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“Go to the Moon”
Word Fun Travel Game
Kristina Zajic, speech pathologist
and mom of eight-year-old Aisha and
10-year-old Elizabeth, loves bins. She
has sand-toy bins, Barbie bins, ball
bins, pretend-toy bins, office-supply
bins and even nail-polish bins. “When
I walk into Target and see a new color,
I’m inspired to have the fresh look
for the season,” she said. “That’s why I
snapped up two bright travel-size bins
for my daughters before our threehour
car trip to stay in their grandparents’
fifth-wheel RV at a campsite in
the Redwoods.”
For no-tech car-trip entertainment,
she filled the bins with new sunglasses,
treats and plenty of challenging
card games, activity books and art
supplies. “My oldest daughter does get
carsick,” she confessed. “That’s when
the girls put reading and card games
on hold for a while, and we play brain
games together. The miles and twisty
curves fly by.”
Here’s a word game that’s fun for
kids and adults to play together in the
car, or however you travel this summer.
My daughter taught it to us on
a winter car trip. “Go to the Moon”
got us through snowstorms, slippery
mountain roads and being asked one
too many times, “Are we there yet?”
The person who is “it” thinks of three
things that have something in common,
such as a mango, pineapple and
papaya (all tropical fruits). “It” then
says to the other players, “I’m going
to the moon and taking along a mango,
a pineapple and a papaya. Who wants
to come with me?” Given the clues, the
first player tries to figure out what the
items have in common, then names a
fourth item that fits the category, such
as “banana.” Another, more complex
example might be, “I’m going to the
moon and taking along the Twins, the
White Sox and the Tigers” (all professional
baseball teams). A fourth item
that would fit could be the Royals.
If the item fits, “it” responds, “You
may come with me.” The next player
names an item. If the player names an
item that doesn’t fit, he or she may try
Two sisters enjoy no-tech travel
games on a camping vacation.
again on the next turn. When everyone
finally learns the common element, the
round is over. Topics can be as simple
or as complicated as you choose. Try
to accommodate even the youngest in
the family when playing.
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