VACATION ACTIVITIES & GAMES
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Family Activities
Road trip! Pack the bags, bring the snacks, hydration options. But travelling for hours in a car the novelty wears off. What to do in these precious family moments? In these times of ever present smart phones at everyone's side what about taking a real break and powering down the screens and living in the moment? Here some family activities that are great ways to kill the boredom and maybe even foster a little more connectedness.
Would You Rather?
When local sports radio hosts run out of material they often turn to "Would You Rather?" a great time filler. It's a great travel game too. The rules are simple, one person is the dispenser of two questions with equally unappealing options. For example: Would you rather rub your nose with sandpaper? Or listen to the same song for two straight hours? You get the point.
20 Questions
Another classic time waster. One person in the car chooses a famous person or movie, place and everyone else on the trip takes turns asking questions to determine the true answer. The person who asks the least amount of questions and gets the right answer wins.
License Plate Game
A classic kids game passed down for car riding generations. The family can work as a team or individually searching for cars on the road or parked with different state license plates. The goal is to find all the states of the U.S. and provinces of Canada while your at it.
Roadside Scavenger Game
Challenge each person in the car to find the spot the most unique objects/items outside their car windows. Did someone see a windmill? Or a goat on a roof? The family member with the most unique sights discovered wins.
Population Pop Quiz
A fun little activity, everyone guesses the population of a town they have just arrived in. Start the game when the Welcome sign is spotted or when the road speed limit reduces down to 25 mph.
Name That Tune
Thank god for radio. No really where else can you listen to five different country music stations at once, thanks to AM radio. Scan the radio and pick a song but only let a few notes play. Can you guess that tune in five notes?
Events
The World's Largest Role Playing Game (RPG) Event Takes Place In Madison This Weekend
Family friendly, Gamehole Con is one of the largest tabletop gaming conventions the U.S., Board gamers from around the country and world gather each fall in Madison, Wisconsin for this carnival of gaming. Gamehole Con is all about tabletop gaming and all the fun that goes with it. The convention features role-playing games, board games, fantasy and historical miniature gaming. Gamehole Con is for the fantasy and adventure tabletop gaming enthusiast.
Convention Information
Gamehole Con takes place October 17th - 20th, 2024 at theAlliant Energy Center, Exhibition Hall
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison
Downloadable Games
Take these complimentary games with you on your road trip to Southern Wisconsin. Places to find, places to remember, educational, fun and above all time consuming. Download and print-out one of Lakes Edition's complimentary for-your car, cabin,
RV, or boat games.
TOWN SCRAMBLE
Unjumble the words to reveal famous Lakes Edition, day trip towns.
Hint: The towns are located in Southern Wisconsin only and have been featured as Lakes Edition's Town of The Week.
FAMOUS AMONG US
Read the clues of each notable Southern Wisconsinite and draw a line to the famous person's name
FIND-A-FISH
Ever fished Southern Wisconsin waters? Then, these native fish species might be familiar. If not, enjoy learning more about our local l
ake friends.
Hint: Fish names appear diagonally, horizontally, vertically, and backwards
LAKE MATCH
Can you match these Southern Wisconsin lakes with their nearby town or towns? Give it a try.
Hint: Learn more about each lake and their neighboring towns on Lakesedition.com.
FIND-A-TOWN
Visiting Southern Wisconsin for the first time? These area town names might be familiar. If not, enjoy learning more about them and make daytrip plans.
Hint: Town names appear diagonally, horizontally, vertically, and backwards
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