Are
you ready for a journey? Lots of children, adults and families like to travel
- many of them travelling by car in Spain. The most popular destinations are
the beach, to visit friends and family, visit the countryside, or just for
a scenic drive. A scenic drive means there's something to see while you're
driving, like an ocean, mountains or a beautiful valley - even cows and sheep!
But what is important is that you think about safety whilst you are travelling.
This means safety of all passengers (including you), and the driver.
Remember
that accidents can happen in a split second. If you are bored at looking at
the scenery there are also other ways to enjoy yourself on the road. How?
Let me tell you!
Here
are some ideas:
- Bring a small
map or road atlas. Use stickers to track your family's progress.
- Create a trip
box that includes stickers, pipe cleaners, pens, paper, and anything else
you want to have on hand.
- Draw! You
can draw what's outside your window or make a game out of it by drawing
a picture of someone that you know and making everyone guess who it is.
- Start writing
in a journal and keep track of what you do each day on your trip or holiday.
You can also add photos later!
- Read aloud
- a scary or mystery story are great choices. But be careful not to scare
the driver! Think about safety too!
- Make up your
own story and draw the illustrations to go with it.
- Listen to
a book on tape or CD.
- Listen to
music.
- Sing silly
songs that you might be too old for, like "Old MacDonald," "B-I-N-G-O,"
and "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain" - or even Christmas
songs if you're in the mood. For added fun, make up your own silly songs
with your family's help.
- Take a nap.
- Play "I
Spy."
- Play the license
plate game by trying to spot as many different ones as you can.
- Play "20
Questions."
- Play travel
games, such as checkers, that have magnetic pieces that won't slip off the
board.
- Play the "My
favourite" game by picking your top five songs, books, ice cream flavours,
sports heroes etc.
- Have a spelling
contest. Bring index cards to write down words or questions.
And
most importantly Don't fight with your brother or sister!
