Watch out for those out-of-state license plates during your next road trip. When you see one, call it and color the corresponding state. The first player to finish coloring the whole map, or the person who has the most colored states at the end of the trip, wins. A great way to keep the state license plate game fresh is by creating your own rules along the way. Maybe there ought to be a prize for the first person to go from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Or another prize for the first person to make a connection from Mexico to Canada.
Maybe keep a count of how many times each person finds each state and compare counts at the end of each day. You could also include bonus points for naming the state capitals.
There are so many options! In our family, if one person calls out a state name, no one else can use it. That baby belongs to me!!! Insert evil laugh. My family likes that rule because it keeps people on their toes. I added bonus points for finding plates from D. But seeing an out-of-the-country plate is super exciting and MUST be documented. Might even be worthy of ice cream if Mom and Dad are looking for a break.
Trucks are by far the best source of different license plates. We can be in California and find trucks with Maine plates pretty regularly. That means you should be extra prepared when pausing at a rest stop. There are bound to be plenty of different states represented. Aside from inspiring a lot of fun for all participating family members, the road trip license plate game is educational.
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More By This Developer. My Idea List. Times Tables - Flash Quiz. Scoreboard - On The Go. Bloxels - Guess The Pic. In addition to long car trips, we also enjoy playing the game in our hometown for the challenge sometimes it's easier to find plates when you're on a road trip. Plus it's pretty cool to see who's visiting your city!
Choose some type of reward for the family member who identifies the most states in our family, whoever wins that honor gets to choose where we have ice cream on the weekend before school begins! One fun way to extend the game is to tie it with a book or other hands-on item! Here are a few of our favorite state books along with some fun learn-about-the-states items too. It's a great way to help your kids practice their geography on your next road trip!
Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America" by Lynne Cheney is a beautifully illustrated book that highlights the culture, people and attractions in each our 50 states. I love the pictures throughout the book and there are so many fun facts included that adults will even learn a thing or two! Another wonderful book for a long car trip is the 50 States Activity Book!
Kids and adults! A great way to keep everyone engaged with puzzles, games, a fold-out map and stickers for each of the states! What happens when Virginia and Idaho decide to switch places on the map?! Chaos begins and all the states get involved in the scramble. Laurie Keller's The Scrambled States of America is an all-time favorite for kids parents will enjoy the humor too!
Smart About the Fifty States is perfect for ages 8 and up. The book is written as a 'state report' that was assigned in a school classroom and has a very clever format with each page looking like an assignment completed by kids! Readers will learn about interesting facts, historical events and geography related to each of the states.
There's also a full map of the country and very creative 'bibliography' of the books used to create the reports. Chocked full of maps, landmarks and TONS of facts, this is an excellent book to have if you're taking a trip through a number of states.
We also love the photos included with each of the state write-ups! This is a book we've used before many of our roadtrips so we can all learn a little more about the states we're visiting. When they are young, kids like to put the puzzle together.
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