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Free Printable Road Trip Charades Cards
Print a road trip charades deck in under a minute, free, and playable from a seatbelt.
24 prompts to act out · cut-apart cards · US Letter & A4
Charades in a car sounds like a bad idea until you look at what the cards actually ask for. These twenty four prompts are written to be acted from the shoulders up, seatbelt on, nobody moving: falling asleep against the window, squinting into the sun, arguing about the radio, unfolding an enormous map that will never fold back.
Print the deck the night before, cut it apart, and put it in the glovebox. Six cards to a page, four pages, and no account, no limit, no watermark. More importantly, no signal, no battery and no screen, which is the entire argument for paper on a long drive.
One rule matters: the driver guesses and never acts. That keeps them in the game without taking their eyes off the road, and it turns out guessing is the better half anyway. Draw a card at every stop and a five hour drive breaks into pieces small enough to bear. If you want your own prompts, open the deck in the generator before you leave. Whatever you type stays on your device.
The prompts
Every card in the deck, or edit the list in the generator
- Reading a map upside down
- Falling asleep against the window
- Eating snacks very messily
- Windscreen wipers in heavy rain
- Waving at a passing truck
- Looking for something you dropped
- Singing along badly
- Paying at a toll booth
- Filling up with fuel
- Squinting into the sun
- Getting a stiff neck
- Arguing about the radio
- Counting cars out of the window
- Taking a photo out of a moving car
- Blowing up an inflatable pillow
- Pointing at something exciting
- Yawning and stretching
- Being told to sit still
- Putting on sunglasses dramatically
- Reversing into a tight space
- Checking the mirror constantly
- Shivering with the air conditioning on
- Unfolding an enormous map
- Being very glad to arrive
Ways to play
Seatbelts on
Every prompt is written to be acted from the shoulders up, so nobody has to leave their seat.
Driver guesses only
The driver never acts, only guesses. It keeps them in the game without taking their eyes off the road for a second.
One card per stop
Draw a card at every services or every hour, whichever comes first. It breaks a long drive into parts.
No batteries required
A printed deck works with no signal, no charge and no screen, which is the whole argument for it.
Questions
Are these road trip charades cards free?+
Yes, completely free, with no account, no print limit, and no watermark.
Can you really play charades in a car?+
Yes, if the prompts are written for it, and these are. Everything can be acted from the shoulders up with a seatbelt on.
Is it safe for the driver to join in?+
The driver should only guess, never act. That keeps them in the game with their eyes where they belong.
How many cards do I get?+
Twenty four, printed six to a page. Cut them apart the night before and put them in the glovebox.
Does it need a signal?+
No. That is the point. Paper works in a tunnel, in the mountains, and on a phone with no battery left.