Rec and Sports

Enhance Your Camping Experience with Family Activities

An increasing number of families are discovering that planning a camping outing is affordable and an enjoyable way to spend time with loved ones. Planning activities to keep the members of your family busy can be a bit overwhelming, but keep in mind that board games are quite popular and will provide hours of enjoyment for every member of your family. Some family favorites are Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit and card games such as Go-Fish and UNO.

Are you interested in playing more active games? Well, there are some great games such as Frisbee-Golf and Capture-the-Flag that will entertain the younger members of the family. A great game that can be played around the campfire is Duck-Duck Goose. Everyone sits in a circle and one child or adult walks around the circle and gently taps each person on the head saying “duck.” Once the “goose” has been chosen, that person is responsible for making someone else the “goose.”

Taking a family hike ranks high on the list of favorite camping activities for many people. Taking a hike into the mountains can be an educational experience as well as a wonderful opportunity to observe nature in its purest form. In fact, if you have younger children, a hike will tend to tire out the children completely so they will sleep through the night in their own sleeping bags!

Another great activity for the whole family is a nature scavenger hunt. You will simply compile a list of items to locate and everyone will try to collect all the items as quick as possible. If you want to add a great twist to this age-old favorite game, turn it into a trash-scavenger hunt! The members of your family will collect various items and whoever gets the most wins!

I suggest that you get everyone in your family together and plan out some fun activities to do while you are on your trip. Planning ahead will ensure that you are prepared to entertain the younger members of the family while on the trip. All it takes is your imagination and some creativity to make sure that everyone in the family has a wonderful time.

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