Wow, I think every post said get a DVD player.
Well, we'll be driving in August with a 10 and 7 year old, and I've looked into a portable DVD, but wouldn't be able to afford one until Christmas, so forget that idea.
One way we found to avoid the "are we there yet?" question, or at least to make it more lighthearted, is that we answer all questions, and I mean ALL questions with "20 minutes!"
When's lunch? 20 minutes.
Bathroom break? 20 minutes.
Slugbug Red! 20 minutes.
O.k., so that last one's not a question. What can ya do...?
The 7 year old actually asks us more often when we'll be stopping for one thing or another, because he thinks it's hilarious how everything's 20 minutes away. We're really not bothered by the questions at all, because now they're fun.
Incidentally, the 20 minute rule evolved from a church tour I took on buses holding about 40 high schoolers each. You thought you got a lot of questions on a Disney trip? Try that! My point of course is that the 20 minute rule works on teenagers as well.
Jon
(P.S. Be sure to play the alphabet game - I'm sure most of you know what I mean. Our 10 year old plays it over and over again, non stop, for hours. We never miss a single sign no matter where we go!)