Or another prize for the first person to make a connection from Mexico to Canada. Maybe there ought to be a prize for the first person to go from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The first player to finish coloring the whole map, or the person who has the most colored states at the end of the trip, wins.Ī great way to keep the state license plate game fresh is by creating your own rules along the way. When you see one, call it and color the corresponding state. Watch out for those out-of-state license plates during your next road trip. It’s easier to tote than a wooden game board, doesn’t require loose pieces, and comes in an easily editable pdf file. That’s why I created this printable 50 states map for you to use as an electronics-free activity on your next long road trip. (crazy kids).īut if you’re planning a long, multi-state trip, playing the license plate game with the goal of finding all 50 states can be loads of fun.

My kids even keep a running count in their heads of the number of Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Mexico plates they’ve found over the years. It’s perfectly normal in our family for a regular conversation in the car to be interrupted by someone randomly shouting “North Carolina” or some other state name. My family usually just shouts out the out-of-state license plates they see anytime we’re in the car. The goal of the game is to identify as many state license plates as possible. My husband and my kids love to play it all around town, in parking lots, on short trips as well as long trips. Portable scavenger hunts are a great way to pass the time. Having a printable license plate game map like this one can be a lifesaver. You need some ready-to-go road trip games to play in the car during those long, boring car rides. When planning a long car trip you’re grateful for the electronic distractions but ultimately you’d love for the kids to not stare at their glowing boxes the whole time.

Free printable license plate template