COME ON KIDS, IT’S TIME TO GO!
Once the miracle of actually getting everyone in the car for
the road trip is achieved, the next miracle is trying to keep the peace in the
back seat.
Here are some of the top picks from The Pencil Grip to keep
the car (and your sanity) running smoothly.
1: Thinking of an
Animal
This one is pretty straight forward, yet quite entertaining.
One person in the car starts the round by stating “I’m thinking of an animal”.
Then, each participant in the car takes turns asking one ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question
to the personal who is “thinking of an animal”. Depending on the age of the
people on the trip, the animals can range from a Cow, to a West African Black Rhino.
Be warned, the tougher the animal, the more knowledge of that animal is needed!
2: Fortunately –
Unfortunately
This game can get pretty wacky, but when you are 2 hours in
with 12 hours left, wacky may just be the ticket! The game starts off with
someone stating an Unfortunate sentence. “Unfortunately, all my chickens flew
the coop.” Then, another person states a Fortunate sentence to combat the
Unfortunate one. “Fortunately, I have an army of chicken catchers!” The wackier
the sentences are, the funnier the game can be!
3: Team Storytelling
This is a great game for letting the creative side of the
mind run free. There are 2 variations that can be done when playing. The first one
is where the team of storytellers takes turns telling the story word by word. For
example, one person says “once” the next says “upon” then next says “a” the
next says “time” and the story bobs and weaves from there. The other variation
is where one person says “once upon a time” and the next person says “there was
a princess in a castle” and on it goes.
4: When I go camping
This game is pretty insane in the membrane! This memory
based game not only burns time, but it also builds memorization skills all at
once. The game is played where each member of the ride takes turns adding to the
mental list of items you bring while camping. But the trick is that each person
needs to recall what was previously said before they can add to the list of
camping items. For example: One person starts the game by saying “when I go
camping, I bring a flash light.” The next person needs to recall the previous
items stated before they can add-on to the list. “When I go camping, I bring a
flash light and a fishing pole”. The next says “When I go camping, I bring a
flash light, fishing pole, and a tent.” And the list grows and grows until
someone forgets an item on the list.
5: Concentration
Similar to ‘When I go camping’, Concentration builds
memorization as well as thinking on your feet! This game has a rhythm as well
as a rhyme to start the game. The rules of the game dictate that a category
must be chosen, such as ‘clothing’, and then each person of the game begins
saying articles of clothing to the beat of the game. If the person does not say
an article of clothing in the designated time, or repeats an article of
clothing that has already been said, that person is eliminated until a winner
has been crowned and the game restarts. Once a person is eliminated the
category switches to something else. The rhythm of the game goes (Thump, Thump)
(clap clap clap). The rhyme at the beginning of the game goes: “Concentration
(clap clap clap) 64 (clap clap clap) no repeats (clap clap clap) or hesitations
(clap clap clap) category is (clap clap clap) clothing (clap clap clap).” Then the
articles of clothing begin to rattle off to the beat of the game.
Have fun with these games and may the traffic be
in your favor!
