Fun and Safe Camping Activities
by Stuart Yalethorpe
http://www.faircamping.com
There is probably no better way to spend time together as a
family than on a family camping trip. So many of us, city
slickers or country bumpkins have precious memories of
childhood camping trips. The one problem, especially for
today's modern child, is finding activities when there are
no electronic devises to keep the kids occupied. Parents
need to get creative, and provide their own sources of fun.
Here, are some great activities for a family camping trip
that will occupy your children during days and evenings
without the TV or the computer.
Making Nature Bracelets is one way to both entertain and
educate your children. You use natural materials you find
in the area around your camp grounds. All you have to do
is wind some masking tape around the wrists (adhesive side
facing out), so this is easy even for the youngest child.
Now all you do is attach interesting items you find as you
all take part in a nature walk. As your children try to
identify various leaves, wildflowers, seeds and bits of
shell from a hatched birds egg, you can are making an
interesting game for your budding naturalists. Be sure to
inspect everything before allowing your youngsters to
touch or attach anything. Don't take a chance on a
bracelet made of poison oak or ivy!
Hayrides are a lot of fun, and quite a number of camping
facilities provide them for the enjoyment of their
families. In some cases, depending upon the time of year
,there are other activities that are woven into the
hayride theme, as in the case of Halloween. Just be
careful not to send young children on their own, and
watch out for those allergies. Many people are allergic to
hay, so it's important to remember to take a dose of
allergy medication, if you or your children tend to suffer
from that type of thing.
Another popular pasttime is singing around the campfire.
But why not shake up tradition a bit, and make up you own
songs instead of singing the old traditional songs? A fun
way to do it would be to pick a song everyone knows, and
then have everyone take turns making up a new, original
verse. Encourage everyone to be as silly as possible, and
you will come up with some interesting versions, and lots
of laughs.The one warning here is not to sing too late into
the evening to avoid complaints from neighbors.
A puppet show will entertain the whole family when your
young children put it on. They will enjoy using common
campground items. They will be stimulating their little
imaginations as they use a spatula as a person or a mess
kits as a space ship. You can teach your children to
wiggle little fingers into dogs and rabbits, just as you
did when you were young. Do you remember making shadow
figures using a flashlight when you were a kid? Shared
experiences like this are what memories are made of.
Since it's important to teach your children how to use a
compass when camping, make it a bit more enjoyable by
turning it into a game. After reviewing the directions and
how the compass can help them to find their way back to
camp if they get lost, give them specific items to find
that are within close range of camp and see if they can
locate them using their compasses. These should be things
that you can see from the campsite itself, since
encouraging children to go into the woods away from
parental supervision is a bad idea, under any
circumstances.
For a fun, healthy way to share quality family time, try
camping. It is in inexpensive way to vacation, especially
if you couldn't afford one otherwise. You'll be relaxed,
learn a lot, and have fun!
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