RedJeep wrote:
kccwoodworks wrote:
Give the kids a book to read.
Seriously? Did you not read that this is a thousand mile trip? No other adults in the motorhome. Perhaps I give them Crime and Punishment? I am certain you have no children.
Umm.. kccwoodworks has an extremely GOOD idea.
Todays kids (along with entirely too many "adults") are ADDICTED to electronic glowing screens.. Giving them the option to bury their noses in a glowing screen for 1000 miles is actually punishment for them.. They NEED to be WEENED off those devices and find better ways to be entertained..
My family have made LOTS of 1000 plus mile trips over the years and we do not totally depend on electronic entertainment to kid the kids happy..
We started with a portable DVD player with a 4" screen attached to the head rest of the front seat.. WE adults controlled the player and how long the player was to be used.. Often limited it to one movie or a couple of half hr short programs we prerecorded PER DAY of travel.
Non electronic games, coloring books, sketch pads, word puzzles and music fills in the rest of the trip for the day.. Not to mention some rather nice scenic views..
Now days we have a couple of DVD players which have USB ports which allows the kid to watch a movie or listen to music and such from a USB drive..
If you must, pick a FEW movies, rip them to a few SD cards (assuming your tablets have SD card readers) or to a few USB drives.. They can swap the USB drives or SD cards to watch different movies.. No wifi or server needed.
Do the kids a favor.. downplay the electronic gadgets.. it tears me up to see so many kids (and adults) so devoted to staring at their screens all day long.. Drives me nuts with coworkers (which are not supposed to have their phones on at work) that just can't put them down and work..
