Tips to help your camp a memorable one with children:
Monday, June 8, 2009
We are all kids at heart when it's comes to camping, and when your camping trip includes children some added planning which will make the trip more fun and unforgettable.
Here are some tips to help your camp a memorable one with children:
Build your kids interest, by getting them involved in the preparation from the very beginning; where to go, what to have, what to pack etc.
Think about the activities your children enjoy; bicycling, mountain climbing, swimming, enjoying nature. Then select your location accordingly.
If it's your first time camping, consider a state park with running water,
bathroom facilities and showers. This will keep the first trip positive and
will cheer a more adventuresome trip in the future.
Select activities that your family will take joy in together and bring or rent out the proper supplies, such as life vests, bicycles etc.
Practice setting up your tent. Involve the kids and let them play in the tent for a day.
First timers may want to have a backyard camp out, before heading out into the woods.
Create a checklist. Even superb mom forgets now and again.
Bring a flashlight for each and every family member and a battery operated lantern for each porch. Don't forget to bring plenty of batteries!
Keep the menu easy. Or else you'll waste most of your time cooking .
Some Suggestions :-
fruits are the best food Bananas, apples and oranges
soup and stews
chocolates,biscuits and soft drinks
Bagels, peanut butter, Hot Dogs and Beans
Peanut butter,bread and jelly
Keep in mind plenty of snacks, because everyone gets hungry in the great outdoors. Trail mix, chocolates, cereal bars, string cheese, crackers and dried fruit are the ideal snack foods.
Make sure each one gets a sleeping cushion or at least rolled up blankets to lie down before the resting bag is in place. A good nighttime sleep will keep everyone cheerful.
Purchase a First-Aide Kit and keep it with your camping materials. This will save time when the next trip comes.
Purchase second hand pots, pans plates etc plates etc. Eventually, you and the kids will be washing the dishes with sand by the river, just similar to the pros.
Remember the sunscreen...forgetting that can spoil a trip.
When camping with children at the shore, or any sandy place, I prefer sites with showers. This keep resting bags and tents, sand free.
Pack a fit outlines for hanging towels and wet things.
Speaking of wet items..lay plastic tarps down under your tents and take a few to additional in case it rains. Even "water resistant" tents may leak.
Try to maintain the travel time to a smallest amount and stop frequently.
Train your children about safety and how to value nature.
Learn and teach outdoor skills and outdoor principles.
Make the camp tasks extra fun have contests for get-together the most kindling, best camp cooking, fastest clean-up etc.
Posted by Futurecamping
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