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Travel challenge

by Debbie Davies
'Muuuuuum, are we nearly there yet?' Are you dreading the repetition of the familiar cry of a bored travelling child?

If your holiday plans involve a long car journey, plan ahead to make sure your children have something to keep them occupied. We've picked the five best new car activities to keep your children entertained whatever their age.

  • Klutz The Amazing Backseat Booka-ma-Thing *****
  • Thinking Putty *****
  • Lego Bionicles ****
  • Space Travel Slate *****
  • Story Telling glove ****

    Klutz The Amazing Backseat Booka-ma-Thing
    Age: 5 to adult
    Price: £10.99
    Buy online: amazon.co.uk
    The Amazing Booka-ma-Thing is more a collection of puzzles and activities than a book to read. The inside front cover is a magic writer and pen with ideas for activities. The back cover is a mini-pinball game. Some of the games and activities are familiar, like noughts and crosses, but there are also novel ideas like a mini version of twister that you play with your fingers instead of hands and feet. Lives up to its cover promise: 'thousands of miles' worth of hand-on games and activities'.

    Thinking PuttyAge: 4 to adult
    Price: £8.99
    Buy online: firebox.com
    A tin of Thinking Putty is a great companion on a long journey. It is expensive at £8.99, but there is a 90g handful of putty in each tin. Children are fascinated with the brighter colours - red and purple putty were our favourites. It moulds, stretches and even shears off. Used like modelling clay, children can build shapes and miniature sculptures. Stretched and folded, it traps air and will snap, crackle and pop when squeezed. To keep it clean and shiny, avoid using it as a ball to bounce, as it picks up dirt.

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