On the Road: Our Activity Bag
We are off on a family adventure…
For me, the most exciting part of packing is figuring out what types of engaging activities to bring for the all of the “Are we there yet?” and “in-transition” moments. I thought it would be fun to share what we put together.
I have been having a great time documenting bits and pieces of our trip on Instagram, so come on over if you would like to take a peak and say hello…
- Blank Sketch Book
- Table Topics Conversation Cards
- Story Cubes
- Camera
- 4 Bons Jeux
- Make A World by Ed Emberley
- Animal Origami
- Smencils
- Scribble It! Postcards
- EcoPencils
- Kaleidograph Flora
- Barcelona Bag
- House of Cards
- Hypotrochoid Art Set
- Think-Ets
- Face Drawing Kit
- 3D Doodle Kit
More Great Ideas for Traveling with Children…
Mariah
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What a fun assortment of creative activities. Have a great time on your adventure!
Thank you! It has been a really special trip so far
This is such a fun list–I can’t wait to click all through it and find some keepers myself. Such a lovely presentation, too, and many items I’ve never seen before. I actually have a list of items that I will prepare for our kiddos when we take our (moving) 30 hour car ride across the states…
I love (and sell
the Usborne travel wipe clean cards & game cards! We even do them when we’re at home, too 
They have ones geared for small children, travel doodles, and games, along with more educational ones like ‘brain games’. Put 5-10 on a little single binder ring and there are 5 packs to hand to the backseat when needed!
Best travels!
Sarah M
oh my goodness, love the Marc Vidal site–so many fun things to explore. The ThinkEt kits…I had never seen anything like this until the recent home schooling convention in my state …the premise is the same–so much to do with little random items!
–S
Oh I want to have a bag with all of those things for myself!!! It feels like yesterday that my own parents put travel activity kits together for us when we went on long car trips from Germany to Greece or South France. I loved them nearly as much as the holiday itself. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing and have a great trip!
Thanks so much! We already have story cubes, kaleidograph cards, ed emberly and table topics so i think we’re on the same page. i can’t wait to check out the rest of your suggestions. http://bedtimemonsters.blogspot.com/
Love this activity bag (especially the hypotrochoid art set – sweet!). Have you tried Spot It? It’s another fun game that’s small and easy to travel with. Thanks for the tips.
Oh, I had to order the origami set for our trip in two weeks! It looks like fun!
Do all those items fit inside the green bag? Great list!
Hi Shannon – No, not all of the items in this post fit in the green bag, although more than you would think do!