Games Played on Car Rides

Today's writing prompt is car ride games.

What is your favorite games played during car rides?
Here are a couple games commonly played on car rides:

* I Spy - find certain colors, objects, shapes, etc.
* ABC - find each letter of the letter on signs, license plates, etc in alphabetical order.
* License Plate games - try to find all 50 states or create bingo sheets
* Zip Zip - find motorcycles and the first person to say "Zip Zip" gets the point. Most points win.
* Punch Buggie - find Voltswagon Beetles and the first person to say "Punch Buggie" gets the point. Most points win.

My father would give $.10 or $.25 to the first person to find a certain landmark. Some examples would be to find a horse on the roof, a giant statue, or an ironing board shaped bridge.

Do you have any games you remember playing a child? Have you made up any games for your children to play to keep them occupied during those long car rides?

Have fun writing!

Spotted in Traffic

There you are driving down the road, only to have the cars slow to a crawl. While bored waiting for the traffic to pick up again what do you see???

What is the funniest, strangest, scariest thing you've ever seen while stuck in traffic?

Maybe you've seen...

...a person dressed as a gorilla?
...a man wearing only his boxer shorts?
...a person holding a gun?
...a kid mooning everyone?

Have fun describing the entire situation. Try to remember where it happened, what time of day it was, who was with you in the vehicle, and where you were coming from or going to.

Enjoy :)

Favorite Carnival Ride

What is your favorite carnival ride? Love to ride the ferris wheel? How about the merry-go-round? Is the tilt-a-whirl your favorite?

June, July and August are when most towns hold their annual Summer Carnival. They usually last about a week and have all sorts of rides, games and food.

Some rides that most carnivals have are:

* Merry-Go-Round
* Tilt-A-Whirl
* Ferris Wheel
* Bumper Cars
* Swings
* Giant Slide
* Fun House
* Haunted House
* Matterhorn
* Zipper

Have fun writing :)

Fave Summer Food

Today I'd like to suggest you write about your favorite summer food. Which foods remind you of summer or summer vacation? What about cook outs or picnics?

Do you enjoy have hot dogs right off the grill? What about a snow cone from the ice cream truck? Maybe it's your Great Aunt's macaroni salad -- the one she always brings to cook outs? What about those little sandwiches you mom used to make for you to eat on picnics?

Being from Maryland, one thing that always reminds me of summer is steamed crabs. My family could sit for hours picking the crabs and eating them. Some of the adults would have them with a can of beer while the kids got to drink soda or lemonade. They would almost never fill you up, but they tasted incredible.

Another food that always reminds me of summer is frozen juice pops. I'm referring to the long tubes of frozen juice. My mom would cut the tops off and let us take them outside.

Brainstorm and then write. Have fun and feel free to post your favorite food below. See you tomorrow.

4th of July Fireworks

Most people have at some point in their lives seen fireworks. Describe your favorite memory of fireworks or perhaps your least favorite memory.

I remember laying on a blanket with my family in the middle of a field on a warm summer evening. We were all staring up at all the fireworks going off over our heads, and holding our ears because of the loud explosions.

Other times, my entire family would set off smaller fireworks in my grandparents back yard. My aunts, uncles, cousins, and neighbors would all be there watching them while eating Popsicles. Everyone saying "Oooh" and "Aaah".

Now, my husband, sets off small, legal fireworks in our backyard each year on the forth of July. It's something my kids have grown to really enjoy and look forward to.

Whether your experiences were good or not so good write them down. Have a wonderful holiday and keep writing!

Drive Thru Fun

Have you ever been to a drive-in movie?

Today you are being asked to write about one of your favorite memories at a drive in or what your feelings are about drive ins. Do you think they better than enclosed movie theaters or not as much fun?

There is something totally fun about piling in the family car to watch a movie outside on a warm summer night. You get to bring your own snacks or buy some at the concession stand. By the way, there are still a bunch of drive ins still being used to show first run movies. Check out the link below for a list of drive in movie theaters in your state.

http://www.driveinmovie.com/mainmenu.htm

What would your ideal pet be?

Pets have been shown to lower your blood pressure and reduce stress. What would your ideal pet be? Would it be a cute and cuddly kitten or puppy? Possibly a soft little hamster or even a slinky snake. It may even be a pet rock or a stuffed animal.

A couple important things to consider when thinking about pets would be the amount of time you have available to care for a pet, any allergies, living space to care for the pet and of course money needed for supplies and food.

Have fun thinking about your ideal pet. See you tomorrow. :)