{"id":3211,"date":"2017-11-19T21:49:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T02:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2017-11-19T21:49:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T02:49:08","slug":"the-road-trip-survival-guide-are-we-there-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/the-road-trip-survival-guide-are-we-there-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road Trip Survival Guide: &#8220;Are We There Yet?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many of us, the holidays tend to come with quite a bit of traveling. For a child, even short drives can feel like a very long journey! \u00a0Below, find some tips to keep your children entertained on trips of all sizes: a benefit for you and them!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Aluminum<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aluminum is an extremely cheap resource that can be a great entertainment for kids! \u00a0It can be molded into all kinds of shapes and figures, and it doesn\u2019t leave behind much mess! \u00a0Give your children a sheet of aluminum foil and watch their imagination work!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Pipe Cleaners<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pipe cleaners have a very similar effect on children to aluminum foil\u2014keeping their interest peaked and their creative mind working! \u00a0Combine both foil and pipe cleaners for extra fun! \u00a0These are both very easy on the budget and an easy clean-up!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>I-Spy<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill an empty water bottle, or another container, about half way with rice. \u00a0Add a variety of small trinkets to the container, such as buttons, coins, beads, etc. \u00a0Top it off with a little more rice if needed, until the container is about \u00be full. \u00a0You can even create a picture list of all the objects inside and have your children cross them off as they find them!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Travel Binder<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill a binder with plain paper and activity pages! \u00a0This keeps the papers together and can be a great source of entertainment for your kids! \u00a0Put crayons in an old wipe container or pencil case for extra ease!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Snacks<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have easy snacks on hand that your children can eat with their hands (and that don\u2019t have too much sugar). \u00a0Some good examples are grapes, raisins, sliced apples, pretzels, and string cheese! The longer it takes to eat the snack the better. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Storage<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shower caddies work great for storage in the car! \u00a0Those that have suction cups can even hang on the window for easy access and a little extra wiggle room.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3214 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/20171119213351\/road-trip6-665x443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/20171119213351\/road-trip6-665x443.jpg 665w, https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/20171119213351\/road-trip6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/20171119213351\/road-trip6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By: Danielle Leazenby, K3 Teacher, Faith Christian Preschool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many of us, the holidays tend to come with quite a bit of traveling. 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Aluminum Aluminum is an extremely cheap resource&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/the-road-trip-survival-guide-are-we-there-yet\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":3212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[24452],"tags":[4500,24452,24462,108],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Road Trip Survival Guide: &quot;Are We There Yet?&quot; - Faith Christian School Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/the-road-trip-survival-guide-are-we-there-yet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Road Trip Survival Guide: &quot;Are We There Yet?&quot; - Faith Christian School Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For many of us, the holidays tend to come with quite a bit of traveling. 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