Mummy, are we home yet?
With over 200 hundred miles yet to travel, this question from the little darlings in the back can irritate the nerves unless you take some corrective.
On the outward journey the question was ‘Mummy, are we there yet?’ The vacation home was still many miles away but the kids couldn’t understand what was taking so long This certainly annoys the older kids and, tension within the confines of the car can start to rise.
So, what can be done to calm the nerves of the tormented driver who has quite enough to do maintaining her concentration on the busy highways?
Distractions are a must but not for the driver- for the kids.
I Spy with my little eye is one such game that will keep them occupied for a short while although I remember one episode that lasted a lot longer thanks to a not so clever mix-up by my six year old.
On one occasion my star performer spied the steering wheel and her clue was ws and of course we all thought this meant windscreen. But windscreen it wasn’t and many miles later nobody got the answer. And there was a good reason for this, because she had mistakenly spelt steering wheel the wrong way around She lost some brownie points for that.
What happens when everyone gets tired of this game? One option is to play Charades, and this can be good fun for a while too.
So, what is the long term solution to prevent four energetic kids from getting bored?
I read an article about audio books on the internet which gave me some ideas. We had to dig a bit into our hard earned cash but it was worth it. Four MP3 players later and we now had the right tools to silence the little lambs!
And, silence it was because the audiobooks we chose were fairly lengthy, now, not as long as War and Peace (60 hours) but long enough to keep the little darlings quiet for most of the journey.
The important thing to remember is not to download the same story on each iPod or MP3 player. Instead give them all something different so that they can swap them around eventually.
I would advise you to allow the children some choice here too, so that they do not feel forced to listen to something they might not be too interested in.
Take a look at the recommended reading titles from your local high school or college, and you will find that many of the educational titles are readily available in audiobook format.
In years to come, it’s possible to turn idle time into productive time by listening to classic literature or foreign language audiobooks on the way to school.
audiobooks we selected: The Book of Pirates, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Chaos King, Groosam Grange, Coraline, and Alice in Wonderland. And, there are plenty of titles for the adults as well.~There really is a very wide choice of titles now on audio books, for example, nursery rhymes, action and adventure, ghost stories, romance, animals etc…Enough to keep the entire family occupied}
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A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES ON LYCANTHROPY (WEREWOLF) on CD £3.49 Even he who is pure of heart, And says his prayers at night, May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms, And the moon is full and bright. A collection of 9 short stories about Lycanthropy. The White Wolf of Kostopchin Gabriel-Ernest Hugues, the Wer-Wolf The Mark of the Beast The Other Side She Wolf The Thing… |
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A COLLECTION OF SHORT VAMPIRE STORIES on A CD £3.49 Good evening Ladies, Gentlemen and fellow Vampires. You are probably wondering why I called you all here. I had not exactly expected to be here myself. But now that you have arrived, stay a while, tarry, rest and listen. Bela Lugosi’s dead and so am I. But what is left of Bela is rotting in a coffin somewhere, while I have the opportunity to sit here, enjoy my drink and look at you. Correct me if … |
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W IS FOR WEREWOLF – AN ENHANCED MP3 CD AUDIO RADIO SHOW – PACKED WITH EXTRAS £3.25 W is for Werewolf (Dark Fantasy Radio Show) Dark Fantasy was a short series with tales of the weird, adventures of the supernatural, created for you by Scott Bishop. The series aired as a horror drama on NBC between 1941 and 1942. |
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My Naughty Little Sister (BBC Audio) £3.88 My naughty little sister is the naughtiest little girl in the world. She is guaranteed to cause mischief wherever she goes. She digs up the garden… eats all the trifle… and she doesn’t like Father Christmas! This title tells stories that are based on the author’s recollections of her own childhood with her naughty little sister…. |
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The Cat in the Hat and Other Stories (Dr Seuss) £1.16 With his unique combination of hilarious stories and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Here are four of his classic favourites for the first time on CD read by the zany Adrian Admondson…. |
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Aadhavan Short Stories $13.96 An audiobook in Tamil.Aadhavan was a young turk among a brood of neo-realist novelists that emerged in the late 1960s in Tamil fiction. This is a collection of his short stories…. |
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Muthulingam Short Stories $13.96 An audiobook in Tamil. Appadurai Muttulingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil author and essayist. His short stories have received critical acclaim and won awards…. |
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Subramanya Raju Short Stories $13.96 An audiobook in Tamil. For the first time, Kizhaku Pathipagam has brought out a collection of Subramanya Raju’s short stories with a view to re-introduce the author to the present generation…. |
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Devan Short Stories $13.96 An audiobook in Tamil.Devan was one of the greatest of 20th-century Tamil writers, known for his witty and humorous stories…. |
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Muthulingam Short Stories (Unabridged) $7.39 An audiobook in Tamil. Appadurai Muttulingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil author and essayist. His short stories have received critical acclaim and won awards…. |