toddlers toys for cars

You need things that can be attached with a bit of elastic (short enough not to reach you if thrown, or to get him tangled up in) to a nearby point. Or soft enough not to crack your skull!

You can get a pretend steering wheel with all sorts of bells and whistles - they are fun.

Little cloth books with mirror, cloth dolly. I give my grandchildren those 'desk type' toy computers there to big to throw and when their bored they just slide on the floor. But mostly I do the "oh look, a lorry a bus a policeman plus let's go left, right, and sing silly songs. I know how fraught these journeys can sometimes be so I will be interested to see others suggestions. I travel many short journeys but the occasional 3 to 5 hour journey.

I must be lucky, 19mth old is happy to just look out the window or if the journey is more than 15mins more often than not, sleep !

We can get a good hour out of a nursery rhyme cd, then they've had steering wheels, books, activity teddies and things others have suggested here. Last week a lot of amusement was gained from popping and unpopping a bandana bib, so a Christmas present toy called Dress Me Kitty has been bought - there are buttons, zips, poppers, Velcro, shoes to unlace etc. All helps to keep them occupied.