Scrapbooking Can Make Car Trips An Adventure For Kids

If you’re worried that your children will wiggle and jiggle more than a bowl full of Jell-O on a road trip, there are things you can do to prevent the trapped-in-the-car jitters from even starting. If your children love hands-on craft projects, scrapbooking can be just the thing to keep them busy along the way.

Scrapbooking is a fantastic craft activity to introduce during a road trip for a few reasons. This type of project can keep school-aged children busy by:

• Occupying them during the drive – While they might not be able to cut things out during transit, kids can still draw on pages, write captions for photos and even brainstorm how to lay things out once a stop is made.

• Putting their imaginations to work – A scrapbook can contain all types of mementoes. Children can take pictures at stops to remember where they’ve been. They can also collect post cards, printed napkins, ticket stubs and other items to place in their books. This can keep them busy and having fun throughout a trip, even during rest stops on the road.

• Giving them something to do in the hotel room – Scrapbooks are a great wind down activity at the end of a day of travel or other vacation adventure. Give them all the supplies for use in the hotel room such as embellishments, scissors and glue. Set them down at a table and watch them create.

A scrapbook project can keep the kids busy in the car, at stops and throughout a vacation. Plus, it will give them something very special to take home with them.