Cricket Family Adventures Kid Zone

Where Are We Going? -- Write the name of the place that you are going on a piece of paper (i.e. Grandma's, Lucky Lake, Canyon Ranch, Mexico, etc.). Try to make as many words from that word as you can. The winner picks the next word.

Let your children have a map
Give your kids an opportunity to have their own copy of a map of where you are going. Show them how far you have come, how much further there is to go and let them mark it with a crayon. Every time they ask "How much further?” have them take out their map and see for themselves. You might also like to get a compass and show them how it works along with the map. You can buy maps, travel maps and travel guides or for more fun, you can also print driving directions with a map when you click "get directions" at Rand McNally Maps

Twenty Questions -- Have one person think of a person, place, or object and keep it a secret. Have others take turns asking yes/no questions (up to 20) until someone is able to guess what the secret person, place or object is.

I Am Going On A Trip -- Following the letters of the alphabet, have one person start with A and say for instance, "My name is Annie and I am going on a trip to Alabama. In my suitcase I have an alligator." The next person would begin by saying, "My name is Bob and I am going on a trip to Boston. In my suitcase I have a bug and a baseball." On to the letter C. Keep adding to the number of items in that suitcase. This can get really silly, and it really helps to develop memory!

If I Were... -- If I Were an ..., I Would Be a .... Because ...'. This is a game that can really stretch creativity. One person picks a subject. If, for example, you began with the subject animal, the first person would begin by saying," If I were an ... animal, I would be a ... cow, because ...I would like to enjoy long sunny afternoons in green pastures." Others follow with their answer to what type of animal they would be. Another person picks a subject (i.e., cars) and would begin by saying, "'If I were a ...car, I would be ...an older Model A car, because ... my family would take me out only on special occasions." Try subjects like food, birds, famous persons, etc.

Opposites -- Mom and Dad give a word and the kids give the opposite. Simple, but it can really make you think! I.e. hot/cold, dry/wet, laugh/cry. You may work your way into some pretty tough words!

Color Match
Choose a color and watch out the window for objects of that particular color. Let's say you pick the color orange. Whenever you see an orange object, you say:, "I see an orange (object)!". Try to list ten objects before choosing a new color.
If two or more kids are in the car, you can compete to see who gets ten objects first, or you can cooperate to get ten objects together, with an adult keeping score.

Red Car/Yellow Car
Choose a color and watch for a car of that color. Whoever spots the right color car first calls out, "(Color) Car!" and then gets to choose a different color for the next car.

Alphabet Hunt ^ UP
Using the alphabet, starting with A, watch out the window for road signs, billboards, store signs, etc. with the called out letter. Once you find an "A" move on to "B" and so on until you complete the alphabet. Then repeat!

Number Hunt
Similar to above but use numbers. Watch out the window for numbers from 1-9, in order.

CrazyCreatures

Create strange-looking people, beasts or any combination of both by folding a piece of paper into three equal sections. One person draws the face in the top section, then folds down the paper so the next person can't see it. That person then draws the midsection of the body, folds down the paper, and passes it to the third person, who sketches the legs in the bottom section. Finally, unfold the paper and name your creature.

Scavenger Hunt ^ UP
This is a good game for long drives. Give child/children lists of things to watch for during the trip. Children can cooperate or compete to see who can find all the items on the lists.
The lists can be made up ahead of time or during transit, and adjusted for the type of environment and the age of the children.

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Scavenger Hunt Examples:

CITY LIST

Flashing red light

Bus

Dog

Grocery store

Railroad tracks

Playground

Billboard with child on it

Billboard with cat on it

Police officer

SUBURBS

School

Flashing traffic light

Grocery store

Person on a bicycle

Statue

Church

Playground

Flower garden/

Snowman

Children

Pickup truck

RURAL LIST

Silo

Railroad tracks

Post office or school

Cows

Dirt road

Pond or lake

Tractor

A fence

Gas station

Horses

AIRPLANE LIST

•Hear someone speaking in a foreign language
•Laptop computer
•Person in a uniform
•baby
•Mustache
•Wire-rimmed glasses
•Red dress
•Dessert
•Briefcase
•Soda can
•Somebody sleeping
•Pillow and blanket
•Cloud
•Another airplane
•Mountains
•Candy
•Lake
•Ocean
•Bare feet
•Cell phone
•Blue tie

TODDLER LIST

Tall building

Lake or pond

Person on a bicycle

Bridge

Red car

Animal

Truck

Stop sign

Store

Person wearing a hat

Cow Count
Watch out the window for a field of cows. First person to spot the field of cows and call out the number of cows in the field, gets to keep the cows. [Guess the number of cows if you can't count them all]. Keep track of each persons cow count. For a twist, first person to see a cemetery announces "cow loss" and chooses a person to eliminate their cows. That person goes back down to zero. First person to see a church doubles their cows. [Cows got married]. First person to 500 cows wins!

License Plate Game
See how many different license plates you can find. Keep track of what states, provinces or countries you see plates from. The person who finds the most plates wins!

Animal Naming Game
You have to name an animal in alphabetical order. If a letter sounds like one, but really isn't, you do the real letter. For letters like q,x,y, you don't have to do, but you get an extra turn if you do.

Practice a Foreign Language
The car is a great place to practice speaking a new language, especially since you have a captive audience and lots of stuff to look at for learning vocabulary. Try this -- For the next 10 minutes have everyone only speak Spanish (or French, or whatever)! Point out things you see in Spanish, say please and thank you. And if you don't know any Spanish, you may not speak (this will inspire your kids to learn some, or give you your very own version of the Quiet Game!)

Word Association

This game is really simple and lots of fun. Pick someone to say any word, the person next to them should say the first thing that comes to mind. Go around from person to person, saying the first thing that pops into your head and see where things go. It's really funny to hear some of the stuff your family will come up with. The only time you need to stop and start over is when someone takes to long to say something or you are all laughing so hard that no one can talk!

This game is great for quick-thinking practice and it encourages confidence and creativity.

I Love Songs

Songs are a great way to make time fly by. Try singing songs in rounds or learning the words to a favorite song of yours, then make up your own funny lyrics. Enjoy making up rhymes and poems. Be sure to have somebody write down anything you come up with so you can read it again later. More than anything else, be creative and have fun!

I Spy

This game needs at least two people, but can have as many as you want. Choose someone to go first (let's make it you again) and say, "I spy with my little eye something that is '______'" (fill in the blank with a one-word description of something you see. Be sure not to let anyone know what it is though!! Have the other(s) ask "Is it this?", or "Is it that?" until they guess what you were looking at. Each time you want to give another hint say, "I spy with my little eye something that is '(insert different clue here).'" The person who guesses first becomes "It" for the next run.

This game encourages all players to be observant and aware of surroundings as well as help little ones learn how to ask pertinent questions.

Animal Mineral Vegetable

This is a great game for two people to a whole car-full. First select a player. The player must think of a thing and only let others know if it is an animal, mineral or vegetable. Have everyone take turns asking "yes" or "no" questions to figure out what it is. Questions like "Is it bigger than a bread box? Does it make noises?" or "Does it smell?" are good ones to start with. Whoever figures out what the Player's animal, mineral or vegetable is first wins and gets to be the Player for the next round.

Interactive Games
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Surf's Up

Surf for all you're worth. Pull off jumps & tricks.

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