Buddy loves all sorts of transportation vehicles – cars, trucks, trains, and especially planes. We are traveling a lot this summer, and I’ve done a lot of research for activities to do with Buddy while traveling or at our location. I saw two different activities that inspired this one. First, I saw how to make easy paper tunnels on Mama.Papa.Bubba’s blog. Then, I found the idea for making tape roads on Learn To Play at Home’s blog. Together, they made for a great, stay in our hotel room activity.
*Disclaimer- this post contains affiliate links for your convenience. As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.*
Before we left on vacation, I bought two rolls of washi tape at the dollar store. You can find similar tape here. I also brought some construction paper and kid friendly scissors. I cut one piece of paper into four sections, and then we were ready to go.
I showed Buddy how to put the tape down on the floor, and he was so excited. My original intention was to make a road, but of course Buddy wanted to make a taxiway and runway for his toy airplanes. We wound the tape all over the floor, and we each did one roll of tape. Then, I started putting up the tunnels. I folded the edges of the paper into flaps, and then I used the washi tape to tape the flaps down.
Once our airport was set up, Buddy and I took turns driving our planes around the taxiway and then taking off and flying around our hotel room. It was a great way to keep him entertained while we were stuck inside for the afternoon.
Do you have any other great ideas for travel activities? Please share in the comments.
