Easy to explain the Connect Four-type rules, even with some level of language barrier firmly in place. Also a fantastic opportunity to resurrect the phrase, “Pretty sneaky, Sis.”

Uses super-strong magnets to fasten your iPod, through fabric, to you, your carryon or another similarly handy place. (Apparently, an iPod has no hard drive, so the magnets won’t harm it.) I’d use it on my bag’s interior, with the back inside a pocket, to keep my iPod from getting lost among my other travel necessities.

Next up: A selection of magnetic travel games, for kids of all ages. You’ll get the backgammon game pictured above, as well as sudoku, hangman, bingo and dominoes, plus another that features dinosaurs. It’s good to limit screen-time, maybe get some friendly back-seat interaction going on, no?

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Corrals knitting necessities in a handbag-like zip-up pouch, so you’re always ready to take your hobby on the road with you. The three-ring binder clips help organize patterns and projects.

Camping catch-and-release for your budding natural scientist.

You’re staring at the campfire anyway. Might as well add one more mesmerizing dimension. I swear this is the exact brand and label design of the tin kept on our brick fireplace mantle when I was a kid. Always worth the begging required to get Dad to break it out.

A great all-ages game for chatting and soaking up the atmosphere in rented cabin porches or foreign cafes.

I’m setting aside my hatred of cheesy word fusions for the love of these outdoor learning games—bug bingo, beach quest, star quest and others—printed on bandannas. Small, engaging, easy to pack. And if the game doesn’t hold their attention, it’s a hat or a napkin. A hatkin. Hapkin?

These eight-inch speakers are built into their own super adorable Asian-inspired travel case. Four AAs should give you about 24 hours of sound.

Have one custom-made for a honeymoon, dream or pet destination, and bingo! A perfect string of Sunday afternoons for your favorite map nerd.