Summer time is the perfect time to go camping. The weather is usually great and its fun to escape it all for a few days and get some much needed electronic-free family time. Like any vacation though, if you are a parent, you may find yourself with kids asking “what do we do now?” When confronted with this age old question, now you can have an answer- 30 in fact! These 30 fun camping activities for kids will keep then busy and having fun the whole vacation!
- Go for a hike
- Do a scavenger hunt
- Go on a nature walk
- Go geocaching
- Make s’mores
- Go fishing
- Play kick the can
- Play hide and seek
- Blow bubbles
- Play tic-tac-toe with sticks and rocks
- Play camping bingo
- Have a potato sack race with your sleeping bags
- Make shadow puppets
- Learn how to tie different kinds of knots
- Make dream catchers
- Play “I spy”
- Work on reading a map
- Learn how to use a compass
- Make your own map
- Play capture the flag
- Tell campfire stories
- Make a leaf rubbing
- Skip stones in a river
- Catch butterflies, fireflies or tadpoles
- Take pictures for a photography journal
- Go on a bug hunt
- Write your name with things from nature
- Collect rocks to paint
- Tell scary stories around the campfire
- Tell silly stories around the campfire
I know my kids would love these activities, how about yours? Which activities would your kids like the best?
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