A trip in the car with kids holds the potential for a great deal of family fun and memories. Planning games to play with the kids in the car increases the likelihood of those memories being positive ones. Games keep kids occupied, make the trip pass faster and may help avoid whining and temper tantrums from the back seat. Dry Erase Board GamesA dry erase board provides a medium for fun car games for kids. Kids can play Hangman, Pictionary and tic-tac-toe using a dry erase board. Provide each child with his own dry erase board to eliminate squabbles over them. The dry erase boards can be used for drawing when the games are finished. A collaborative story allows each person in the car to contribute to the story. One person starts off the story. After a few lines, the next person takes over and continues the story. All passengers in the car continue to take turns making up the story. These stories can turn out to be quite funny and entertaining. This game requires kids to find objects outside the windows of the car that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Search for an object that begins with the letter A. Once an object has been found, begin searching for an object that begins with the next letter of the alphabet. Continue through the alphabet. For a challenge, start at Z and work through the alphabet backwards. Another option is to search for words on signs that begin with each letter. Choose an object, such as dogs, restaurants, fences or blue cars. Each child counts the number of the specified item she sees out her window. Set a time limit or designate a destination on the travel route as the end of the game. The winner is the child who counts the most items on her side of the car. A similar option is to organize a scavenger hunt. Create a list of items you may see on the trip. Give each child her own list. Check off each item as it is found. The person who finds the most objects from the list is the winner. Treasure Hunt BottlesClean out a large bottle or clear, plastic jar. Fill it a little more than half full with birdseed, dry rice or lentils. Add 15 to 20 small objects that will be covered by the birdseed, rice or lentils. Write the number of items on the bottle, so they kids know if they've found everything. Glue the lid to the bottle to ensure the contents don't spill in the car. Have your child move the bottle around to find all of the items hidden in the bottle. Make several treasure hunt bottles with different objects for variety. Leaf Group is a USA TODAY content partner providing general travel information. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY.- marker image by Eldin Muratovic from Fotolia.com