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explorer fun… CAMPING with kids

By Jillian | February 10, 2012
Filed under: Kid Activities Tagged: camping ideas

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A few props and a research guide can turn your little campers into explorers.  (Having a few well planned activities makes camping with kids a lot more relaxing.)

what you need: homemade binoculars ~ book about trees ~ notebook ~ pencils ~ great outdoors

I made 4 sets of binoculars before we left for our camping trip (one for each little camper).  Binoculars are really easy to make.  All you need is 2 toilet paper rolls, glue and ribbon.

I searched the library and found a few books about trees.  Unfortunately I did not get any pictures of the ones I ended up with.  They were DK Books like this.  I was looking for books that showed pictures of trees and leaves.  I was hoping that the kids would be able to identify some of the trees in the area we were camping.

I did not, however, realize just how difficult it is to identify trees.  Go figure.  I also had a very hard time with leaf rubbing so maybe it’s just me!

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It was so much fun to watch the girls search through the books, explore the trees around us and the record their finding in their notebooks. (Big M was busy making tracks with a shovel.)

What do you do to make camping with kids extra special?

Make sure to fuel you explores with a healthy camping snack and check out our Camping Lesson plan.

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  1. Veronica says

    February 12, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Oh I love the binoculars. I’ll have to give this a try next camping trip.

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    • Jillian says

      February 15, 2012 at 5:56 am

      They are so easy and so fun.. and so free! (My favorite combination!)

      Reply

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