Now that you’ve got your family’s bags packed, tickets printed, and snacks prepared, what’s left? Activities for the kids!
Second to yummy snacks, kid-friendly activities are essential for air travel. While tablets and smartphone games have taken over as in-flight entertainment, it’s always a good idea to have a back-up in case of boredom, or the unthinkable, dead battery.
I came up with three fun Spring Break themed printables to take with you on your next family travel adventure.
These activity printables are completely free! If you have more than one child, print off multiple copies so they can play together.
Spring Break Word Search
This Spring Break Word Search is more challenging than it looks. With 12 travel words to find, it will keep your child busy for at least take-off or landing. Bring along a highlighter to make finding the words easier.
Download Spring Break Word Search
Airplane BINGO
This version of BINGO can be played solo or with the entire family. The goal is to get BINGO in any direction by matching up different actions that are found during the flight. You’ll want to pack a pencil, pen or crayon for everyone participating. The great thing about this game is that it could last the entire flight!
Airplane Coloring Page
For younger children who love to color, this airplane coloring page is the perfect distraction. Don’t forget to bring a small box of crayons!
Download Airplane Coloring Page
For long flights, in addition to these printables, it’s a good idea to take small toys that your child has never seen before. When my daughter was younger I would bring along a goodie bag with inexpensive items she enjoyed playing with which I bought specifically for the flight “just in case”. Flying is unpredictable, and if there is weather or rough air, small toys come in handy as a diversion.
What are your kids’ favorite in-flight activities?
This In-Flight Activities post was created in connection with my appointment as a contributor to Frigo® Cheese Heads®.
Pam
These are all great ideas o keep kids entertained during a flight. You don't want the, getting bored.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle
These are all great ideas. You don't always need your tablet or phone to have a good time on a flight!
Catherine S
These are great activities for a plane ride. I had a hard time keeping my son busy when we traveled when he was little.
MJ. L
These are great activity ideas! I will use these once we fly with the kids!
Brandy
These are great in flight activities for children, I actually do some of these for our long road trips in Summer season too!
Liz Mays
These are awesome. It's definitely a good idea to have a few different things to pass the time. I still love puzzles like word searches.
Marcie W.
My kids were babies during their one and only plane ride but we plan to change that soon. Airplane Bingo looks like a great game for the entire family to enjoy.
Kiwi
How fun for kids to be distracted on the plane! Sometimes kids can get ansty so fun activity!
rOSEY
Yep, snacks are essential. We take them on flights too. I'll bring bingo next time too!
Crystal
Now that they're older, it's so much easier to keep them entertained! I don't know how we did it before devices.
Melanie
Those are awesome ideas. We save special toys & art supplies for trips so the kids are excited & distracted. Love the Bingo idea.
Seattle Travel Blogger
This is a very useful list to have for those with trips coming up with little ones.
My sister has such a trip and her 7yr old daughter would love this list to keep busy on the plane.
Christie
I love that all of these activities are electronic FREE! My son loves words searches lately too, thanks
Natalie
What a great list! You can never have too many ideas for keeping kiddos happy on the go. I always pack way more than I need because you never know when you are going to be stuck in traffic or on the tarmac.