Camping is like taking a relaxing vacation for a day, overnight or even for the entire weekend. It’s the best way to kick back and unwind after a long, hard week of work. You can get rejuvenated with the morning freshness with clear air and dewy surroundings. The clear clean waters of the nearby lake compel you to try fishing. Camping is a fun and relatively easy outdoor activity. There are many things to do while enjoying camping with your family or friends. Plan out your activities and enjoy a stress-free weekend. To get you started; here are the Top 10 Things to Do.
Top 10 Ideas for Things to do While Camping
Tracking Wildlife: Carry out some basic research using the Internet, books and asking the region’s game warden about the various wild animals found in the region. You can ask the park ranger or someone with the knowledge to help you track the wild animals. You can learn about animals, like their paw prints, food, home, gait, and their scat. You can also try bird watching and learn the names of birds specific to the region, their nest, eggs, diet, etc. This is a great way to increase and improve your knowledge about animals and birds in the wild and gain firsthand experience, all while enjoying the scenery of the great outdoors.
Hiking: One of the most pleasurable activities of camping is going hiking. Take a walk or ride on your bikes and explore areas you’ve never seen before. It’s a great way to exercise and a team-building activity for family and friends. If you have kids along, they will love the adventure of hiking. Make up a chant or song while hiking to pep up the children. Be sure to do your homework and know the difficulty rating of the hike and to bring plenty of water, based on the length of the hike.
Botany time! The best way is to teach children to identify the leaves, berries, flowers and to help them in differentiating between the poisonous plants and non-poisonous plants and fruits. You can take a book or even a smartphone app on plants along to help you identify different species. It’s a fun thing for children to collect plant samples and bring them back to camp. You can teach them to make their very own terrarium and they can always use it for their science project. It’s also a great addition to any scrapbook or to put in a picture frame to save the memory of the trip.
Star Watching: When living in the city, we often miss out on gazing at the stars. Sleeping under the open sky on camping nights gives you the chance to learn about the different constellations and stars. It’s a great game for kids trying to count the number of stars in the sky and identifying the various constellations. You can even bring a telescope to help you find even more stars and planets.
Fishing: There is nothing more satisfying and appetizing than fishing for your food during camping. You can show off your fishing skill to your wife, kids, or friends all while also trying your hand showing your culinary skills. Be sure to see if you need a license and to have any and all of the gear you might need to make your fishing experience a fun one.
Photography: Capture each beautiful moment or scene in your camera. Photography can prove to be an amazing hobby during camping. This will freeze all the fun and excitement in the picture and inspire you to go for more camping trips. Be sure to have plenty of batteries if you are using a digital camera You will also want to have enough memory cards to store your photos until you get home.
Game Time: Try out Truth or Dare, Simon Says, Duck, Duck, Goose, Red Rover, Hide and Seek, Treasure Hunt or any game that will bring out the kid in you and be fun-filled for your fellow campers. A good deck of cards will take up little room but provide hours of fun. This can be done around the campfire, at the picnic table, or even while sitting in the tent.
Elvis Time! Sing your favorite tunes around the campfire. If you or someone in your group plays guitar, it’s a perfect combination to bring out the ‘Madonna’s’ inside each one of you. Be sure to have fun with this everyone joins in. Sometimes, if staying in a campground, they may actually have a talent show or karaoke night you can be a part of.
Goose Bumps: The tried and tested ghost, adventure, mystery and thrill stories is one of the many things campers look forward to on their camping trips. Children love the scare and adults love to hide their fear after hearing the fictional stories. Be sure to be age-appropriate and not too scary for the little ones. You can do this while enjoying some s’mores around the campfire.
Boat Ride: Many camping sites offer rafts and boats on rent for campers to enjoy a boat ride in the lake. Or you can take along your boat attached to a trailer of your vehicle. The gentle rowing sounds in the calm waters of the lake will help soothe your nerves. If not a boat, there are areas you can go tubing or for the more adventurous types, you could go white water rafting.
If you enjoy the quiet atmosphere, wilderness, trees, and isolation from the crowded cities, camping is for you. You will get dirty, soaked in dust and mud, yet you will love the experience. There is no Internet, cable or other technological distractions to take away the joy and relaxing mood. Remember, answer your cell phone only if it’s an emergency. Do not plan too many things to do while camping or you will just rush to complete the tasks without savoring the enjoyment. Family camping is a great way to bond with your spouse and children. You can plan things impromptu and come up with unique ideas to have fun. Relax, unwind, appreciate and relish the freedom when camping.
Contributed by: happierCamping.com foremost experts in Camping and outdoor adventure
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