Toddler Day-Camp in the Backyard

by Denise
(Savannah, TN)

Camping is always a fun time for my husband and I. We are anxious to introduce our 3 and 4 yr olds to camping. We're not looking forward to the sleepless nights though and we thought this summer might be too early.



Our solution this summer was to do a day camp for them in our backyard. They ate at their campground, played at their campground, lounged at their campground and had a great time “camping.”

I think it was a great introduction to camping for them. Next year we can add on to the camping experience as appropriate.

The experience was good for us because they slept in their own beds so they were rested and fresh and ready to go the next day (and so were we).

It was also good because it helped us construct a better list of things that we need to bring with us now that we are bringing kids with us.

This time I was luck if we had forgotten to "bring" something I could just run back in the house to grab it.