Everyone loves vacation, but some travelers are reluctant to take the trip because of the long drive ahead of them should they go. There are a few things that can make the road trip much more fun. The most important thing to think about when going on a road trip is activities along the way, especially those for children. It is best if each child has group activities to do as well as individual activities. There may come a time when everyone does not want to interact with each other. For children, be sure to get group and individual activities that the child has never used before. A toddler, for example, will be much more trip compliant if they have a new toy than if they have the one that they have played with a thousand times before. The same rule goes for adults. Get a new card game, new video, new electronics, or even a new cd to make the long trip much more tolerable. This does not always have to cost you a lot of money. Local libraries lend out books, cds, movies, and a lot of other types of multimedia. Find some group activities and some individual activities that are new for your trip.