I got a great tip from a mother of two teenagers. She has been traveling road-trip style with them since they were babies. (Talk about Travel Queen, they have visited 48 of the 50 states, and will complete their US State tour by the time her oldest is a senior in high school!) Anyway, she gave me an idea that I will use when my kids get a little older.
When traveling across states on a road trip, stop at each new state and purchase your kids a scratch off lottery ticket or two. (You can decide among your family what to do with the winnings!) The kids will have a collection of scratch offs from each state, and it will give them something to look forward to when you cross a state line.
