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5 Tips for Throwing a Family Reunion Camping Trip

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Throwing a family reunion at a campsite can be an excellent opportunity for family members to rekindle old relationships and forge new ones. There’s something special about combining a family gathering with the great outdoors!

A campsite offers an affordable and exciting environment with plenty of activities for kids and adults alike to learn, exercise, and have a great time bonding outdoors. It really is a fun idea for the entire family.

Here are a few tips for holding a camping family reunion.

1. Pick The Date and Communicate

The first step is to pick a date that works with everyone’s schedule. For example, if you want to hold the event during summer vacation, plan it around June or July. This will give your guests enough time off from school and work so they don’t feel too rushed.

If you want to hold the reunion during winter break, choose a weekend when most schools are closed so your guests won’t miss any classes. Also, ensure you communicate this information to them well before the event. You may even consider sending out invitations so people know what day and time they should arrive. 

2. The Campgrounds Venue Location: Plan ahead!

Pick The Right Venue

Do you want to stay at state or national parks, public campgrounds, or go to a more upscale camping resort? Are you staying in a tent, a cabin, or does your family want to use campers? Understanding your accommodation options will inform your decision about where you can stay.

Can you pick a location that is centrally located for all participants? It doesn’t matter if you find the perfect location if people can’t make the trip to it.

It’s also important that your venue has amenities like showers, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi so that everyone stays connected while they are away from home.

If your reunion is large enough, consider renting out the entire campground. This is obviously subject to the budget and what each family is willing to pay.

Book Your Campsite or Cabin Early!

Don’t think a reservation won’t be necessary just because it is a campsite or cabin. These types of accommodations can run out of space quickly!

Campsites can fill up just as quickly as a hotel, especially early during the summer and on three-day weekends. Suppose you have a large or extended family attending. In that case, getting enough spots for everyone can be difficult if you do it at the last minute. Instead, book the campsites as early as possible so you won’t be scrambling for tent spaces.

Include a Suggested Packing List

Some people in the family may never have camped before. Camping is very different from staying at a hotel resort. By letting everyone know what they will need, you can help make sure everything goes smoothly. During the hot summer, suggest bug spray and sunscreen. During cooler months, warm sleeping bags and for the young ones, but kids footed pajamas may be better.

3. Meals, Foods, Snacks, and More!

Some sites may be far from the nearest grocery store or restaurant, even if you are just car camping. By planning ahead, you can spend more time having a reunion and less time driving around hungry.

When packing food, consider how much you expect your group to eat. Do you want to pack snacks for everyone? Will there be refrigeration? If not, bring plenty of nonperishable items like granola bars, trail mix, nuts, dried fruit, juices, etc.

You might also want to include a few easy meals to prepare. For example, you could pack sandwiches, ramen noodles, freeze-dried meals, canned soups, chili, hotdogs (Vienna sausages if you don’t want to worry about refrigeration), and other foods that require little preparation. 

Here’s a short list of other camping-friendly foods to get you thinking:

  • Baked Beans
  • Canned tuna or tuna in a pouch
  • Peanut butter
  • Popcorn
  • Rice cakes 

4. Have An Itinerary of Events and Activities

Planning events and activities for the entire group can be challenging, especially with all the different personalities involved. However, by creating a schedule of events and activities, you can ensure that everyone gets to participate in something fun and memorable.

Create a Schedule of Events and Activities

Create a list of events and activities that everyone wants to attend. Of course, some families may not want to participate in every activity listed. Still, it is always good to have options. For instance, if someone wants to learn how to play golf, they should be able to find that option on the agenda.

Make Sure Everyone Gets To Participate In Something Fun And Memorable

You might think everyone would love to go hiking, but not everyone enjoys being outside. Make sure that everyone participates in something they enjoy doing, whether it is playing sports, swimming, or participating in arts and crafts projects. The key is having a variety of activities that anyone can choose from.

Have a S’Mores Competition

While sharing hobbies and talents is great, a little sibling (or family) rivalry can be a fun way to add a competitive element to the activities.

One fun thing to do is to make a gourmet s’more contest. For this, first split up into teams of 4 or 5 people, or just by family units (but this can be tricky at multi-generational reunions).

Then it is up to each team to come up with and create the fanciest, most gourmet, and most delicious s’more they can. Some ideas for ingredients to help get you started are marshmallow fluff, caramel, banana, and peanut butter. Make enough for each team to try one, and then one extra — the winning team can collect this as a bonus!

