A little prep work and a few toys go a long way toward keeping your kids entertained and happy on a road trip.

And for parents who use media to carve out a few precious, necessary free minutes in busy schedules, Brown recommended letting kids entertain themselves.

Sometimes he drives me nuts, like rushing in if the kids can't entertain themselves more than 30 seconds and get bored.

It keeps the kids (and me) entertained for hours.

"The kids often entertain their friends, who are artists, art critics and collectors," she said.

As the kids entertained one another, we played Scrabble and chatted with parents from Tacoma on their first family train trip.

The Children's Gallery is a great way to keep the kids entertained awhile.

Here are some great games to keep the kids engaged and entertained when they have to put up with long waits or quiet places:

Virtually all kids, black or white, entertain hopes, often little more than visions, of emulating their role models or 'schoolboy heroes'.

Frequently, magic shows and horse rides are arranged within the premises to keep both the kids and their parents entertained.