids can decorate, or postcards bought on the road; have your children write to friends, relatives, even pets

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  Doodling doodads: a small dry-erase board, Etch A Sketch, Magna Doodle

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  Pipe cleaners, easy origami, and other scissor-less craft supplies

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  Portable DVD player and DVDs; don’t forget headphones!

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  Tape recorder: Let the kids produce a vacation broadcast

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  Books on tape for the whole family, such as the Harry Potter series or “The Chronicles of Narnia”

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  Scrapbook envelope—entrust your children with the responsibility of collecting postcards, ticket stubs, and brochures for a scrapbook

Food

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  Individually packaged, crumb-free snacks such as bite-sized goldfish crackers

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  Hard-to-bruise fruits such as apples and berries; or try fruit roll-ups or fruit leathers

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  Trail mix, which will leave kids feeling full longer (and keep fingers greaseless)

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  Reusable bottles filled with water

Miscellaneous

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  First-aid items, such as Neosporin, bandages, anti-bacterial wipes, Tylenol, sunscreen, and Dramamine

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  Garbage bags to collect trash

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  Extra diapers and wipes, if necessary

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  Change of clothes, in case of accidental spills

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  A blanket for spur-of-the-moment picnics at rest areas—and naps

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  Jump ropes and balls, so energetic little travelers can tire themselves out at rest stops!

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