Family story competition

After everyone has feasted on s’mores and changed into their pajamas, the same teams can compete around the campfire to see who can tell the best family story.

To make the activity last longer and give each team more opportunities to win, you may want to have a few rounds with different themes. For example, one round could be the best baby story, and the next could be the funniest story about meeting a future husband or wife.

There is no end to the topics you can do, and then, once the youngest kids have been tucked into their beds — err, sleeping bags – those who are still up can finish off the night with some scary ghost stories.

5. Take Advantage of the Learning Opportunities

The camping environment can be a great opportunity for adults and kids to try new things.

Stargazing

For example, suppose there is a family member who is an amateur astronomer. In that case, they can give everyone a lesson on stargazing under the bright night’s sky, out in the wilderness where there is less light pollution. If a different family member is an avid hunter, they can teach everyone about tracking.

Fishing

If your family has a fishing enthusiast, they can take them to a fishing dock on the park property and show them how to prepare a fishing pole, cast, or catch fish.

Cooking

The skills don’t need to be unique to the outdoors either. For example, are you a skilled cook? You can teach people how to grill over an open fire.

Having people share their special skills can be a great icebreaker for family members you haven’t seen in a long time or never met. It is a terrific way to get everyone engaged while providing structure to the family reunion.

More Ideas for Your Family Reunion Camping Trip

There are so many topics to cover that we can’t cover them all, but here are some more ideas to consider:

Welcome or Departing Gifts

It’s also worth thinking about a welcome or a departing gift so the camping trip can be remembered for years. You can do something simple like stickers or a bit more substantial like a family reunion shirt or family reunion travel mug.

Time capsule

Time capsules are more than a fun way to save memories and artifacts from a time that has passed. They are also a promise to return and retrieve them, which can mean another family reunion in the future!

It should go without saying, but don’t bury your time capsule on public land. Instead, take it back to your house to bury it.

Adults can have a blast filling up a time capsule with pictures from the family reunion. They can also come up with fun questions and answer forms to put in the time capsule, like how much they think a gallon of gas will cost or who will be president when the time capsule is opened back up in X years.

It is great for kids too, because they can put in their plans for where they will be when it is opened up again. I suggest you set a reminder on a digital calendar so you can remember to open your time capsule (and where it was buried) years from now!

Final Thoughts

A family reunion in the great outdoors offers plenty of opportunities for fun, learning, and fresh air. However, if you don’t have enough structure, people may just end up sitting in their tents.

For more games and activities, check out our family reunion games and activities lists to help plan every day of your family reunion camping trip!

By following a few tips, like planning ahead and coming up with a few activities beforehand, you may be able to help ensure that everyone has a great time!

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Crazy Fun Camping Games for Adults (and maybe the kids)

By Gathered Again

Camping is a sought-out activity known for being a short escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. Especially for adults, who are consistently burdened by responsibilities at work and at home, camping can be seen as a nice break where you can re-energize and regroup while basking in the bliss of the outdoors. Since most of your camping time will be spent hanging out with your family or friends, this would be a great time to throw a few games into the mix. Spending some quality time with fellow adults through fun camping games can really take your mind off stress while allowing you to let loose for this mini vacation.

Without further ado, here’s our jam-packed list of crazy camping games for adults. Whether you’re into games that are more conversational, require physical exertion, or a test of survival skills and logic, we have game suggestions for every type of camper out there.

Either way, we think it’s a nice balance to settle on a few of every type to make the most out of this experience.

Fun Camping Conversational Games for Adults

Mafia

One of the most popular games fit for parties is Mafia—a spin on the classic wink murder game, updated with new roles and thrilling mechanics. In this game, the group is split into two sides: the good and the bad. Players will each take a turn picking from a box filled with different roles, including regular townie, police, and mafia goon. After everyone has picked their roles, you can now sit in a circle, and begin the silent staring game.

The Mafia’s objective is to kill every townsperson until no one is left. The townspeople’s goal, more specifically the police, is to catch the mafia before they kill everyone. All of this will be done by the Mafia winking at a random person in the circle, hoping it’s common folk rather than police, or else they get caught. 

Depending on the number of members you have in the group, you can introduce more town roles or Mafia members. Either way, this game, combined with the eerie calmness of the outdoors, will have you on the edge of your seat, wanting for more.

