Long drives can get really boring for children and keeping them entertained while travelling is truly challenging. Taking out some time to create a travel activity box for kids can help simplify this task. The good part about this box is that you can make one box for each child and personalize it according to their taste.
Supplies Needed
- Metal or plastic box big enough to fit your child’s lap
- Cardboard
- Cartoon stickers
- PVC vinyl with a versatile chalk board surface
- Chalk
- White contact paper
- Dry erase markers
- Felt cloth
- Hot glue
- Metal clings
- Paint color and paint brush
- Scissors
- Small toys\ puzzles
- Paper and crayons
- Snack size zipper plastic bags
Instructions
Glue the PVC vinyl with chalkboard surface on one of the larger inner surfaces of the box. Prime it with chalk and then wipe it clean with a moist cloth. Your child can use this surface for writing, drawing, playing tic-tac-toe or hangman.
Attach the white contact paper on the other large inner surface of the box. This makes an ideal canvas for using dry erase markers, washable markers, vinyl clings and sticker scenes.
Next, take a cardboard that fits the inside of your travel box. Paint scenes of a winding road, traffic lights and zebra crossing on one side of it and a road through hills and forest on the other side. Your child can drive small dinky cars on this for hours.
Add toys and puzzles that your child likes in the box. If your child is fond of painting add a few pencil colors\crayons and some papers to the box. You can pack some snacks in zipper bags for munching on the way and keep them in this box.
To complete the travel activity box for kids decorate the outside with paints and cartoon stickers. Just use your imagination to create a funky exterior.
If your box is made of metal you can carry some alphabet magnets that can be used on the bottom surface of the box to play a spelling game.
With this travel box your children will never run out of activities to keep them entertained while you can enjoy driving down your destination in peace. Also read about following Crafts :
