Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Here's a fun car game for you: Blind Distance. Blind Distance is a great way to bond with your child and teacher her about depth perception at the same time.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

A car game for road trips with children.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Turn wait time in the doctor's office or travel time in the car into fun time with your own version of I Spy.

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

Call in your crafty kids to help make this homemade air freshener, perfect for stowing in the backseat to keep your ride smelling fresh and clean.

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.