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Kid's Camping
Activities 101
Kid's camping activities and
camping games for children are boundless. They are something that you and your family can enjoy year after
year.
First, I'll mention some of the "camping game standards" – these are the must
do’s when it comes to kid camping activities. They are camping games that
families have enjoyed for ages.
- Shadow Puppets - Making animals on darkened tent walls with a flashlight.
- S’mores - Melted chocolate and
marshmallows between gram crackers.
- Night-time Star Gazing - Without the
lights of the city it’s easier to see the planets and constellations.
- Cloud Gazing - Finding funny shapes in
the afternoon sky.
- Ghost Stories - Spooky tales told by one
person around a campfire or a ‘round robin’ where each person adds a sentence
to the story and the next has to build on it.
Some lesser known but still very enjoyable camping games to try are:
- “I spy” game – You see something at the
camp site and have others guess by providing clues.
- Scavenger Hunt – A great camping activity
for children is finding stuff in nature from a list. An even better adaptation
to this age-old game is trash scavenger hunts. They collect various items and
whoever gets the most wins – plus they’ve done something to clean up the
environment too!
- Funky Feet – Years ago in the late
1970’s, Big Foot was the rage. Many stores sold plastic ‘Big Foot’
feet as a novelty item to make tracks. Today you can make them yourself
with Styrofoam or wood for an original twist on the game of hide and seek. One
child is ‘Big Foot’ and the other goes in search of them following the
prints. This is a camping game that kids and grownups alike
enjoy.
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Get everyone together and plan some fun camping activities before you leave on
your trip. Use a camping gag gift to
spice up your camping adventures. Or just take a simple nature hike to learn
more about the local plants and animals.
Camping games and camping activities for children are only limited by your imagination.
Go ahead and start having fun!
