I have a thousand memories of road tripping with my family growing up and I still love to do it now! Our kids are not growing up in a time where looking out the window and traveling through their boredom are the only options. I still think building the boredom muscle is such a great thing for us all.
But here are a few other ideas to keep everybody moving: new movies to watch if you’ve got a DVD player, plastic bin under the feet for little ones for the toy cars, small books, lollipops, hand wipes and binkies to keep things a little more tidy. Less is more when we’re sharing small spaces together, so always encourage light packing! Headphones (even if you’re not playing a thing, my big kids will pop these over their ears during a toddler tantrum and it helps everybody keep their cool.) Everybody loves a blanket to cozy up in.
Check out our Oregon Coast Beach guide if you’re on the west coast, Marquette, Michigan to the north or Lancaster, Pennsylvania if you’re headed east. All of these places would be perfect for a road trip! Our guides send you right to the best food spots and make it so easy for you to know where to stay and what to do.
Our Top Road-trip Movies:
Peter Pan
The Sound of Music
Cheaper by the Dozen
Swiss Family Robinson
Cars
Peter Rabbit (2018)
High School Musical
The Greatest Showman
The Best Sounds:
Whitney Houston
Eric Carmen
Wilson Phillips
Beach Boys
James Taylor
Alan Jackson- Biggest Hits
Kacey Musgraves
Garth Brooks
Musicals! (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hairspray and Newsies are fun ones!)
Podcasts for kids: Peace Out, Brains On, Stories, Wow in the World, Real Cool History for Kids
Disney tunes- name that movie!