Kids Camping Activities + Crafts

Keep your kids busy around camp with these fun, easy activities!  Keep a kid busy while family camping with these fun camping activity ideas! These will work for kids of all ages, though it’s primarily for the younger crowd. We’ll check out some fun camping crafts, easy snack options, and little chores to help around camp! Whether you are pitching a tent, or setting up a camper, it is no joke that keeping kids (especially young ones like toddlers and babies) entertained while you get everything done is sometimes really difficult! … Read more

As anyone knows, kids naturally loooovee to explore, and what better way to do that than through a fun camping scavenger hunt! I love them because it allows children to focus on the little details around them, as well as have some fun sensory play too! Sometimes I bring a premade one, but sometimes I sort of scout around, see what’s there, and make one that’s unique for wherever we are camping at! For example, when we camped in Moab, Utah there was vastly different trees and rocks there than … Read more

With winter full force, I am SERIOUSLY missing all of our camping adventures – the campfire, the crafts, relaxing in a camp chair with the sun hitting you… Anyways, with that in mind, I wanted to sort of recreate a fun part of camping (especially for kids!) – the camping lantern! Don’t forget to also check out this massive list of 53+ camping crafts if you’re excited about camping too! Our son has his own mini one that he loves to bring everywhere after dark (and honestly, he even uses … Read more

If you love camping, then it sort of permeates your life – you get camping shirts, camping mugs, camping decor… and of course, if you have kids, fun toy camping sets and toys! I’m not gonna lie, I’m a sucker for camper themed stuff. I’m totally the person that falls for all those cute camping shirts, and the amazing mugs (my husband has one that says “camping is IN-TENTS” LOL!). So, it’s not surprising really that I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of kids camping toys. And OH MY GOSH! … Read more

With winter here, you bet I’m already summer dreaming – which led me to make this campfire craft! There are plenty of opportunities for bonfires of course during winter, but it’s just not the same vibe as a campfire.. And this past camping season, my son REALLY enjoyed camping and helping to make them – everything from gathering the kindling, helping to carry the wood we brought, and of course telling stories around it! I really wanted to do some sort of “camping night” at our house once a month … Read more