I didn't know if the symbols would confuse him or not. I was wondering how my youngest would fare because it's a card game and he's not the best at those, right now. Others are more challenging, like trying to find anything star-shaped, which is WAY harder than you think. Some are easy, like "find a policeman" or a car of a certain color. Every person, sans driver (unless you wanna live recklessly), is issued five cards with images of objects you have to find on the trip. I SPY Travel Card Game for Kids Fennell Harris for Hearst It's built well and the batteries are screwed in a way that can't be opened by little fingers. This was the hit of the trip for my oldest during the vacation, every time we got in the car to travel he would activate the memory game and try to beat it. And yes, I'm aware that "Memory Game" is a name that is generic as biscuits with no gravy, but Simon is trademarked and this handheld version is made by a company that is decidedly not Hasbro, so.gotta skirt those Copyright infringements somehow. It sports a key ring, so you can put it on your keys or backpack. Memory Game is a two-inch light and button game that requires you to remember light and sound sequences the longer you play. They can entertain themselves with abacus's and parchment rubbings later but for right now it's the Memory Game time to shine. My children are 21st-century children I have to give them SOMETHING that lights up and makes the beepity boops. I know I said non-electronic travel games, but I'm cheating here. My sons yearned for some electronic stimulation and I had no choice but to abide, just not in the manner they expected.
There came a time though, during the ride when they were done with practical toys. Turns out the age range for the activity book was from three upward, so I figured either one could benefit. My oldest was having so much fun my youngest couldn't help but notice, and it was now his turn to be jealous. It is a book that is chock full of activities a growing boy trapped in a moving vehicle for two+ hours needs. The activities ranged from completing mazes to drawing a self-portrait to playing hangman.
It comes with 22 activities plus a dry-erase marker that doesn't stain your upholstery or your children's clothes. That's when I gifted my oldest with the " Mom, I'm Bored Children's Activity Book" created by Squirrel Products. "Hey!" He yelped, "He gets to draw! How come I don't get to draw?!" BOOM. I guess mercilessly trouncing his father in Melissa & Doug memory got old and he yearned for a new cognitive challenge. He saw his little brother having fun and instead of feeling good that he could entertain himself autonomously, my eldest son felt jealous and wanted to ruin it. You know who did have a care? My older son.
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