Come along with me….camping!

The annual Great American Backyard Campout is Saturday June 27. It’s time to dust off your camping gear, gather s’mores ingredients and Take the pledge to camp in your backyard, your neighborhood or your local state park.

Fire up the grill or build a fire in a fire ring, make s’mores, tell stories and count stars. Enjoy hiking, fishing, bird watching, and star gazing. Climb a tree,see how many bugs you can find, look under logs, leaves and rocks or just sit in the sun and listen to the birds sing.

Try playing a few tried-and-true outdoor games such as Red Rover, Capture the Flag,Red Light-Green Light, Duck-Duck-Goose,Cat and Mouse or Sardines. Get the whole family, neighborhood or campground involved! Get outside, have fun and make great memories!

Camping Tips & Tricks
Tips for Camping with Kids
Kids Campfire Recipes
Camping Checklist
Fire Starting Tips
Campfire Tips

Reading Connections
Carlson, L.M. and J. Dammel. 1995. Kids Camp!: Activities for the Backyard or Wilderness. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated.
Ching, J. 2000. Camping: Have Fun, Be Smart. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Drake, J. and A. Love. 1998. Kids Campfire Book. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Eckart, E. 2003. I Can Go Camping. Children's Press.
Klein, A. G. 2008. Camping. ABDO Publishing Company.
Love, D. 1997. Backyard Camp-out Book. HarperCollins Publishers.
Ruurs, M. 2004. When We Go Camping. Tundra.
White, K.L. 2006. Cooking in a Can. Gibbs Smith.
Winner, C. 2006. Kids Gone Campin': The Young Camper's Guide to Having More Fun Outdoors. Creative Publishing International, Incorporated.