The Voting Game

For this game, players must take turns finishing the question, “Who is most likely to ____?” You can either write funny questions before starting, or gather up some generic questions online for a nice surprise. Either way, once the question has been completed, and the leader of the turn has recited it out loud, players must now vote among the group. 

This is a great test for how well you know your friends, or what image they have of you.

Truth or Dare

A true party game classic, but this time with a twist. Take turns answering basic truth or dare questions, and whenever anyone chooses dare, you can give complicated tasks that require survival skills or spooky requests if you’re playing at night.

Whichever one you go for, playing this outdoors in the middle of nowhere is bound to raise the stakes for any player.

Charades

Another party favorite you can play when camping is no other than charades. Split up into a group of two, and battle head-to-head, acting out people, occupation, actions, or camping activities. Playing this game in front of a campfire with some friends will surely raise the competitive spirit with each one, making this entire bonding experience even better.

Three Truths and a Lie

If your group is still trying to get to know each other, then this is a nice ice-breaker that’s perfect for the job. Prepare four facts about yourself, one of them being completely fake. When it’s your turn, recite all four of them without giving away which ones are real and which one isn’t.

Let other players guess which one is a lie, and take turns until everyone has gotten a go. While really simple, this game can easily help you learn more about each other, preparing you for more games and activities along the way.

Spin the Bottle

Spin the bottle is almost just like truth or dare, but with a unique and stimulating take on choosing who goes next. Sit in a circle, and place a bottle on its side at the center. When it’s time to start the game, simply spin the bottle, and wait for it to stop. Once it does, the person who’s facing the mouth of the bottle will immediately be tagged, and so on for the rest of the game.

With this one, you can assign any task or question to those whose turn will be next. An idea would either be to ask a question for everyone to answer or to gather up a bunch of dares that will change per round. No matter what you choose, having a bottle to decide your fate in this game is what gives it its charm.

Physical Camping Games for Adults

Capture the Flag

If you’re looking for some great action that requires good leadership and effective communication, Capture the Flag is the perfect game for you. Start off by preparing two bases for two teams, setting up a flag in each one. In order to win, one team must be able to steal the enemy flag, and return it to their base. There will also be a line down the center that separates the teams’ territories, where players can tag and steal opponents when they cross the line.

Overall, this game may require a lot of physical exertion, but is incredibly fun nonetheless. Whether you play on the offense or defense, this activity can be thrilling for everyone.

Night Frisbee

A simple activity that’s great for camping is night frisbee. Just like the traditional catch and throw game, the mechanics of this one is really simple. Have one of your players start off holding the frisbee, and let them throw it as far as they can. The rest of the players can start chasing at the frisbee until the next player catches it and throws it back.

To make it more appropriate for camping and night time, you can even introduce a glow-in-the-dark version that will shine bright without light. Because of its simplicity, you can play this game for hours on end, even when you’re just passing the time.

Tug-of-War

If you’re looking for a head-to-head battle between teams, tug-of-war might be your best bet to achieving just that. Split the group into two teams, and prepare some rope and a line in the middle for judging. Have two teams hold each end of the rope. 

When the game starts, tug on the rope as hard as you can, with the goal of dragging the other team past the line in the center. Other than just sheer strength, this game is also a test of strategy, which can bring teams closer together.

The MineField

A test of teamwork and coordination, Minefield is a spin on the classic “Watch Your Step.” In this game, the group can be split into two. From there, one member (or more) of each team is tasked to cross the path filled with bombs, all the while being blindfolded. They would have to rely on their teammates who are shouting the directions in order to cross the field without making a mistake.

Because this is a race, a player’s nerves, combined with the cheers and instructions from the other group, can easily become a distraction. That’s why this is a test for one’s mind and body coordination, focus, as well as attentiveness to their teammates.

Team Building Camping Games for Adults

Goodie-Bag Skits

In this game, there aren’t really any winners. It’s more of a challenge to see what the teams can come up with, based on what they are given. To start, prepare a number of prop bags corresponding to the number of teams. You can add random, assorted items that typically don’t go well together. 

During the game, have one representative of each team pick out a bag, without them knowing what the contents are. In five minutes, teams must be able to come up and perform a skit using all the props in the bag.

Though the mechanics are simple, this game is a good test for each team’s creativity and innovativeness. Watching other teams perform with their own set of crazy challenges only makes this game even better.

Relay Race

Because spending time outdoors on this trip can give you a lot of space and free time, why not consider playing a competitive relay race with your friends or family? 

