'We’re homeschooling on our around-the-world trip, and our kids love the apps Jolly Phonics and Raz Kids,' says mom-of-three Heather Mitchell of Heather Hearts Travel. Once you’re done, try other perennial favorites like Car Counting (the first person to see ten of a certain type of vehicle wins) and the License Plate game (whoever spots the most states by the ride’s end is victorious). Mix it up with classic car games like Road Trip Bingo, turning common sights like police cars, airplanes, and stop signs into an interactive - and competitive - game.

On super long trips, movies and music will only go so far.

When it comes to games, remember the classics! Bonus: they make less of a mess than if you had a cup or bag where everything could spill!” Tie the two ends together and make it a cereal necklace for them to munch on in the car. “Get a long piece of string and have the kids help you put on different flavors of Cheerios-which is also good for practicing fine motor skills. “I like making creative snacks,” says mom-of-two Jenny Rose of Princess Turned Mom. And with WiFi hotspot connectivity in every Ford Escape, you’ll never have to worry about not being able to access your favorite apps on-the-go. Meanwhile, for younger kids, the PBS Kids video and game apps are gold. It doesn’t get much better than the Disney Now app, which includes not just Marvel, Star Wars, Disney Channel, and Disney Junior offerings for all ages, but also countless hours of games, radio, trivia, and puzzles. Kids have notoriously short attention spans, making it difficult to find an app to entertain them for more than five minutes at a time as you’re barreling down the highway.

Things to do on a long car ride