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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just did a 17 hour trip over two days with our 9 and 11 year old and survived. Only heard whining for about 3 hours.

First, I picked up some audiobooks and “wonder books” (books that are physical books but also read to you) from the library. I also requested a ton of highly desirable series for each kid. I did not let them see the books until we left the house. That brought hours and hours of peace.

I downloaded shows and movies to the iPad. I use those only after we’ve driven for quite some time and have done a lot of other things first.

They also like games in the car. We have Spotify so we each get to choose a song and take turns. That can amuse them as long as two hours. If your DH does not agree he can listen to music with headphones.

We also play a game where someone chooses a category like vegetables and everyone takes a turn saying something in that category in alphabetical order. Like A - asparagus and so on. We let each person choose a category.

Those LCD writing tablets are very cheap and good for hangman.

We also bring tons of snacks.[/quote]

This is us. Our max daily is about 16-18 hrs, though we have done a 24 hr long haul broken into 2 days. Kids are fine and quite used to it as we road trip a lot. I cannot imagine 1.5 hr or 3 hrs being a difficult drive.

We leave super early in the morning (like 3-4AM) so that kids will sleep for the first few hrs. They'll wake up around 6/7AM and we will take a break. We stop at rest stops along the way and we usually do stretching, jogs, or similar exercise for about 15 minutes. Sounds silly but it really helps the kids to settle in the car. Get back in and read for 2 hrs. Break at rest stop for the excercise. Continue for 2 hrs with electronics. Break for exercise. 2 hrs readying/drawing/non-screen activity. and continue that cycle until destination. We back all food ahead of time and do not stop for food on the way so we have lunch/snacks at the rest stops.

We do so many long hauls that we have the roadtripping down to a science at this point. At least, this is what works for us.[/quote]

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