6 tips for surviving a road trip with kids

Have a family road trip planned this summer? Travel writer Natalie Preddie shared her survival tips.

Have them help plan the journey

• Get a map and show them where you are going and find destinations along the way that could be fun for them to experience.

Snacks

• Pack snacks that are easy for them get themselves or stop at an On Route

Plan a Break

• Eat at a restaurant or get outside and exercise.  This will make the trip seem faster for the kids and the parents to not get tired.

Entertainment

• Play a movie for the kids or plan fun games.

Make a playlist

• Chose songs that everyone will like and people can sing along to in the car.

Play Musical Seats

• Let kids sit in different seats so there can see different scenery.  And if the kids are old enough to sit in the front seat, let them do that.