Car games

I often say that our DVD player was the best $88 we have ever spent. It was a lifesaver during a long plane trip two summers ago, and it is an easy solution for long car trips as well.

However, in an effort to "unplug" and simplify, we have been doing things the old-fashioned way recently in terms of car games.

There is the car color game - each passenger picks a color and counts the number of cars passed in that shade - first one to 50 wins.

For rural roadtrips, everyone counts cows on their side of the road. If your opponent sees a cemetery on your side, all your cows are wiped out, you return to zero and begin again. First one to 100 wins.

Then there is car bingo - cards are inexpensive and can even printed from sites like www.momsminivan.com.

Do you have any fun games to share? Please post below...