Guides
Practical ideas for road trips and days at home, from the team that makes Pencil Otter books.
Car games for kids, by age (3 to 12)
Screen-free car games that need nothing but eyes and voices, sorted by age from 3 to 12, plus when to use them on a drive.
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Screen-free rainy-day activities for kids at home
Ideas for a rainy day indoors, sorted by the kind of energy in the house: things to move, make, solve and do together, for ages 3 to 12.
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How to keep kids busy on a long drive
A practical plan for a long car trip with children: what to pack, how to pace activities through the drive, and what to do at stops.
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Printable puzzles for 9 to 12 year olds
What makes a puzzle page satisfying for older kids: bigger mazes, backwards words, crosswords, codes and logic grids, with real examples to print.
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