Can anyone recommend some fun (and possibly educational) games to keep the kids entertained during long car journeys etc? (kids aged 8 and 10)

Non tec. If the kids can spell (or are learning) then 'Donkey' is a good word game. You set a limit of the minimum length of a word (typically 3 letters and above) and one player starts by simply saying a letter. The next player says their letter and adds it to the end of the word being built. The point of the game is to build a word, but to not complete one. The person who finishes a word gets the next letter from 'donkey' (so, 'd for the first word they complete, 'o' for the next...once you get to the 'y' - ie donkey you are out of the game). After completing a word the play starts again with a new letter being selected from the next player. The game continues until you have a winner. If a player adds a letter that seems to build a non-existant word, then instead of adding a letter, the next player can challenge. If the challenged player can't say a valid word based on the letters so far - then the challenged player gets their next letter from 'donkey' and the play continues with the challenger starting a new word. If the challenged play can quote a valid word, then the challenger gets their next letter from 'donkey' and the challenged player starts a new word. It sounds vastly more complex than it is. Just be wary - any valid word completes a word even if the player is thinking of a longer word (ie 'the' completes 'thesis' - so make sure any word you're thinking of doesn't contain a shorter one. And obviously, the word that you're thinking of may not be the direction that other players take the word anyway. Lastly - make sure you plan your word as well - no point of thinking of and building a word that ends up with you completing it anyway!If the kids are older and that seems toooooo easy, then the same game can be played with 'before and after' - ie when a letter is said the player also says where the letter goes - at the start or end of the word.

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