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Making up phrases from car number plates

Sharatul Salma Othman says her family of nine used to make up phrases using the letters on car number plates.

Games in the car help families bond

Charlene says that she and her family create games for long and short car trips to keep themselves occupied.

Playing games suitable for the child's age

Ling Ling Ooi plays games like hide-and-seek and rock-paper-scissors with her three-year-old daughter on long car rides.

Sharing information about states on long drives

Saidatul Maria shares a game she and her family play on roadtrips - getting the kids to talk about states and town names.

Parents need pampering and love, too

Rosalind Foo says parents should learn to take care of themselves.

Try origami for long roadtrips

Rasidah Adris writes about getting her children to compete for the most origami creations on long journeys home.

Playing the numbers game

Rajes Pooranalingam says her family plays the number plate game when they are in the car.

Calculating to get the magic number 19

Azmin Mohd Khalib explains a game that his family used to play in the car - using arithmetic to get to the number 19 from the numbers of car plates.

Making long car drives fun with games

Menambigai Kurupatham gets her kids to count cars and imitate her actions on long drives.

Playing with model toys to learn about animals

Alice Tong and her son play scissors, paper, stone and with model animals to keep him occupied.

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