Prayer before Starting on a Journey

My holy Angel Guardian,

ask the Lord to bless the journey which I undertake,

that it may profit the health of my soul and body;

that I may reach its end, and that,

returning safe and sound,

I may find my family in good health.

Do thou guard, guide and preserve us.

Amen.

Road Trip Date: From: To:

Map and directions (paste images of maps from google maps or mapquest here)

Songs

The Ants Came Marching

     The ants came marching one by one, Hurrah, Hurrah,      The ants came marching one by one, Hurrah, Hurrah,      The ants came marching one by one,      The little one stopped to suck his thumb,      And they all went marching down...      to the ground... to get out... of the rain...

     The ants came marching two by two, Hurrah, Hurrah...      The little one stopped to tie his shoe...

     The ants came marching three by three, Hurrah, Hurrah...      The little one stopped to climb a tree...

     The ants came marching four by four...      The little one stopped to shut the door...

     The ants came marching five by five...      The little one stopped to take a dive...

     The ants came marching six by six...      The little one stopped to pick up sticks...

     The ants came marching seven by seven      The little one stopped to wave at heaven...

     The ants came marching eight by eight...      The little one stopped to make them late...

     The ants came marching nine by nine...      The little one stopped to scratch his spine...

Row, row, row your boat

Row, row, row your boatGently down the stream,Merrily merrily, merrily, merrilyLife is but a dream

Row, row, row your boatGently down the brook,If you catch a little fish Please let it off the hook

Row, row, row your boatGently down the creek,If you see a little mouse Listen to it squeak

Row, row, row your boatGently down the river,If the river gets you wet Don't forget to shiver

Row, row, row the boatGently to the shore,If you see a lyin' bear Don't forget to roar

Row, row, row your boatWatch the water flow,Rowing's fun but rowing's hard That is what I know

Row, row, row your boatGently down the lake,Don't stand up and rock the boat

     The ants came marching ten by ten...      The little one stopped to say THE END...

Found a Peanut

Tune: Clementine,

Found a peanut, found a peanut,Found a peanut just now,Just now I found a peanut,Found a peanut just now.

Cracked it open, cracked it open,Cracked it open just now,Just now I cracked it open,Cracked it open just now.

It was rotten, it was rotten,It was rotten just now,Just now it was rotten,It was rotten just now.

Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,Ate it anyway just now,Just now I ate it anyway,Ate it anyway just now.

Got a stomach ache, got a stomach ache,Got a stomach ache just now,Just now I got a stomach ache,Got a stomach ache just now.

That's a big mistake!

A funny alternative version goes like this…

Row, row, row your boatgently down the streamand if you see a crocodile,don't forget to screamAghhhh!

Game: Scavenger Hunt

US flag

Church

McDonald’s sign

School bus

Horse

School

Hospital

Airplane

Motorcycle

Bench

Someone with a red shirt

Walmart

Grocery store

Bicycle

Dog

Helicopter

Taxi

Bridge

Bird

Hotel

Statue

Policeman

Railroad tracks

Pond

Gas station

Farm

Tennis court

Someone singing

Water tower

Playground

License Plate Game

ALABAMA  HAWAII MASSACHUSETTS  NEW MEXICO SOUTH DAKOTA

         

ALASKA IDAHO MICHIGAN NEW YORK TENNESSEE

         

ARIZONA  ILLINOIS MINNESOTA NORTH CAROLINA TEXAS

         

ARKANSAS INDIANA MISSISSIPPI NORTH DAKOTA UTAH

         

CALIFORNIA IOWA MISSOURI OHIO VERMONT

         

COLORADO KANSAS  MONTANA OKLAHOMA VIRGINIA

         

CONNECTICUT KENTUCKY NEBRASKA OREGON WASHINGTON

         

DELAWARE LOUISIANA  NEVADA PENNSYLVANIA WEST VIRGINIA

         

FLORIDA MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN

         

GEORGIA  MARYLAND  NEW JERSEY SOUTH CAROLINA WYOMING

         

Game: Month Word Search

S S R W N R K A B J L C O A O M C Y H A W A I I TA O B H C O N S A O A C S T I B I G S W N M H I UX U I W O O R K E L T Y I L K N B C Z J Z A F N CE T E K Z D S T I M H L B G Y Q I F H V P B A D IT H K I M A E F H A M O H A L K O G B I R A P I TN C R G L J O I Z C N I I A X T N C R U G L A A CF A N A X R M A S S A C H U S E T T S I B A G N EL R E M N S J E I L J R E A L R G B S J V Z N A NS O V I F L O R I D A Q O S N M U I T J S T I X NO L A O D A R O L O C N X L P A I T K N K S S F OU I D O H A D I M Y M B D B I P I J A A W I A E CT N A N O T G N I H S A W T P N Y S R H I O T M WH A I N A V L Y S N N E P I N E A K I Y S N O I GD N E W M E X I C O M N S E S O A F K U C I S S NA E Y O H I O A R O E S B R J N M C Q E O L E S IK V U B X A H E N W I R E A S N U R E V N L N O MO A I J V V G T H S A J A A I T T G E N S I N U OT B N M S O A A S S W O S W N N T E E V I Q I R YA P X S N N M I K E X Z N E A X I Z N O N A M I WQ B R Q A P M A N F B Y K H X L Y G J N R Y M N WT Z F P S S O T R E W T W J M R E H R Q E G Z G KH S O H J T F O Y J P X V G R A V D V I I S I R NY U I N O R T H D A K O T A W A N Y U I V T S A XG R Y M A R Y L A N D E J O C F H H M Q Q U P E RE K R O Y W E N M P N H I W C G J W Q H Q E U C E

ALABAMAALASKAARIZONAARKANSASCALIFORNIACOLORADOCONNECTICUTDELAWAREFLORIDAGEORGIAHAWAIIIDAHOILLINOISINDIANAIOWAKANSASKENTUCKYLOUISIANAMAINEMARYLANDMASSACHUSETTSMICHIGANMINNESOTAMISSISSIPPIMISSOURIMONTANANEBRASKANEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRENEW JERSEYNEW MEXICONEW YORKNORTH CAROLINANORTH DAKOTAOHIOOKLAHOMAOREGONPENNSYLVANIARHODE ISLANDSOUTH CAROLINASOUTH DAKOTATENNESSEETEXASUTAHVERMONTVIRGINIAWASHINGTONWEST VIRGINIAWISCONSINWYOMING

Game: Find things around you that start with each of the alphabet letters

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Fun Facts

The Interstate Numbering System

Just a little knowledge on the Interstate numbering system can be a great aid in navigating throughout the country. The numbering system can offer valuable clues to your location and direction.  Keep in mind the following rules when traveling:

One or two digit even-numbered Interstates are always east-west routes. The numbers increase from the south (I-4) to the north (I-96).

One or two digit odd-numbered Interstates are always north-south routes. The numbers increase from the West Coast (I-5) to the East Coast (I-95).

Three digit Interstates with the first digit an even number are usually circular loops or "beltways" around cities (eg. I-295 around Richmond/Petersburg Virginia or I-695 around Baltimore)

Three digit Interstates with the first digit an odd number are usually "spurs" that leave or go into a city center. (eg. I-395 in Washington D.C. or I-195 in Providence RI)