Buc-ee's Magnetic Travel Game - 4-in-a-Row

Four in a row, with a snack-time twist. Instead of dropping checkers, you spin for a snack picture and cover it, which means a five-year-old has a real shot at beating a parent. That's a feature, not a bug.

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What we like: the spinner keeps things moving fast, and the snack pictures give little kids something to talk about besides "are we there yet." It works in the back seat, a hotel room or at the table while you wait on food.

Honest notes. Magnets help a lot, but a piece dropped on a car floor is still a piece on a car floor, so hand the game out at a stop and collect it before the next one. It has small parts, so keep it away from toddlers in the same row. And it's a two-player game, so with three kids in the back, plan on taking turns.