To start off, divide the group into teams of two to four. From there, prepare specific challenges each member of the team would have to play. You can either lay out physical barriers they would have to get across, or even something they have to hold on to while running. 

The goal here is for one player to pass the flag or token to the next player until the last player crosses the finish line. What’s great about this game is its nature that allows you to customize it according to what suits your group best, making it a truly enjoyable team building experience.

Longest Line

While going out camping may sometimes require you to pack light, this is a game where overpackers can thrive. To start, split the group into two teams. From there, you can set up a time limit of one to three minutes, depending on how many members you have. 

The main mechanic of this game is to bring out anything you can think of from your belongings, and assemble them into a line. It can be your clothes, camping gear, equipment, or any item you can take apart to make the line longer. At the end of the time limit, the team with the longest line wins. 

Because most people in the group are scrambling to get their things, this game would also be a test of teamwork and strategy to organize the team’s system and win.

Ghosts

More than just a strategy game, this activity is a test of deductive skill and wit, perfect for close-knit groups on a camping trip. To start, separate the group into teams of two, each with their own tent as a base. 

Assign one member of each team to get inside a blanket and have them venture out on their own in the dark. The goal here is to find out who the other team’s “ghost” is, using any tactic other than pulling the sheet off their head. Guess correctly, and players will be able to take the losing ghost into their team. The first team to gather all members from the other group wins.

Though easy to set up, this game is hair-raisingly fun, best played with friends for hours of laughter and enjoyment.

Sneak a Peek

Whoever said Lego blocks were just for children, probably must have not enjoyed them as a kid. In this game, a test of teamwork and physics will dictate the winner. 

To start, split the group into teams of three or four. Prepare a bunch of Lego models that range in difficulty, and you can set them up one at a time per round. Once all teams are ready, allow all members to take a good look at the model for five seconds. The goal here is to become the first team to recreate the exact same figure without looking at the figurine—with the exception of one member.

While the team takes time to build Lego blocks, one member would be allowed a limited number of peeks to help ensure the group is going in the right direction. To win, teams must have good communication that not only ensures their victory, but also helps to form a stronger bond.

Escape Game

While this essence of the game does not need further explaining, it can take some time to prepare and perfect. Begin by preparing a couple of riddles, and setting each one with a station of its own. Perhaps you can provide a reward or a piece of the entire puzzle for each accomplished round, so there’s progression.

The first team to accomplish all rounds or finishes in the shortest time wins. Whether it’s a battle of four or five members, you can consider this a head-to-head battle, which tests one’s ability to solve riddles and make the score.

Survival Camping Games for Adults

Fire Building

When it comes to camping, one of the first things you have to set up is a fire. For this game, whether or not you already have one going off on your site, it’s a nice challenge to see the true boy and girl scouts within your group.

Start by creating teams of three or four. For an added challenge, have all teams start at the campsite, and make them hunt for wood as part of the challenge. With no time limit, let the teams race to build a roaring fire with just rare materials found in the woods. While it can be a bit nerve-wracking, it’s a nice game that helps set the tone for camping, and celebrating the outdoors with your friends.

Frostbite

Another game that’s a test of leadership and communication is Frostbite. For this game, you can separate the group into teams, assigning a leader for each team. From here, it’s all about building and assembly, as teams race to build the piece of furniture in front of them.

However, here’s the catch. The leader of the team has suffered a frostbite, and only they have the copy of the instructions. Meanwhile, the rest of the members’ vision suffered in the storm, causing them to temporarily go blind. 

In this game, the immobilized leader dictates the instructions to their blindfolded teammates, with the goal of being the first team to accomplish the said piece of furniture.

Because you’re out camping, you can incorporate some essentials into the game to make the overall setup exciting. This game is not only a productive way to have fun, it also improves communication with everyone in the group.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunts, when out in the wild, can easily become a crazy fun game for people seeking the adventure. For this game, it would be best to do research on your camping spot beforehand, so you’re familiar with the available sources nearby. 

From there, prepare a list of items you want teams to collect in order to win. When you’re ready to start, group members into teams of four or five, depending on how many you are all together. You can also set up a time limit for an added challenge. In the end, the first group to return with completed quest items wins. Skilled or not, this is a good battle for each team’s speed, knowledge, and cooperation, so they can bring home the bacon.

