10 printable road trip scavenger hunt Games
These 10 Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Games are the exact thing you need for that long road trip you have planned!
If your family is going to be in the car for hours and you’re wondering what on earth will keep your kids busy, or you’re looking for a screens-free activity for your carsick kid, or even just if you’re looking for something fun for your kids to do to avoid boredom in the car – then this is the perfect activity for you all! Think of it like a really enjoyable travel bingo game you can all play.
It’s a fun and engaging activity for your kids that will keep their minds engaged, give them something purposeful to do, and ensure that you can concentrate on driving safely.
It’s great for all ages – whether they’re really young and love cute animals, or even if they’re a bit older and you’re trying to teach them road signs ahead of them starting to drive in the next few years! There will be an activity for all of the family included here.
There are 10 different worksheets included here, and we’ll get into what each of those includes soon. But they are sure to keep your kids occupied on your next road trip!
What’s Included in our Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Package
There are 10 scavenger hunt in the car worksheets included below. You can just grab the ones that you like the best, or feel free to download the whole set for one of each!
Below you can see each of the worksheets that are available to download, and there’s also a description of each one too. Pick out your favorite free road trip games below!
Vehicle Scavenger Hunt
This worksheet encourages kids to open their eyes to all of the different types of vehicles that are sharing the road all around them. There are 12 different types of vehicles to spot here – from a stylishly designed yellow taxi cab to a speedy and bright ambulance. Tick the vehicles off when you manage to spot them!
Road Trip General Scavenger HUnt
A road trip is one of the best ways you can utilize these worksheets – and we’ve designed one just for these occasions! Try and spot these 12 different things that you will commonly see on a road trip – from a mailbox by a driveway, to a bridge on a hike , to a playground from your rest stop! and even a traffic cone.
Fast Food Scavenger Hunt
If there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to see whilst on the road – it’s some of these 12 fast food chains! Whether you spot them at gas stations whilst you’re re-fuelling both the car and your family, or you see them in towns and cities, you can surely tick off the ones you spot along the way.
Color Car Scavenger Hunt
Spotting different and fun colored cars whilst on a long drive is a classic pastime! Now you can play the same game and keep track of it with this fun worksheet. Find these 12 different colored cars out on the road and then tick them off – which one do you think will be most difficult to spot?
Car Manufacturers Scavenger Hunt
This is the perfect worksheet for that car enthusiast in your family, whether they’re young or old! Spot these 12 different car brands – ranging from Ford to Tesla! With all of the different car manufacturers available in today’s society, it’ll be interesting to see how long you have to drive to be able to spot each one!
Buildings Scavenger Hunt
This one is perfect for long drives through urban areas, or road trips which will take you through lots of different busy towns and cities, this buildings scavenger hunt will encourage you to keep your eye out for these 12 different types of buildings – from a bustling restaurant to a barn that may have seen better days!
Animal Scavenger Hunt
This one is perfect for long drives passing through nature or agricultural areas, and it’s especially perfect for the animal lovers! Keep an eye out for these 12 adorable animals – whether it’s a dog on a walk or a sheep in a big grassy field. It would even be great for a stop at a petting zoo!
Alphabet Scavenger Hunt
This one works slightly differently – instead of identifying exactly what you must find, instead you must find things that begin with the letters of the alphabet. Do this for each letter, trying to spot things in the environment around you and the car. What will you manage to find with those tricky letters like ‘z’ or ‘x’!?
License Plate Scavenger Hunt
This is a fun one, especially if your drive passes through lots of states. We all know each state has a different license plate design, and I’m sure we all have favorites too! Here, you must try and spot all 50 different license plates so you can tick them off! Some will be more difficult than others!
Road Sign Scavenger Hunt
This worksheet contains 15 different and popular road signs that you’ll be able to see on many different types of roads and in many different areas. Do you know what each road sign means? This can be a fun way to find out – as you spot them and tick them off, try and guess what each means!
How to Download these Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Worksheets
The first step is choosing exactly which scavenger hunt in cars worksheet it is that you would like to download. Whether it’s your favorite, the one your kids will enjoy the most, or just the first out of a few that you have you plan to download.
Next, just click on this worksheet. This will open the worksheet in a PDF-file format for you.
Then all you have to do is click the download button at the top right of this PDF file, and this will save the file to your computer or device, all totally for free!
Lastly, you can print it out at home or wherever you would like and get ready to have way more fun on those long drives with these road trip games!
Some Ideas for Playing these Scavenger Hunt Games
There are so many situations in which these scavenger hunts will keep your kids entertained for hours, so let’s dive right in.
First you must select which of the worksheets above will be best for your kids. If they’re young, maybe the simpler ones like the colors one or the animals one would be best. If you’re going to be heading through lots of towns and cities then maybe the fast food or buildings worksheet will be best. It’s totally up to you, your family and your plans!
Then all you need to do is make sure your kids have a pencil or something that will let them tick off things on the worksheets. And that’s it – it’s really so simple!
Just task your kids to find everything that they can and see how long it takes them. You might need more than one worksheet to keep them busy for a little while.
Or you could make it more of a group activity that the whole family could take part in, or for your kids to play all together. Everyone has a worksheet, and you all try and look for the things on it together. When someone spots something, they shout and point it out to the group, and then everyone who spots it can tick it off! This one is a really fun collaborative approach that ensures everyone is included.
Or if you have kids that enjoy a more competitive style of games then this would work too. Either kids quietly work on their own worksheets and then shout out when they’re finished.
Alternatively you could play a game with a responsible adult holding the main worksheet, and your kids looking for things on it. When they see something, they shout it out and point at it. This will be marked off on the worksheet and then that player is given a point. At the completion of the worksheet, whoever has the most points wins!
These scavenger hunt games aren’t just fun for your kids, they also have a whole host of different benefits for their development and skills:
- Improves observational skills
- Improves their attention to detail
- Involves creative problem solving
- Practices their ability to concentrate
- Teaches them about different topics
- Improves social skills
More Fun Scavenger Hunts
If you’re looking for more scavenger hunts then you’re definitely in the right place, as we have plenty of them available.
Next, why don’t you try out these 3 Free Printable Colour Scavenger Hunt Games – they’re especially great for little ones.
Or, for any planned stops on your road trip or just a regular day out, try out this Free Printable Zoo Scavenger Hunt