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Depending on where you are in the country, Spring Break is just around the corner (my kids are off the first week of April). It’s a challenge to keep the kids busy if you’re home trying to work, or getting out of the house whether it’s a day trip, or going far, far away via the family car or airplane.

Here are some book and activity ideas if your traveling:

Check out Usborne’s 50 Travel Games and Activities activity card set. For ages 6 and up, this fantastic pack of cards is full of fun games and things to do while traveling. Just choose a card, then follow the simple instructions on the back. The activities are on everything from guessing songs,and word games, to simple crafts. The activities can be done in the car, at food stops along the way, in line at the amusement park, or on the plane.

The cards come in a box, but I’ve seen moms have a hole punched in the corner so they can put a metal ring through them (you can do this at Kinko’s) so the individual cards can’t be dropped and lost. They put the cards in a small box along with glue sticks, crayons, paper, scissors, markers, etc. for an instant craft activity box.

Another source of activities is Playing With Stuff: Outrageous Games With Ordinary Objects. This would be a great book to keep the kids busy if you’re visiting relatives - as long as their fairly tolerant of your brood. For ages 8 through 13, kids will need to collect items from empty film canisters to bags of potato chips. These games are all about found objects.

There’s activities that use ice cubes, slices of cheese, old calendars and the remote control as well. Grandma will think you’re nuts, but the kids will have a great time playing these irreverant but imaginative games.

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