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• Top 10 Road Games by Tori Tellem and Drew Hardin

  Top 10 Road Trip Games
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  By Tori Tellem, Contributor and Drew Hardin, Contributor

  It never, ever fails: Within 30 minutes of stuffing the car to its gills with luggage and people for a getaway, you're left wondering how you can get away from everyone's complaints of boredom. And to think, only hours more to go! Despite popular in-car entertainment such as DVD players, truth be told, not everyone's car is equipped to offer the convenience of penguins or Dora as a babysitter for the next 50, 100 or 200 miles.

  That's why we've compiled a list of road trip games that don't require any tools, paper or accessories beyond the open road. We have suggestions for passengers at every age level, although each game can be tweaked accordingly.

  1. I Spy
  Probably the classic make-time-go-by game of all time. One person looks around and chooses an object that the others have to guess, with their only clue being these words: "I spy with my little eye something that begins with (insert the first letter of the object's name)." Or the clue can be the object's color. The player who guesses the object gets to go next. The tricky part? It's not fair to "spy" something that's whizzing by the car at highway speeds. A landmark (mountain range, forest) that will be in the players' view for a few minutes is best.

  2. 20 Questions
  "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" Only 18 more times to go! In 20 Questions, whomever goes first thinks of, well, anything. The first question is always, "Animal, vegetable or mineral?" After that, the players can ask pointed questions to try and guess — go around the car in a circle asking for clues such as, "Does it bark?" or "Can you peel it?" for example, although the answer to those questions can only be "yes" or "no." If you reach the 20th question without a winner, everyone has one last chance to figure it out before the "thing" is revealed and another person starts a fresh round.

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• The Relatives Have Come by By Genia Connell

  The Relatives Have Come by Genia Connell is a delightful story to read to young children. Find a place on the bookselves for this treasure of a story. Children and adults both enjoy Stephen Gammell's signature pencil artwork. He beautifully captures the light-hearted joy of the two families and the simple pleasures that they share together. The relatives come from Virgina and have driven a long way to reach their family and stayed when "their grapes were nearly purple enough to pick."