Foraging

Foraging is similar to a scavenger hunt, only with a less extensive list of items to hunt for. This time, it’s all about fruits. Since forests are filled with natural produce all around, depending on your location, this activity can easily be turned into a game. Prepare a list of available fruits that can be found in the forest, and have teams set off with a goal of fulfilling it. 

While the items to search for are not as broad as a scavenger hunt, this game will test the teams’ ability to identify whether certain fruits sprout from trees, plants, or vines, along with figuring out which ones are which to complete the list, and win the game.

Fun Camping Games for Adults

Who said games are just for children? For adults, it’s just as important to find an occasional release, such as these fun games when out camping. Not only can they bring hours of laughter on end, it can also serve as a great team building activity for the ones involved.

At the end of the day, it’s also important to remember that camping isn’t an experience you can have everyday, so better make the most out of it when you have the opportunity to. No matter which ones you choose to try out or participate in, our list is sure to have something for everyone.

15 Indoor Camping Ideas For a Fun Living Room Campout!

By Gathered Again

Who said you can’t bring all the fun indoors? If you think that doing outdoor activities aren’t enjoyable to do indoors, think again. With enough preparation and everyone’s participation, you can have as much fun in the same way (or even better) when you’re outside your home.

One of the many activity ideas you can do inside your humble abodes is indoor camping. Having a living room campout is great to prepare your kids for an actual outdoor family camping. Moreover, it’s better to first do a test run inside your house before camping outside to see the possible concerns or problems that may arise during the real camping adventure.

A living room campout is also perfect when the family can’t go out because of the weather or when one’s not ready yet to do some camping with nature. So, we present to you these ideas you can do in order to achieve a successful Camp Living Room.

Preparing a Living Room Campout

Before putting your indoor camping ideas into action, here are some tips on how to prepare for your living room campout:

Create a Camping Ambiance

Set out sleeping bags, blankets, and pitch a tent if possible. Put on your creative hat, and transform your living room into an indoor camping site! 

You can add the camping feels by turning off or dimming the lights, with only yellowish to orange lamp lights illuminating Camp Living Room. You can also prepare a playlist or nature sounds to serve as background noise to fully immerse the family into the camping experience. 

Prepare Camp Snacks & Drinks

The camping experience wouldn’t be complete without some delightful snacks and drinks! You may bake some homemade s’mores, cupcakes, and popcorn, and prepare hot cocoa before you bid good night.

Organize Games for your Family to Enjoy

Have a quality bonding time with your family while having your indoor campout by playing some games all night. This may be board games, such as chess, scrabble, card games like UNO, or charades—it all depends on your family’s interests and preference. What’s important is that you all enjoy and have fun.

Camp Rules

Also, don’t forget to set the camp rules during your Camp Living Room experience. This may include unplugging yourselves from your digital world by minimizing the use or turning off your WiFi during the camp to make way for some quality bonding time. And most importantly, don’t forget to smile and have fun all throughout the camp.

Indoor Camping Ideas

Now that you have figured out how your campout is gonna go, and prepared the essentials and schedule, it’s time to start making your indoor camping ideas into reality.

Put Up an Indoor Fort or Tent

Your living room campout experience won’t be complete without a tent or an indoor fort! It will be your makeshift bedroom for camping. Set the Camp Living Room vibe by setting up either a fort or a tent.

If you have a tent, may it be a pop-up or a typical weekend-style, you can definitely pitch it indoors. You may also use your available resources to make your own tents or forts. For example, grab your dining room chairs and put a large duvet or comforters over them. Voila! You now have a DIY fort that you and your kids can play house with!

Grab your blankets, extra duvets, sleeping bags, and quilts, and set it up inside. For a more immersive experience, it’s better if you sleep in your fort to actually see firsthand what concerns may arise when you take the adventure outdoors, like preparing more blankets to make the kids comfier, your kids’ favorite toy to give them a good night’s sleep, and the likes.

Make an Indoor Campfire

You can also bring the campfire sessions indoors! Even though you’re camping indoors, you can still prepare a makeshift campfire made of tissue paper. 

All you need are some brown construction papers for the logs, orange, red, and yellow tissue paper sheets for the flames, a tea light, and a cup. 

For the in-depth step by step guide of this DIY campfire, you may check this article.

Make S’mores

Camping snacks, such as s’mores, should not be missed in your indoor camping experience. You may opt between two options—paper s’mores or edible s’mores!

