Fun Family Camping Activities

If you're planning to take your family on a camping trip, you might be a little worried about whether there will be enough fun things to do which will keep the kids happy. After all, camping trips don't usually have TVs or computers to keep the kids entertained with, right?

Take heart though, most kids really love being outdoors. In fact, they tend to burn off much more energy when playing outside, so they end up going to bed at more reasonable hours and sleeping better too. And if that weren't incentive enough, kids playing outdoors seem to be in a much better mood too.

To help you out with fun activity ideas for your family camping trip though, here are some things to do...

1. Build a campfire. Almost everyone that went camping as a kid seems to remember the campfire the most. Something is downright enchanting or magical about a campfire in children's eyes, so be sure you built the best campfire you can.

Not only that though, be sure to work the kids into the campfire building process too. Get them involved so they feel like they helped to build this wonderful, magical item on their camping trip. Kids can help clear an area for the campfire pit, they can help gather wood, and they can even help feed the fire under careful supervision too.

2. Tell cloud or star stories. Lay on the ground looking up at the sky, and tell stories about the shapes you see in the clouds, or the shapes you see in the arrangements of the stars. Encourage your kids to tell their own stories, add on to yours, or even change yours if their imagination so desires. They truly will have a blast, plus they'll adore you for spending so much quality, devoted attention time to them.

3. Campfire stories and songs. Again: The campfire is a magical thing that the kids will remember all their lives with fondness. Tell stories while roasting marshmellows - favorites tend to be stories about the kids themselves, particularly baby or toddler stories, and scary ghost stories are usually a hit too. Don't forget to sing songs while roasting marshmellows on the fire too. Even if no one in the family can sing a note, everyone will laugh, have fun, and have wonderful lifelong memories of the experience.

© 2007, Kathy Burns-Millyard. Kathy is a professionally published freelance writer and stock photographer who is currently involved in a fascinating adventure of living off the grid and working on the road as she travels around the southwestern United States. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kathy_Burns-Millyard