Camping Activities and Crafts for Kids
Have fun this summer on your campouts with these camping activities and crafts that are perfect for kids!
Hey y’all, Tiffany here with some fun camping activities and crafts for kids!
Going camping is one of our family’s favorite summer staycation ideas. I grew up going camping with my family, and I love being able to continue it with my own children.
When I would go camping with my family, we would often hike out and live off of the fish that we caught. It was fun, but it was also a lot of work and kept us pretty busy.
My children aren’t quite at the age where they could handle a long hike or live off fish, for that matter – they can be picky eaters!
One of the best things about camping is that it’s low-cost (especially when you can find good deals on camping equipment). We are pretty frugal, so these free printables and activities are perfect for our family while we still have younger kids in the home!
Hopefully you’ll enjoy these as much as we do! And while you’re at it, give these tin foil dinners a try. If you need more ideas, here are some additional camping activities for kids.
Also check out our other summer posts to have a great vacation:
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- Free Summer Printables for Kids
- DIY Summer Crafts for Kids
- Summer Activities with Kids Using Water
- Summer Activities for Kids
- Delicious Summer Salads
- Yummy Summertime Meals
- Amazingly Delicious Summer Dessert Recipes
- Popsicle Recipes for Kids
- Summer Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
Camping Activities and Crafts for Kids
CRAFT: Wrapped Walking Stick
Bring along a pocketful of beads and yarn and use them to decorate a walking stick you find on the hiking trail.
Camping Word Search for Kids
A printable camping word search for kids will get children in the camping mood. It will keep the kids occupied on the drive to your favorite campsite.
Campfire Camping Word Search for Kids
Here’s a printable word search for kids to take on your families next camping trip. A relaxing activity your kids can do while sitting around the campfire or your backyard bonfire.
Outdoor Photo Scavenger Hunt
Looking for a way to get the kids engaged in being outdoors? An outside scavenger hunt for kids is just the thing. Instead of fighting with the kids to get off their devices, have them use their cell phones/cameras to explore where they are, and photograph the world around them. This photo scavenger hunt is also great for camp or nature-themed birthday parties.
Free Printable Gone Camping Count and Color Activity For Kids
Here is a fun Camping Count and Color Activity. This free printable is a perfect boredom busting activity for kids this summer on your campout!
Free Printable Camping Scavenger Hunt
While you relax on your next camping trip, your kids will love discovering nature with this free printable camping scavenger hunt! All the items have pictures next to the words so kids of all ages can use the scavenger hunt.
Campground fun with printable Camping Scavenger Hunts
These camping scavenger hunts are perfect for younger kids who are old enough to venture a little ways away from the campsite.
Glow in the Dark Water Bottle Bowling
Looking for a fun summer game the kids can play while you sit around the fire-pit? Make this easy set of glow in the dark bowling pins with water bottles and glow sticks!
Take a Nature Safari & Create these Nature Rubbings
Your little ones won’t need a passport to go on this safari! All you need are paper, crayons, and a nature trail or your campsite!
Camping Scavenger Hunt
If you’re ready to get out and enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature, you need to be certain that you have this fun Camping Scavenger Hunt as well. It’s not only a lot of fun, but it’s a great way to have the kids (and adults!) scrambling around to find all the items on the list.
Camping Tic Tac Toe with 18 Free Camping & Road Trip Printables
Keep the kids entertained on your next camping trip with 18 FREE printable activities, including Camping Tic Tac Toe!
Free Printable Camping Bingo
Celebrate all there is to love about camping with Free Printable Camping Bingo!
Summer Scavenger Hunts: 3 free printable scavenger hunts for summer!
Summer vacation is the season for exploring new places — from the beach to the forest and everywhere in between. These printable summer scavenger hunts will help keep your kids occupied during all of your summer adventures.
Kids Nature Scavenger Hunt (and free printable!)
If you are looking for an easy, free printable nature scavenger hunt, grab a copy here!
Fun Printable Camping Bingo for Kids
If you're planning a camping trip or just missing your family time outdoors, be sure to check out this free printable camping bingo for kids.
Free Camping Coloring Pages and Activity Pages for Kids
Get ready for summer fun with these free camping coloring pages and activity pages for kids. Print them for your family!
Handprint Campfire Craft For Kids [Free Template]
Whether you go camping as a family or send the kids off to summer camp, you’re going to love this easy handprint campfire craft.
Easy Nature Fairy Houses for Kids! - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
A super simple "no prep" needed creative activity for kids whilst camping or out and about. Make your own nature fairy houses from local materials. Then make up your own stories about the fairies and elves that may come and visit!
Camping Rock Craft - Tealight Candle Campfire Family
Create an adorable family of rocks with this fun camping craft. Your kids will enjoy personalizing their rock family.
Super Fun Hot Rock Melted Crayon Craft
This nature inspired craft is perfect for your next summer camping trip. All you need is crayons and rocks that you can find around your campsite.
Nature Hunt Bingo
Here's a FREE Nature Hunt Bingo printable that will get your family out and about, exploring, identifying, appreciating and loving all that nature has to offer!
Popsicle Stick Tent Craft
Kids who love camping will adore this popsicle stick tent craft. Make the tent then draw what is happening inside of the tent. Lift the upcycled fabric flap to see what is happening in the tent.
Cardboard Tube Binoculars: the perfect spring and summer time kid's craft
This cardboard tube binoculars craft is a fun way to get excited for their camping trips this summer!
Earth Day Nature Bingo Card
Nature bingo makes a great camping activity for kids to play!
Free Printable Camping Scavenger Hunt for kids
These free printable camping scavenger hunts are a fun, low-prep outdoor activity for kids! Pick from a picture scavenger hunt for younger children or a text-based scavenger hunt for older children to keep your little ones busy and exploring during your campout.
Difficult Camping Word Search
This difficult camping word search is a great print and go activity to take with you on your family’s next summer camping trip. Challenge your upper elementary or older child to find all the hidden words of this printable word search.
Camping Bingo Free Printable
Free printable Camping Bingo is sure to keep kids and adults busy and entertained in the wilderness and make for the best outdoor activity when they are out and about.
Head to the outdoors with this Bigfoot Game!
A fun game to play outside while camping is this bigfoot game! Easily make this craft and play around in the campsite with this silly game!
Camping Printables That Make For Fun And Happy Campers
Are you planning an epic camping trip with the kids? These Camping Printables will not only help you to organize your trip, but will add in some extra fun too!
Planning the event always makes it more exciting.
10 Free Printable Camping Coloring Pages for Kids (age 3+)
Are you getting ready for camping season? Then print these fun camping printables and get your kids excited.
Fun Camping Charades and Pictionary Ideas and Printables
It doesn't get any better than playing charades or pictionary as a family. Here are free printables with prompts great for both games.
Fingerprint Fireflies Around a Campfire Handprint Craft + Background Printable
Here’s a fun Summer craft for kids that makes a cute keepsake and is also fun for a camping themed craft! Kids will make fingerprint fireflies around a handprint campfire using our camp craft background printable.
I Spy Pollinator Scavenger Hunt & Tips to Protect Honey Bees
Take a walk and search out the things on this pollinator scavenger hunt.
Bird Watching with Kids | Free Bird Watching Journal
What better place to go bird watching than while camping? Grab this free bird watching journal and spend your next camping trip observing and identifying all the birds.
Free Printable Nature Journal Cover
Head out doors with this nature journal in hand and record all of the wonderful things you see. Print your Free Printable Nature Journal Cover and add to the front of a small notebook. You will be all set for your next camping adventure.
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