Backseat Bingo
Difficulty: Easy
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Keep kids busy on long trips by printing off sheets for back seat Bingo. You can have a lot of fun with the different categories of objects outlined in the craft instructions.
What you'll need:
- Color printer
- Cardstock paper (recommended, but not required)
- Pen or pencil for marking
- Additional materials (see tips below)
How to make it:
- Print the game boards in either of two formats. One board series is with "road kill" which some children think is hilarious. The other board series does not use "road kill" and is for children who are not tall enough to see the road, or parents do not wish to have this "item" on the playing board.
Board 1: With Road Kill - Without Road Kill
Board 2: With Road Kill - Without Road Kill
Board 3: With Road Kill - Without Road Kill
Board 4: With Road Kill - Without Road Kill
Board 5: With Road Kill - Without Road Kill
Board 6: With Road Kill - Without Road Kill
- Play the game by either marking the item when you see it as you travel, or play with place markers. See the tips area below for ideas. First one to get a straight row going up, down, across, or diagonally wins! You can also play until you find every item on the board.
To make boards reusable:
- Print playing boards off on cardstock. Place the playing board on a metal cookie sheet. Use magnetic pieces to cover the areas on the board. Your pieces won't fall and get lost in the car!
- Print playing boards off on cardstock. Cut off excess paper and then cover with Con-Tact paper, or laminate, so the playing boards won't get messed up in the car. Place the playing board on a metal cookie sheet. Use magnetic pieces to cover the areas on the board.
- Print playing boards off on cardstock and adhere to self-adhesive magnetic sheet. Place on a metal cookie sheet and it won't slide off the cookie sheet. Use magnetic pieces to cover the area on the board.
- Print playing boards off on cardstock. Cut off excess paper and then cover with Con-Tact paper and use Colors-in-Motion (see below) and tissues to wipe off writing.
- Save the boards to disk. Bring into a print program and format the boards to fit 2 on a sheet. Print off on printable magnetic sheets. Use a cookie sheet and magnetic pieces.
- Print off on cardstock. Laminate playing boards, leaving excess laminate to the left side of the board. Hole punch to fit in a 3 ring binder. Use Colors-in-Motion (see below) to write on the boards and tissues to erase it when you are done. You can use permanent markers on laminated boards, and use white erasers to erase your markings.
