Happy Holidays License Plate Preschool Game

By Charlene Haukom

The holiday season is full of traveling – and traveling with preschoolers can be challenging. Play the Happy Holidays License Plate Game to keep your preschoolers entertained throughout your holiday road trips.

What You Will Need

Pencil
Paper
Hard surface to write on

How to Play

1. Write “Happy Holidays” on the paper. Make the letters somewhat large – your preschooler will be writing the same letters underneath. Be sure to leave enough space. To make things easier, you can use something like a travel size Magna Doodle and skip the pencil and paper.

2. After buckling your preschooler in safely, arm him/her with the “Happy Holidays” paper and pencil. Make sure you put the paper on top of the hard writing surface. Consider using a large sticker book as your writing surface – it’ll give your preschooler something to do after the game.

3. As you’re driving, your preschooler must search the license plates of other cars to find the letters in “Happy Holidays.” When s/he finds a letter, s/he writes it under the corresponding letters on the paper.

4.  If more than one preschooler is playing, the first one to find all the letters wins the game.

Make the Happy Holidays License Plate Game an Indoor Seasonal Game

Make this Preschool Travel Game an Indoor Preschool Game! Keep your preschooler occupied while you get your holiday shopping done (or grocery shopping at other times of the year). Instead of searching license plates, search store names, sale signs, price tags, etc.

Make this Preschool Travel Game More Challenging

Write down three short phrases rather than just one. If your preschooler starts losing interest, take a break and play a different game for awhile. Then come back to the Happy Holidays License Plate game.

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