If your main goal with going camping is to get the kids off the big and small screen, you’d better come up with some creative alternatives. You don’t want them to complain that they are bored all the time. The good news is that once you break the cycle, you will be able to create memories and make time pass faster. Below you will find a few great camping games you should try next time you visit the wilderness with kids.
Pick Up Sticks
It is important that you are able to attach an activity to the game. Instead of taking your set with you, you will need to make it a challenge for the entire family. Once you are out there camping, you can collect and cut the sticks and add your own color to make it more fun. Create your own homemade box, and your kids will remember not only the game, but also the experience.
I Am an Animal
If you want your kids to use their imagination more, having a break from technology might be a good opportunity to teach them creative thinking. No matter what age your kids are, they will love the games of “I am an animal”. You can change the game after a while, to make it more interesting, and you can move on to occupations or famous people. It is a fun way of spending a night by the campfire.
Scramble
Of course, you can take your scramble game with you, too. If you have ever played the online alternative, and caught your kids cheating, using unscramble, this is your chance of assessing their vocabulary and improving it while you are spending some fun time together. This game is amazing for discovering new words, and talking about different topics you usually cover at the dinner table.
Card Games
In case you don’t want to take a big box of board games with you to your camping location, you can play card games. This might be your one and only chance of teaching your kids how to play different card games and work through their strategy, No matter if you are using a French set or a game deck that is more related to your kids’ interest, time will fly by. Don’t be surprised if they will ask you to play with them once you return home, or they start teaching their friends later on.
Word Chain
This game doesn’t require any tools, just your imagination. The rules of word chain are simple; you have to start the next word with the last letter of the one before. You can take turns, and whoever is not able to come up with a word within a certain time will be out. This game is not only competitive, but is also educational at the same time. You can play it while driving to your camping location, or during a bike ride, too.
Camping with the kids might be a great way of teaching them new games they never knew about and get them to use their imagination.
