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The key to back seat harmony can be as simple as knowing a few silly games to
pass the time. These simple games are fun for kids of all ages – even the
grown-up kind. But please, don’t let back-seat games – or anything else –
distract you when you’re driving!
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| Fun With Words
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Build stories together two ways. First, try telling a story one word at a
time. Each person adds a word, building on the last word and adding to the
story. Another version of this game is for each person to tell part of the
story for one minute. At the end of that minute, the story passes to the next
person, who continues the story for another minute.
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| Twenty Questions
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You know how it goes. Choose a familiar person, place or thing, then have
everyone take turns trying to figure out what it is. Each person asks a series
of “yes” or “no” questions. As long as the answer is “yes,” the person gets to
keep asking questions. When a question is answered “no,” question asking moves
to the next person. The asking continues until the game is solved or twenty
“no” answers have been given.
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| Choose a Side
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This game works best with two people. First, each person chooses a side of the
road. Next, choose something to count and something to avoid – like horses and
haystacks. Each person counts the number of horses on their side of the road.
If they see a haystack, they lose their horses and have to start over. Whoever
has the most horses at the end of the game wins.
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| Back Seat Bingo
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Whether you choose road signs, license plates or random objects, create 5 X 5
game grids and place descriptions in the squares. For example, a row of road
signs could read “RR X-ing,” “Merge,” “Falling Rocks” and “Stop.” Players mark
an “X” in each box as the objects are found. The first to get a row of five
going down, across or diagonally wins.
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| A to Z
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Have the kids write the alphabet down the side of a piece of paper. Have them
look for objects that begin with each letter and write them down. The first to
complete their alphabet wins. The A to Z search can be wide open or specific
to a topic, such as cars.
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