The Campinng Fun Box
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Category: General Camping
Forum Name: Camping with kids
Forum Discription: Ideas for activities on-the-road and in camp, and other helpful hints
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Topic: The Campinng Fun Box
Posted By: OurRPod
Subject: The Campinng Fun Box
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 7:10pm
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We're new to "OurRPod" and my daughter is now almost 30 so no actual kids of my own camping anymore :( However my Fiancee's friends all have little one's with the oldest one just 6 years old. Somehow over time and when we all go camping as a group some of the mom's also think it's a bit of time off for them and "Auntie" here get's conned into watching the kids. I've put together The Aunt & Uncle Fun box with at least 30 different indoor and outdoor activities and it works GREAT for me! I just set up some of the activities and watch them go. The fun box does very clear rules: 1. Share - Respect - Fun! We are all to have fun and enjoy each other and treat each other well. Since some are brothers and sisters and this is important for my sanity 2. No Fighting, Hitting, Yelling, running - Screams of delight are always encouraged. 3. Clean up after yourself and your friends. "Leave it cleaner than you found it" If any breaks rule #2 or won't share the box gets put away. The kids actually "police" themselves this way. I've found this work extremely well. It only take one or two times to take the box away and they learn really quick. I apply this rule too for Mom and Dad discipline during the trip. Meaning if Mom or Dad put you in time out the box get's taken away too - Not just for you for EVERYBODY. Here are just a few of the items in our fun box. 1. Color Books from the dollar store/Walmart - Works wonders on a rainy day Water colors Crayons washable markers 2. A variety of kites - about $1.39 each from Walmart We could make them but just too much work 3. Squirt guns _ if anyone has a problem with Squirt guns omit - None of the parents I'm with have any issues. 1. String fishing line through a solo cup and the kids can try to shoot the cup across the string batting it with paper plate works really good for the little ones. 2. Stack up solo cups like and shoot them off - Also see #15 4. Paper Plates - I buy the largest pack Walmart has - with a lot of kids in one weekend we can go through a lot. Suncatchers Make a maracas (Crayons & Paint) using found pebbles and tape them closed with Popsicle sticks. 5. Yarn for finger knitting - other projects too 6. A pack of glow stick bracelets $9.98 @ Walmart for 50 Use for Ring Toss See Balloons 7. A pack of Balloons Tie a glow stick bracelet for a punch ball 8. Create a paddle with paper plate and kids can bat balloons around 9. Empty paper towel and/or toilet paper tubes Wow what can't you create - we made kaleidoscopes 10. Very cheap handle bags - Buckets work too Scavenger hunt - I just pasted pictures to the bags (Plastic type ones work best on rainy days) 11. Bucket & Pails I cut paper fish attached to magnets, we made fishing rods with line, string and paperclips 12. Stickers, glue, feathers, beads, decorative paper etc See Suncatchers 12A We made walking sticks and decorated them with the string & feathers etc. 13. play dough - nice for rainy days 14. cheap slinky's - the 3 year old's were enamored - What old is new again I guess 15. small ball for bowing - see toilet paper and/or paper towel tubs to use as pins At night we put the glow stick bracelets around them. 16. Painted rocks to make a tic-tac-toe game One side ladybug and one side bumble bees 17. Bubbles - Lot's and lots of bubbles. I buy it by the gallons. 18. Yo Yo's 19. Bug cages (fake bugs too) 20. Noise makers for a snipe hunt 21. Playing cards - Go Fish, Old Maid etc.. Glue - Glue - Glue --- the little ones just love to use the Elmer's glue and A lot of it. It's washable and non-toxic. Some of the projects need something more so I use my mini hot glue gun and help out. Diaper wipes - some of the projects get a little messy and I try my best to keep them clean. And the kids most favorite - I work in the candy industry and always have a a large box of goodies with me. If the parents say it's okay and the kids have been good for the day they can go into the box and get a treat. ------------- OurRpod 2010- Rpod 151 1996 Chevy Silverado 6.5L Turbo Diesel (AKA The Land Yacht) |
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Posted By: Oldgeezer
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2016 at 3:02am
Awesome ideas!  I too always have a tote of goodies when the grands come. They LOVE asking what we are going to get to do today....as they wait for the "tote" to open. The joy of crafts when camping....the mess is outside and the outside shower is just a few steps away if it gets messy!
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Posted By: Pam Frech
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 10:32am
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Great, great ideas!
We are new to our Pod and to cmaping, although we were boaters for many years. We are taking our Grandsons (2.6 and 6) camping next week, and your ideas are perfect. I am off to the dollar store! Thank you ------------- Pamandtom |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 10:48am
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Dollar store has a lot of $1 puzzles too..
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Posted By: MoPod
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 6:17pm
My sis used to challenge her kids to find and throw away at least ten items from around their campsite that did not belong there; such as items of trash, peelings, etc. They were busy doing this as the adults set up and took down. ------------- Bill & Nancy 2015 RPod 179 Previously 2010 RPod 176 2014 Explorer Sport |
Posted By: Bboudens
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 11:25am
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Great ideas! Love the bowling with paper towel rolls and the tic-tac rocks. The fishing kit is a great idea as well.
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Posted By: Pete Brayton
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 4:13pm
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Binoculars, bird identification book, constellation map...will lead to a lifetime of enjoyment! ------------- 2021 Rpod 196 2013 Ford 150 V8 |