Fun on the Road

Published 12:00 am Saturday, October 18, 2014

Fun on the Road

Digital distractions have come a long way from handheld Nintendo Game Boys beeping in kids’ hands in the backseat of the car. Nowadays, it is all too easy for parents to give their child an iPad or portable DVD player for long road trips — especially during the holidays.

But what happened to the types of distractions that didn’t require batteries to operate? In the digital age, it can be refreshing to give kids games and toys that allow them to be the power source. I took my belief in non-digital games as well as my nostalgia for these toys with me when I visited three local toy stores — Leapin’ Lizards, Wonderland Toy Shoppe and Tumbleweed Toys.

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