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Camping With Kids

There's nothing 6 year olds or older kidsAlways involve the kids in the basics of the
love more than being in the outdoors. Campingcamp. If the adults do all the preparing,
is an outdoor recreational activity involvingcooking, and cleaning, the kids don't learn.
spending one or more nights in a tent, aThe look on children's faces is priceless
primitive structure, a travel trailer orwhen they've made their first wood campfire
recreational vehicle at a campsite with theor pitched their first tent. The best advices
purpose of getting away from civilization andis plan with the kids, but always leave
enjoying nature. National parks and otherplenty of room for running, swimming, biking
publicly owned natural areas are popularor just kicking around a ball. Kids love to
venues for camping. Camping is oftencomb beaches, draw in the dirt and gather
restricted by law to designated sites inrocks. Always have paper and crayons handy,
order to prevent campers from damaging thecards are good, too - but don't worry about
environment.entertaining the kids 24x7. Camping is all
about learning to entertain you without TV
You can use camping to teach the kidsand games. Throw in a book or favorite
independence and self-sufficiency.magazine for yourself, and use your
Survivalist campers set off with little moreimagination  to  fill  in  the  rest.
than their boots on the roughest of
trails-the idea being to really gut it out.If the kids behave well, reinforce their
However, you might prefer to set up a tentbehavior with a prize. The prizes can be
within a few hundred feet of a campsite. Thissimple little things usually picked up at the
can serve as base camp from where you can setlocal five and dime store...i.e. bubbles, a
out on nature hikes, which include fishingcomic book, a toy car, a box of
and  swimming.crackerjacks...etc. You could also shop for
your prizes online. Wrap the prizes to make
Camping usually is a breeze with kids thisit even more exciting. Gift wrapping material
age. They can help set up the tent and unloadis available in an assortment of colors. With
the car and can be trusted to remain nearbythe short attention spans kids have, the new
without continual supervision. One thingprize will tide them over 'til the next stop.
though-every child must have their own
flashlight! Everyone loves making coolTake the illuminated "glow" sticks (the kind
shadows on the tent walls and all hell breaksin the foil cover that you break and shake)
loose if sharing is required. Kids enjoyto use at bedtime for night lights. Tie one
looking at the different kinds of insectsto the ceiling of the tent when the children
that they can find. They might even catchretire and untie and lower it when you
frogs and minnows near the lakes and streams.retire. Bring one for each night of camping.
You could let them examine these creaturesThe soft glow becomes softer as the night
and return them unharmed to the wild. Also,wears on and is gentle on adult eyes! You may
carry  bug  jars,  nets,  and  buckets.prefer the green ones versus the red one-the
red  are  brighter  it  seems.
Hiking with six to eight year olds is
generally a comedy of errors. Buy some ofThe camp journal. Take plain white paper -
those disposable cameras or provide your kidsabout 5 sheets per kid. Get you kids to fold
with cheap cameras at the start of a hike.the pile in half and hold it together with a
The novelty of being able to carry their ownpaper clip. Get them to color the front cover
cameras will get you through your travelsand title it My Camp Journal. Kids are very
that day. Get the photos developed at aproud of their journal. If there are some
one-hour place if possible while you arekids who can't read or write yet, tell them
still traveling - and then make a huge dealto do pictures instead of writing in them.
about their incredible pictures.They will have a nice memory of their first
Alternatively, you could provide them withtrip.
some of the latest digital cameras that give
an instant printout-however, you better be aBring cards. You can play many games with a
"richdad" if you decide to make this choice.simple deck of cards. They can even be a deck
The next time you hike, the kids will bethat is missing cards. Young kids don't know
eager as long as you provide them with enoughcare. Go fish, and war, and let the kids
batteries and enough film or digital storageexplore their wild side under controlled
media!conditions.
Pick a theme for the trips. It helps youPack lots of socks for each child-at least
organize activities around a central concept.two pairs or more per day. If there is a drop
Much easier! Some favorites are "Western"of water, or mud puddle of any kind to be
including a chuck wagon meal, corn breadfound, they will find it! Don't expect the
muffins and tea. You could come up with 20socks to come clean even with the best of
ways to use a bandana around camp anddetergents.
practice tying knots with one-foot sections
of rope. At night, you could have a smallIf you have an FRS (family radio service
campfire with twigs and sing old westernwalkie talkies), one of the neat things you
cowboy songs, try some cowboy poetry andand your kids could do, is a game of high
learn  a  little  about  the  stars.tech hide-and-seek of sorts... they can hide
out, and you have to find them (providing
The "Survivor" theme is another hit, focusingthey can see you when they hide, for safety's
on back-to-the-basics camping essentials.sake)... and vice versa... lots of fun, and
Children this age can grate cheese, stir ayou can use the walkie talkies all the time,
cooking pot, fetch water, hand wash and hangin stores when you go shopping and she is
laundry, clean up around camp and even pitchwith her stepmother, or other times. A walkie
the tents with a little help. They love totalkie is a wonderful little gadget for kids!
hike (1 to 2 miles) with frequent breaks. Be
sure to take along a trail mix snack the kidsJust use your imagination and remember what
can make themselves. You could even make it ait was like to be a kid... ideas of things,
bit of a competition. Kids love competitions.little things you can do to make anything
more fun will fill your mind almost
"Explorer" themes like Lewis and Clark areinstantly! One last thing, when talking with
great for this age group, too. They naturallya kid about anything serious, get down to
love to explore. Take along magnifyingtheir level! Squat down or get them up on
glasses, containers, nets and plastic cups tosomething high so they can see eye to eye
catch and examine insects. Set a firm, nowith you and not feel intimidated... hug your
touching policy for reptiles, insects andkid, and be thankful everyday for the
plants until they've been identified-thisblessing they truly are... they can be a
saves a lot of worry. Use handbooks to makechallenge, but they are there for you too...
identification.remember that.



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