Fun Camping Activities to make your Family Camping Trip Kid FriendlyFamily Camping activities can include games, hiking, cooking out, or just spending time together... |
When we think about planning a family camping trip, some of our favorite camping activities come to mind. There are a multitude of camping games that can make your family camping trip fun, but what about activities that get your family up and moving?
So, what our favorite fun camping activities? We enjoy activities that get us up and moving around the campground, like hiking, biking, and swimming. Other favorite camping activities are campfire activities, such as roasting marshmallows, making s'mores, and campfire songs. I'm sure that most families have their favorite camping activities.... we will share our here, and hope that you share your ideas with us......
Our favorite Fun Camping Activities:
Hiking
Some of the most fun we have had on family vacation camping trips is while hiking. You do not have to trek for hours and hour on long trails to
have a good time hiking..... some of our most fun hiking trips have been 1/2 hour to 1 hour walks that are close to our campground.
Well, you can make your hiking trips as strenuous or as mild as you like.... the
idea is getting the family together for some time together.
Biking
When we camp, our children bring their bicycles along. Campgrounds are usually very kid friendly and adaptive to
children riding bikes. Our children can bike for hours and hours at a time..... and you have to admit that getting the kids
out and on bicycles is great!!!!
Swimming
If there is a swimming pool at the campground that you are staying at, by all means, take the kids out to the pool.
Kids of all ages love the water and love the fun of getting the family together swimming.
Campfire Activities
You can have some of the most wonderful family time around a campfire. Our family enjoys spending time roasting marshmallows, talking, and just catching up on our lives around the campfire.
As an extra tip - here are some great treats that you and your family can make while around the campfire....
S'Mores - Graham Crackers, Hershey Chocolate Bars, and a roasted marshmallow - put it all together in sandwich fashion, and enjoy.
Fruit Pies - Use two regular slices of bread spread with butter on both sides, placed in a Square Sandwich Maker
. Before closing the sandwich maker, spread
canned pie filling on the bread (choose cherry, apple, blueberry, etc.). Close the sandwich maker and grill over the campfire. After finished, remove the pie, and
sprinkle with powdered sugar.... UMMM....
The sandwich maker used in this recipe is pictured here....
Grilled Cheese Sandwich - Using the same Square Sandwich Maker
as in the fruit pie recipe, slap a couple of
pieces of bread in the sandwich maker, along with some cheese, and grill the sandwich over the campfire... It will be the best grilled cheese sandwich that you have ever had.
These are just a few of our family's favorite fun camping activities.... we invite you to share your favorite fun camping activities with us..... please share your family vacation story with us.
Our other great family camping ideas.....
