Rotate before boredom, not after.

The planner gives games by age — songs and colour spotting for toddlers, counting and guessing games for young children, twenty questions and number-plate games for older ones, would-you-rather and trivia for teens and adults — plus cooperative and mixed-age games where younger players get a head start, so everyone can join in.

Games that keep eyes out of the window: spotting, counting, scenery bingo, and talking games. Reading, colouring and screens often make car sickness worse. Audio stories are a great option because eyes stay free, and fresh air and regular stops help too.

It plans them rather than building them in a music app: a turn-based structure where each person adds a set number of songs, grouped into singalong, calm and personal-pick segments so nobody takes over. You then build it in whatever app you use — and download it before leaving, since signal often drops.

Rotate every twenty to thirty minutes, before boredom sets in, with quiet blocks in between — and hold back favourite games and screen time for later, when patience is lowest. A small wrapped surprise each hour helps too; cheap and new works just as well as expensive.

By voice only. The driver should never look away, read, choose music by hand or pass things back. A passenger acts as game host and DJ, and lively games pause in heavy traffic, at junctions or in bad weather.