It’s getting close to the time when mothers and fathers everywhere are trying to locate resources and activities to have on hand for summer doldrums or as distractions during road trips. To that end, I’d like to point out a couple of things as a suggestion, both offered by Peter Pauper Press.
Brainiac’s Road Trip Activity Book
It also includes pages to accommodate a good old fashioned game of connect the dots and tic-tac-toe squares. There is a page spread to keep track of license plates that you’ve seen from the various states. There are pages for drawing with creative suggestions, several pages for a good game of Hangman (a personal favorite) and even a “reward page” for the child (or the adult?) to reward themselves for making it through the road trip in one piece! It comes with an erasable pen and is an easy carry-along size, so that it won’t take up very much of that valuable car space! Brainiac’s Road Trip Activity Book
My son’s eyes bugged out of his head when he saw Ready, Set, Draw Under the Sea!
This book also comes equipped with four two-sided colored pencils (8 colors total) and a 48 page drawing pad. The pencils are secure in their holder that sticks to the book so you don’t have to worry about losing them anywhere. This book is square shaped and a bit more awkward to cart around, but it also contains everything a little artist could want or need! WE. LOVE. IT! While Bookworm1 knows of this book’s existence, (and has studied it carefully already), I’m keeping it back until later in the summer when I really, really need a special activity to pull out and distract him with. In the meantime, every scrap of paper you find around our house has jellyfish and octopuses drawn all over them. It’s a fun world!
Now, one of you have an opportunity to WIN both of these books, thanks to Peter Pauper Press. They have offered a copy of each to one of our readers here. To win? Simply leave a comment below! This contest is open to U.S. Residents only.
We’ll announce the winner on May 26.
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We looooove road trips!!
Man, we could have used these on our 13-hour-each-way road trip earlier this spring! But we’ve got another long drive coming up in August- these look like they’d be great for my older son.
I bet by the time we travel to Vermont in late summer my daughter would be ready to enjoy these a bit! I love the idea of teaching children to draw simple sea animals…and word games are fun for the whole family!
I am not commenting to win, of course, but my son would LOVE the Brainiacs book. Thanks for the review!
Enter me please!
Both of these books would be GREAT boredom busters for my kids, whether in the car or not. My crew includes an aspiring artist and a Braniac so what a perfect fit. Thanks for the opportunity!
My DIL needs something like this for her three boys!
How cool is that. Awesome.
This would be so fun for my grandson to have in the car when we travel between his home and ours (2-day trip each way!)
What great books for my youngest grandson who travels to his other grandma’s house 2 or 3 times a year. Good and wholesome entertainment.
Great recommendations – I think I’ll pick these up to have some activities around for when our nephew visits! (unless I win them first!)
Those look like lots of fun! We’d love to have a chance to win!
I’m currently planning a road trip to DC this summer and hoping for a road trip to TX this fall. These books would be great for keeping little minds and hands occupied!
My daughter would love the Ready, Set, Draw Under the Sea book. She is quite the budding little artist already.
Books look like fun, thanks.
sound great. I would give them to my nieces and nephews.
My son has really gotten into drawing and creating his own books. he really loves learn to draw books. he gets so excited about them
Very cute… My son would love these books
This looks like a lot of fun. My son loves to color and draw.
These books look awesome I am going to check out how to get them, of course I would love to win them!! All 3 of my kids have been avid listeners and now readers of books!
Look like great books! I’d love to be entered.
I used to love these type of books when I would vacation with my family! Time to pass the love on… Thanks!
These both look like great books for the summer!
Oh my son would LOVE these!!! What a great asset for the summer – or anytime I guess but since it is summer… ya know 🙂