Kids Camping Activities + Crafts

Fun Camping Crafts and Activities to do with your kids! Camping BINGO, scavenger hunts, camping games and other printable camping fun as well as activity ideas to do at the camp site!

DIY Kids Camping Tradition: A Creative Campsite Sign!

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camping craft idea for toddlers, making a camp site sign

A new camping tradition to keep the kids busy: A DIY campsite sign! What better way to celebrate an adventure at a new campsite than to have your kids craft their own campsite sign! In the hecticness of setting up camp, my toddler often gets stir crazy and wants to help somehow. Unfortunately, there’s not much a two year old can do when it comes to unpacking and organizing. I needed something that would keep him busy and make him feel like he was contributing to our campsite set up. … Read more

Fun Play Doh Crafts with Items from Nature!

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Simple Play Doh Craft with Nature Items (that are super cute!) Play-Doh is a great building material, which is why I love it for crafting and building with items from nature! Like most other households, play-doh is a favorite in ours. However, like most households as well, we burn through a jar every couple of days because my toddler brings it EVERYWHERE. I’m talking stuck on the couch, mashed in the carpet, and some likely even ends up in his stomach (he takes the whole “pretend” food a little too … Read more

DIY Camping Craft Kits + 5 Educational Reasons to Craft while you Camp!

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Tons of easy camping crafts, one small bag! (It’s worth packing!) While camping is exciting for everyone, there’s no denying that midday lull where it’s too hot to do much, and this is when I absolutely love to do some outdoor themed nature camping crafts! If I am on a shorter camp trip, it’s not as necessary since the “newness” of camping is still fresh, but once I’m 3 or 4 days in, sometimes it’s nice to break it up! I especially like to bring my camping craft kit if we … Read more

Mountain Footprint Craft for Kids!

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What better gift for dad than a craft from the kids? This will be our twins first fathers day, so naturally, I absolutely wanted to celebrate with a cute and easy homemade father’s day gift from the kids! When it was my toddler’s first father’s day, I went all out and created a shadow box with his footprints and some snap shots. I definitely wanted to do something cute for my baby girls first fathers day too! I really am a big fan of foot prints and hand prints; they are … Read more

15 Fun Dandelion Crafts for Kids (+Free Printable Activity Pack)

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Looking for dandelion crafts for kids? You’ve come to the right place! Those little yellow bursts popping up all over the yard are basically free craft supplies — and kids absolutely love using them. Whether you have toddlers, preschoolers, or older kids, these dandelion crafts are easy to do with supplies you already have on hand. Most just need dandelions from your yard, paper, and basic art supplies. A few have free printable templates too! FYI – Check out the full spring kids activity ideas list here for some more … Read more

10 Easy Outdoor Crafts to Keep Your Toddler Busy!

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Fun crafts with toddlers outside

Let the kids create outdoor crafts and explore while you enjoy the outdoors! I don’t know about you, but I have a TON of clean up to do with spring finally here! That means it’s a little harder to be fully engaged with my toddler while I’m trying to weed, get grass out of gardens, resow grass, plant new seeds… if you’re a gardener, you know the feeling! I also am really trying to soak up the sun! I love getting a magazine and reading it with some coffee on … Read more