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This Road Trip BINGO Printable Game is the perfect car bingo game to play with your kids on your next road trip or car ride. Kids of all ages and adults too can play along with the bingo cards printable with a travel theme.
Download Car Bingo Cards PDF here!
This road trip bingo pdf is created on standard size paper so it is easy to print at home. Each player will need a separate road trip bingo card for play.
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How do you play Road Trip Bingo?
This printable game is designed for up to six players, the colorful cards feature common things that you’d see on a road trip.
To play the BINGO game you will need:
- Road trip bingo cards (see above)
- (Optional) Lamination material
- Dry erase markers or another way to mark your bingo card
- Things you would see on a road trip!
- Plastic bag to hold game pieces
Car Bingo Game Play Steps
- Print the cards out on cardstock and laminate them for extra durability and BINGO playing fun. After they’re laminated, kids could also use the game while in the car by marking off the spots of the things they see along the way with a dry erase marker.
- You can play traditional bingo rules that call for 5 in a row (diagonal, horizontal or vertical) or play alternative games like four corners or blackout…although with these cards if everyone sees the same thing, they will all get blackout at the same time.
- Store the cards together in a zip top bag for BINGO playing fun all vacation long!
Travel Bingo – What you need to find
There are so many different things that could go on a road trip bingo card, but here are a few that we thought were really important.
Car Bingo Printable Card 1
- Wind turbines
- Cloud
- Stop sign
- Scooter
- Mountains
- Flag
- Barn
- Hot air balloon
- Tree
- Airplane
- Taxi
- Gas pump
- Construction
- Train
- Signal
- Bridge
- Police
- Corn
- Cow
- Dog
- Speed Limit 50
- Tall building
- Bike
- River
Road Trip Bingo Printable cards 2-6
A combination of those elements are in different spots. This way everyone is seeking the same thing, but each needs something different to call out…BINGO!
Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
15 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Difficulty
easy
Estimated Cost
$0
Materials
- Printed road trip bingo cards
- (Optional) Lamination material
- Dry erase markers or another way to mark your bingo card
Tools
- Things you would see on a road trip – car, window, etc. 🙂
- Plastic bag to hold game pieces
Instructions
- Preparation: Print the road trip bingo cards out on card stock or thick paper and laminate them.
- Once on the road, distribute a bingo card to each player along with a dry erase marker.
- Explain the rules: Make sure everyone understands the goal of the game, which is to be the first to spot the items on their card and mark off a complete row, column, or diagonal. You can also play for a full-card blackout, where the goal is to find all the items on the card.
- Start the game: As you drive down the road (driver is NOT playing!), players should keep their eyes peeled for the items on their card. When a player spots an item, call it out and mark it off.
- BINGO!: When a player has marked off a complete row, column, or diagonal, they should call out “Bingo!” The game pauses, and everyone checks the winning player’s card to confirm the win.
- Play for second place: Bingo can either end or continue for second place or until all players have achieved a “Bingo!” If playing for a full-card blackout, the game continues until someone has marked off all the items on their card.
- Repeat the game by switching cards and starting over.
More Travel Games for Kids
We love using printable projects for road trips because it helps curb the screen-time angst! Lately, road trips seem to have dissolved into a non-stop screen fest. These type of games can help pass the time, occupy busy minds and keep peace in the car!
1. Quiet Travel Entertainment Games
Quiet games for travel – These 15 ideas for quiet play can be LIFE SAVERS for drivers. Seriously, giving kids activities that can be accomplished in their seats without noise is something every driver deserves at some point.
2. Make a Travel Memory Game
Travel Memory Game – I love this DIY Memory game that is perfect for road trips.
3. Follow the Road & the Memories with this Road Trip Activity
Family Travel Journal – This old school travel journal is a really fun project that the entire family can participate in.
4. Learning Experiences Through the Car Window
Travel Game for Kids – Learning Windows – Whether you are going on a long car trip this summer or a short trips around town, you will probably being looking for games to play with the kids in the car.
5. Road Trip Scavenger Hunt for Kids
Download and print our free road trip scavenger hunt for more car and van travel fun and games.
Road Trip Bingo apps kids can use in the car
Wait, I thought you said that road trip bingo would keep my kids OFF of their screens…well, we thought it might be helpful to have options. So only use these road trip bingo app ideas if you are willing to allow screen-time.
- Roadtrip – Bingo App
- Car Bingo App
- Bingo Road Trip App
There are many more road trip apps for kids. You can find good road trip bingo apps for both Apple & Android devices.
Psssst…don’t forget road trip snacks!
Who won your game of road trip bingo?
