![]() It certainly didn’t give me any mother-of-the-year points. It also warranted a double vodka when we arrived… Yes, that warrants excessive use of capital letters. ![]() We played this game, non-stop, for two hours on our car drive. But, if I forgot a tree, she started to cry because “I’d missed the monkey in it.” I should point out that we were in Northern England. Our beloved daughter would look at the tree, ponder the question thoughtfully as she stared at it, then declare “YES” really loudly. Not familiar with it? Every time we drove past a tree, ANY tree, I had to ask “Can you see the Monkey?” ![]() I improvised and created the infamous road trip game “Can you see the Monkey in the tree…?” I was woefully unprepared and didn’t have any children’s car games handy. I remember one memorable trip with our toddler about 15 years ago. Even if, like our daughter, they’ve spent a lot of time travelling, they still struggle with the concept of ‘how far there is to go’, sitting still for long periods and changes in their routine. (If you haven’t, and that’s why you’re reading this, err…. Hands up if you have ever been stuck on a road trip with children under the age of 15?
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