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When going on a family holiday taking the car is often the most convenient way to travel. Not only do you save on individual fares, you also face no charges for your luggage and when you reach your destination you have a mode of personal transport ready for you without any rental fees or extra payments for small scratches.

Travelling in this way does also have a few negatives, especially with small children in the backseat as the extra time taken to arrive is not always appreciated by youngsters. Taking the time to prepare a ways to keep your kids entertained before you set off can go a long way to getting your holiday off to a dream start.

The easiest way to prepare is to look back to your own childhood as many of the games you used to play will still hold entertainment value nowadays. Classics such as eye-spy or consecutive number plate spotting will always go down a treat, just be sure that you have the patience to see through a full game as it’s likely your kids will have a greater appetite than you for simple games such as these.

Some children, especially the older ones, will require more complicated games to keep them entertained. Whether this means you devise something yourself or you let Nintendo, Sony and Apple take care of things with their latest handheld offerings is up to you. If you do go for the technological route, be sure to include lots of spare batteries or a charger you can plug into the car to ensure the kids stay happy throughout.

Although not suitable for all passengers, a book, or magazine also helps pass the time. The danger of this tactic is that many a person complains of an upset stomach when reading in a car, and cleaning up because of this is not a good way to aid the comfort of a trip.

If you’re going on a particularly long journey you may wish to encourage your children to sleep as this is certain to keep them quiet and will preserve their energy for when you reach your destination. To help with this, keep their sugar intake to a minimum and keep music and noises from other travellers to a minimum.

You’ll often want to join in the family games but be sure to keep your focus on the road at all times as a distraction from a game or a bored child can lead to mistakes and frantic checking of car insurance policies to see what is and isn’t covered.

Jennifer Adams writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.

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