Free Printable Travel Games for Kids

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Staring down the barrel of a long car ride or plane trip with kids? These free printable travel games will help keep everyone busy and having fun. Find scavenger hunts, bingo, license plate game, hangman, word searches, connect the dots, and more.

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US License Plate Game

License Plate Game
Free Printable License Plate Game.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Make a goal of spotting the license plates of all 50 states and Washington DC. When you spot a plate, simply cross off the state on the map and on the alphabetized list.

Download Your Free Printable: US License Plate Game

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Road Sign Scavenger Hunt

Road Sign Scavenger Hunt
Free Printable Road Sign Scavenger Hunt.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Want to keep your family busy during a road trip? See how many of these common road signs you can spot along your route. 

Download Your Free Printable: Road Sign Scavenger Hunt

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Spot the Car

Spot the Car Game
Free Printable Spot the Car Game.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Going to be spending a lot of time in the car en route to your vacation? See how many of these popular car models you can spy along the way. 

Download Your Free Printable: Spot the Car Scavenger Hunt

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Hangman

Hangman Game
Free Printable Hangman Game.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

This classic guessing game will never go out of style. Print out multiple sheets of this free Hangman game and keep the guessing going. Play with categories or with anything goes.

Download Your Free Printable: Hangman

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Tic Tac Toe

Tic Tac Toe Game
Free Printable Tic Tac Toe Game.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

The granddaddy of all pen-and-paper games is easy to learn. Kids of all ages love this classic game of Xs and Os.

Download Your Free Printable: Tic Tac Toe

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Connect the Dots

Free Printable Dot to Dot Game
Dot to Dot Game.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

This is a great strategy game for all ages. As you take turns connecting dots, the goal is to complete as many squares as you can and claim them with your initial.

Download Your Free Printable: Dot to Dot

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt
Road Trip Scavenger Hunt.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Keep your kids happy and engaged during your trip. See how many of these items you can spot along your route. 

Download Your Free Printable: Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

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Road Trip Word Search

Road Trip Word Search
Road Trip Word Search.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Love word searches? Use your eagle eye to find these words seen on a road trip.

Download Your Free Printable: Road Trip Word Search

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U.S. Road Trip Crossword Challenge

U.S. Road Trip Challenge
U.S. Road Trip Challenge.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

How well do you know top U.S. road trip terms? Feel free to ask Mom and Dad for help if you get stuck.

Download Your Free Printable: U.S. Road Trip Crossword Challenge

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Road Trip I Spy

Road Trip I Spy
Road Trip I Spy.

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Taking a road trip? Print out this free I Spy game and start hunting for common logos you'll see along the way.

Download Your Free Printable: Road Trip I Spy

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Big Kid Highway Quest

Big Kid Highway Quest

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Here's something more challenging for big kids. Print out this free highway quest and start hunting for these harder-to-find things you'll see on the road.

Download Your Free Printable: Big Kid Highway Quest

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License Plate Coloring Game

License plate coloring game

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Color your way to all 50 states. When you spot a license plate, color in the state on the map and cross it off the alphabetized list.

Download Your Free Printable: License Plate Coloring Game

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Battleship

Battleship

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Play this time-tested strategy game where the goal is to sink your enemy's war ships. 

Brush up on Battleship rules.

Download Your Free Printable: Battleship

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Bottlecap Checkers

Bottlecap Checkers printable board game

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Clip this sheet to a clipboard and you can play checkers on the road. Don't have bottlecaps? Try playing this old-school favorite with coins, buttons, or different colored Post-It notes.

Download Your Free Printable: Bottlecap Checkers

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Cootie Catcher

Cootie Catcher for Kids - Ready to Play q

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Generations of kids have had fun with these fun fortune tellers. Kids can ask Mom or Dad to help folding them.

Download Your Free Printable: Cootie Catcher

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Alphabet Game

Alphabet Game - Free Printable

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Find an item that begins with every letter of the alphabet. First person to complete the list wins.

Download Your Free Printable: Alphabet Game

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I Spy Car Checklist

I Spy Car Checklist - Scavenger Hunt

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher

Try to spy every car logo on the list and mark each find with a checkmark.

Download Your Free Printable: I Spy Car Checklist

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