There are a million tiny things that you might need on a road trip, but tablets and i-pods don’t need to be part of the adventure. Here is a bunch of road trip games for kids that will come in handy and keep the kids entertained. All you need are some printables, and some basic supplies like a dry erase marker pen and some crayons.

You need to try and find things that begin with each of the 26 letters. So, you draw a ‘tree’ under ‘T’ and so on, until you are through with all the letters. The quicker you spot things, the better the chances of winning!

The first player draws a picture according to the instructions and folds the paper. Each player does this turn by turn. Once everyone is done, unfold the paper. Have fun reading a hilarious story.

Write down the letters A through Z. Next, jot down the names of places or things that begin with each letter. You can either do one item per letter or do more. The first person to fill in stuff for all the letters wins.

There are many variations of this game, but our favorite involves spotting a car from each of the 50 states. If you spot a car from Arizona, color the state on your map. The first person to color all the states or the one who manages to color the greatest number of states in, say 20 minutes, wins. Use this Printable Map of the USA on the road.

This is a simple game that can promise you lots of fun. You can either print a few sheets of the tic-tac-toe board or one sheet, provided you laminate it, and use a dry erase marker pen to play. Awesome for bored kids and adults. You can even have a family championship!

Connecting dots is fun and even more so when you mark a box with your initials. Fun for everyone, the age doesn’t matter.

You’ll have a bunch of things to look out for some road signs, some animals, or cars. Whenever you spot anything that’s on your list, cross it out. The first one to cross out everything wins.