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Car Window Bingo
A list of things to spot, and quiet for twenty minutes.
Write a list before you leave and the journey turns into a search instead of a countdown.
What you need
- paper
- pen
How to do it
- Before you leave, write a list of eight things you might see: a red door, a dog, a bridge, a tractor.
- Give each child their own list and a pen.
- They cross items off as they spot them.
- First to find five calls it out.
- Keep the list for the return journey and add three harder items.
Why this is good for them
Sustained visual searching is genuinely tiring for children, in a useful way, and it redirects attention outward rather than to a screen. Writing the list together beforehand is half the activity.
Adapting by age
3 to 5 yearsDraw the items instead of writing them.
8 to 12 yearsAdd point values, with rarer sightings worth more.
Keep it safe
Nothing needed beyond normal car rules.
Cleanup tip
None.
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