AnswerWhen going on road trips there are some mini board games you can buy from the store for about $2 that include Battle ship and Checkers. Also, you can buy car activity kits which keeps kids active for a few hours. If you don't anything like that, simple games like I Spy, Punch Bug, and 20 questions are old favorites.

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AnswerFun birthday games are active things, like scavenger hunts. You could also do bean bag tosses, croquet, or bocce.