As a child, I traveled frequently with my father on his business trips. As a work at home mom, you may not do a lot of traveling, but some businesses will require it. When you have to take your children on the road with you, it´s a good idea to keep things fun and have everyone occupied. Here are a few ideas on how to make business travel with kids easier for everyone.

Bring music. There´s nothing better than a good old car sing along. Bring music that everyone enjoys and that won´t drive you nuts if you have to listen to it a few dozen times! You might want to pick up a copy of All-American Car-I-Oke before your next trip, it´s a lot of fun!

Make a surprise box. My mother was an expert at finding fun little toys to surprise us with during our trips. Right when we were about to start tearing each other apart, she´d pull out a fun shaped notepad, a mini Etch-a-Sketch or some other fun little toy and we´d turn our attention to that for a while. The surprises don´t have to be expensive, you can find plenty of fun things at the dollar store. The trick is not to bring them out too often and never let the kids see them ahead of time.

Get some audio books. These can be a great way to enjoy some literature together while you are busy driving. Kids love books on tape! I would suggest The Chronicles of Narnia or The Velveteen Rabbit, both of which are great for kids and adults alike.

Play car games. There are plenty of fun car games for kids, I´ve played a few in the past! In fact, I just started a new website based on the car games for kids that I played as a small child when we were on long business trips.

Plan extra time for sights. Stop along the way and see interesting sites. That doesn´t mean you have to go past the Grand Canyon. There are plenty of other interesting things. In our travels, we stopped in the middle of nowhere to admire a large tree or a patch of wild lilies. And sometimes there were weird things like a dinosaur footprint with a little booth selling souviniers, or a Troll museum. All this is great fun for a kid, it doesn´t necessarily have to be some incredible tourist attraction.

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