Best Toys On The Road For Kids In 2013               

With school out and the summer here, parents are going to start to look for the best toys for kids in 2013. Most families are going to be going on vacation or to going to grandma's house. The trouble is kids get bored especially on long drives. It is hard to entertain kids in the car. You can only sing "21 Beers On The Wall" for so long. The best thing to do is to take a few toys and apps along with you. These distractions should keep kids entertained in the back seat so you can focus on getting to wherever you are going. Here are our picks for the best toys to take with you.

Star Wars Planet Sets

Kids who love building don't have give up their LEGOs on the road. LEGO has built these smaller LEGO sets featuring the Star Wars universe and planets. These sets are perfect for taking on the road because there are not many pieces. There is a Tie Interceptor and other cool ships that you can build from Star Wars. There are between 50 to 80 pieces with each set. The pieces can be stored inside the included planet. These planets make a good show piece in a child's room.

Mini Mouth

One of the best games that you can play in the car is word games. Mini Mouth is perfect for taking on the road. There are 26 different tiles. Players have to flip 2 to 5 of the tiles over and the person who makes a word wins them. Whoever gets the most tiles wins the game.

My Friendship Bracelet Make

Girls love craft toys. This toy allows girls to create beautiful bracelets. Girls can customize their very own friendship bracelets. The instructions offer some great suggestions.

Spot It! On the Road

Here is a fun game to play on the road. The object is to spot things that you see on the road. There is a bunch of cards with things that you see on the road. Players flip the cards over and whoever can find that object first wins the card.

IQ Fit

IQ Fit is a puzzle game that is played in 3 dimensions. There are many different challenges to pick from. You have to place the pieces as they appear in the picture. It sounds a lot easier than it is. There are 120 different challenges of all different levels. Some of them will have you stumped.

BrainQuest

Have your kids test their knowledge with this fun app for the iPad, iPhone, and iTouch. The app is structured like an adventure. There are questions in different subjects like science, math, and social studies. You can even buy additional adventures. If your children love quizzes, they are going to love these brain teaser questions.

Monster Physics

If your kids love to build things they are going to find a lot to like with Monster Physics. You have to build things to help your Monster get through different obstacles. Children will have to use their creativity.

Marble Math, Marble Math Jr.

Your children can practice their math skill with this fun app. They have to roll a marble through a maze while solving a math problem using the numbers and object in the maze. There are different difficulty levels.

Kids Doodle — Movie Your Drawing

Kids love drawing. There are so many different apps on the iPhone that allow you to draw. This app allows you to draw with neon glowing colors. It can even replay how you created your masterpiece. It even allows you to load in your own pictures and draw on top of them. You can add mustaches and other funny stuff on people.