If you have been on a car trip with kids, you have probably heard that dreaded question “Are we there yet?” asked. My son tends to ask it multiple times during a trip. Rather than respond by asking the same question “Are we there yet? back to him, I created a travel countdown. It features those dreaded words I said kids ask “Are we there yet?”
I created the “Are We There Yet?” sign to hang on the back of the passenger seat of the side of the car JDaniel sits on. The sign had holes punched into so I could thread ribbon through it. Each of the ribbons was attached to the metal rods that support the chair’s headrest.
Other ways to attach the “Are We There Yet?” sign
- metal rings
- shower curtain rings
- twist ties
- yarn
- paper clips
We chose to use ribbon because it wasn’t very bulky and could easily be untied at the end of the car trip. We may not want to have it up in the care while we are visiting with relatives. It can easily we retied to the head rest rods when we head home.
“Are We There Yet” Count Down Strips
Our “Are we there yet?” travel countdown has colored post- it notes. We had the Post-It notes on hand so we used them. It was really easy to cut each of the Post-It notes half vertically and place a number on each strip. A whole Post-It note would have taken up too much room. As it worked out we needed each of the half strips, we are going on a long trip for Thanksgiving.
By using Post-It notes we had a way to stick the strips to the “Are We There Yet?” sign. I did some brainstorming and I think clothes pins or paper clips with a number attached to them would work too.
How We Will Use the Sign
After each hour of our trip has gone by, we will have JDaniel take down the largest number on the sign. The strips that have been taken down will be placed in the plastic bag so we can use them on our way home.
We may end up hearing “Is it time to take down a strip?” during our trip, but I think this will be a fun way to countdown the hours until we reach our destination.
You can Are We There Yet- Travel Countdown Sign for your family.
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We are going to make one of these next trip!
I don’t know if it’s the age or what… But when we went to the Smokey Mts. this month, I think I heard “Are we there yet?” more than I have ever heard in my life. 🙂
Anything that makes a car ride less stressful works for me! I love that this is a visual way for even preschoolers to see how close you are to your destination
A fun idea at least; I hope it works!