Holiday Travels: Pack Games for Family Fun

If your holiday plans include a long car ride, an extended stay with family or perhaps a vacation, Tropical Family Travel has looked at a few family and kid-related travel gifts that are easy to pack or might even relate to the actual trip, starting with games.Games are a favorite for evening entertainment or for a rainy/snowy day and result in together time and fun for kids and adults alike.

Pictionary Man™ is the perfect gift for families, offering a contemporary twist on two old favorites – Pictionary and Charades. The new Pictionary Man™ is a 3D-figure complete with accessories that are all made of "dry-erase" material, eliminating the need for paper. The figure digitally displays game clues on the bottom of his foot as players are challenged to bring the clue to life by drawing on "the Man" and his accessories as well as acting out the phrase so team members can guess the right answer! This is truly a great update on a known game and its use of “the Man” makes it the perfect size for traveling. Retail Price: $29.99 Age: 14+

UNO Flash™ is a new electronic version of a classic game to pack on vacations. The element of speed is added now with a built-in timer and resulting in a new level of excitement for this classic game. Either the new UNO Flash or the classic card game provide some great one on one time together adding additional fun along the way. Retail Price: $29.99 Age: 7+

Apples-to-Apples® game is the wild, award-winning party game of hilarious comparisons and is a great choice for group play on vacation. Using the cards to “compare apples to apples,” each round of the game is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons. This interactive game is easy to learn and fast-paced and is perfect to take along where lots of family members will be together. Retail Price: $24.99 Age: 12+

For the younger kids (both in age and at heart), Rhino Rampage™ provides a frenzy of fun and is a great gift for preschoolers on your list. The object of the game is for players to get their color-matched team of birds to safety atop the rhino's back. However, once players roll a “rhino” on the die, they’ll have to pull the rhino’s tail setting off a “Rhino Rampage” and leaving players wondering which birds will be flying “off course.” This game provides fun and education as it is fast paced and encourages color-matching skills.
Retail Price: $24.99 Age: 4+

Scene It?® Disney Channel Edition is the ultimate gift for any tween girl hooked on the Disney Channel shows. Just like its adult versions, this Scene It game is interactive, entertaining and fun for all. This is one game where the kids might overtake the grown ups! This trivia game features Disney Channel shows, including “The Suite Life of Zach and Cody,” “Hannah Montana,” “High School Musical” and many more! When traveling, another option is to take along the DVD and not the board game for a trivia game version with less pieces, but the entire game is easy to pack along. Retail Price: $34.99 Age: 8+

The High School Musical 3 DVD Game combines trivia, video clips, outtakes, songs and dances from all three of these popular movies. Players are sure to become Wildcats as they compete in different categories and test their knowledge of each of the High School Musicals! For those traveling to Walt Disney World over the holidays, this game will keep the HSM parade alive after your trip ends! Retail Price: $19.99 Age: 8+

Hannah Montana 2 DVD Game features Hannah Montana during her second year of high school with this performance-based DVD game. The new DVD game features real clips, trivia, songs and dance moves from the second season of the hit Disney Channel show. Even moms and dads might show off their Hannah Montana alter egos in this interactive game. Retail Price: $19.99 Age: 6+

The DVD based games are great for car travels too as they can be played in the back seat helping the hours pass during holiday travels resulting in less “are we there yet” questions. When packing up the car and suitcase on the way to grandma’s house, be sure to select a game or two to help provide some interactive family fun together.

What is your favorite game to take along on car trips or vacations?