Great for camping! Recreation games for kids
Many families are probably planning to take their kids camping over the summer holidays.
Camping is exciting in so many ways, and in this article we introduce activities and games that will make your trip even more fun.
From active, physical play to popular everyday games kids already love, and nature experiences that even little ones can enjoy—there’s plenty to choose from! Take this opportunity to savor the special moments you can only experience at a campsite.
If you go over this with your child before you leave, you’ll surely hear, “I want to do this!” Get fully prepared, have a blast, and make the best memories!
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Recommended for Camping! Recreation Games for Kids (41–50)
rope play
Even in the mountains where there’s no playground equipment, you can easily create play areas with a bit of ingenuity.
For this rope activity, prepare two sturdy ropes and wrap them between two trees at different heights.
Since many children may hang from them, make sure the wrapped sections are secured thoroughly.
It’s often simple setups like this that spark children’s imaginations and make play more enjoyable.
Recommended for Camping! Recreational Games for Kids (51–60)
playing in the river
A hot summer camp.
Playing in the river is one of the best ways to cool off, isn’t it? Unlike the usual pool, a river’s current and changes in elevation offer a different kind of fun.
Bring float rings and water guns, play tag—there are lots of ways to enjoy it.
Just remember that a river can be more dangerous than a pool, especially when the water level rises and the current speeds up, or when the weather changes suddenly.
Make sure adults keep a close eye on the kids at all times.
Let’s play with homemade kites
There are hardly any places in cities these days without tall buildings or utility poles.
That’s why I recommend flying kites when you go camping in the suburbs.
You can make a kite on the spot with newspaper and sticks.
You can’t do it on days without wind or when the wind is too strong, but please give it a try.
Insect collecting
One activity I recommend for summer mountain camping is insect collecting.
Daytime is great, of course, but nighttime and early morning are also ideal for collecting or observing insects.
You can encounter not only rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles but many other types of insects as well.
draining
When it comes to games you can’t help but play at the river, there’s stone skipping—throwing stones so they bounce across the water’s surface.
It’s really fun when you get a good series of skips and the stone travels far.
It’s still pretty niche, but apparently there’s even a stone-skipping certification exam.
I think the trick is choosing the right stone and the angle of your throw.
It sounds fun to compete with friends or face off in teams.
Bomb Game
It’s a simple game you can play right away as long as you have a ball.
The rules are easy: participants sit in a circle and pass the ball to the next person in order while music is playing.
When the music stops, the person holding the ball loses.
It’s recommended because even very young children who can’t throw a ball yet can join in.
By the way, you need at least two people, but it’s even more fun with four or more.
stone art
When you go camping out in nature, you want to enjoy activities you can only do outdoors, right? How about trying some stone art? If you’re camping by a riverbed, you’ll find stones in all sorts of shapes.
Gather them up and paint pictures on them with paints or markers! Paint a rice ball on a stone that looks like an onigiri, a car on a stone that looks like a car, and so on.
Playing with things from nature is really fun, and the finished stone art is sure to look great in photos!