To make paper s’mores your kids can play with, you need to prepare some artsy graham crackers, marshmallows, and an indoor campfire. You may cut out some brown cardboard or construction paper to make some crackers and chocolates, a toilet paper roll as the marshmallow, and the abovementioned campfire. You may check this link for a tutorial on how you can make paper s’mores.

On the other hand, you can bake your all-time favorite s’mores, too! Just toast the marshmallows over the stove, put a graham cracker on one side, and heat it in the microwave for 15 seconds. After which, place another graham cracker on the other side. It’s best served with other camping snacks, such as popcorn and mixed nuts.

Watch Family Movies About Camping

Another one of the great ideas to make your indoor camping more fun and enjoyable is to have a movie marathon with the kids. Why not play a movie that has a camping theme, too? Don’t forget to grab some popcorn to munch while watching these movies!

  • Swiss Family Robinson 
  • Great Outdoors 
  • The Parent Trap 
  • RV

Set Up a Starry Night

One activity you usually do during your outdoor adventure is stargazing. Likewise, you can adopt the starry, starry night vibes indoors. This can be done by putting up twinkly lights on the ceiling or all over the room. It would be better if there are glow in the dark star stickers on your ceiling that may serve as your night lights while you guys are sleeping.

Alternatively, if you have an old flashlight, a non-permanent craft vinyl or contact paper, and a star-shaped hole puncher, you can do your own star beaming flashlight. For sure, your kids will be amazed to see stars everywhere indoors.

Prepare a Kids’ Camping Kit

Let the kiddos feel like they are actual campers by giving them their own camping kit. A simple camping kit comes with a lantern or flashlight, water bottle, compass, and other essentials. It’s like their survival kit for the whole duration of the camp.

In case you want your kids to have a pretend camping kit for a more imaginative and immersive experience, there are a lot of available kits online.

Check the Pretend & Play Camp Set for Kids on Amazon.

Grill Your Own Dinner

Imagine you’re having your dinner under the stars with a cold night breeze. Might as well incorporate your camp dinner to your living room campout! Let your kids help you grill some hotdogs, pork skewers, and the likes—just like how your typical camping dinner would be. After which, have a picnic dinner over some meaningful stories and conversations.

Create Your DIY Tinker Kit

This activity is perfect for those curious, creative, and imaginative kids that will test their skills on their greatest invention to date. It will keep the kids be more attentive and engaged as to how they’re going to make their own tinker kits. 

The tinker kit includes scrap toys, tin cans, toilet paper, toilet paper tubes, rubber bands, and so much more—it’s up to your imagination. Who knows, this activity might ignite their fire to become an engineer or an inventor someday.

Play Camping Games

Keep the kiddos energized, and spend the night bonding with them through camping games. If there’s enough space for you guys to move around, you may organize a flashlight scavenger hunt, flashlight tag, nature bingo, or glow in the dark toss using glow in the dark sticks, which may also be used as bracelets and accessories.

Give them Camping Journals

You may prepare a notebook filled with camping activities, coloring activities, and pages to write on. This can also serve as their diary or journal all throughout the campout. It’s a good way for your kids to jot down what they feel during their camping experience, as well as have a memento they can look back into when they grow a little bigger. 

Here are some ideas on what you can include in their camping journals (you may customize it or have it printed):

  • Write your own campfire story
  • Camping Pack Checklist
  • Camping Bingo
  • Camp Art Coloring Sheets

Sing Along to Campfire Songs

Try to do a sing-along or karaoke to campfire songs before you go to sleep. It’s a perfect way to boost everyone’s spirit, camaraderie, and enjoy the night as you create wonderful memories from your indoor camping adventure.

Do Nature-Related Arts & Crafts

If your kids are into arts and crafts, this activity might be part of your list. You may do some process arts using lees and paints, nature weaving crafts, string art ornaments using twigs, and the likes.

Read Camping Stories

Read camping stories, over a hot cocoa or tea, before going to sleep. You may read it aloud as a bedtime story or, to add some fun and excitement, dim the lights and let your kids turn on their flashlights from their camping kit, and use them as their source of light while reading.

Sleep under the stars

Complete your indoor camping experience by sleeping in your pitched tents and makeshift forts under the shiny, shimmering stars. Dim the lights, allowing the DIY starry, starry night to shine through. 

Alternatively, you can use some tea lights or battery-powered candles inside a glass, and scatter it in the living room.

Tinfoil Breakfast & Hot Drinks

Let everyone prepare their breakfast in tinfoil. You may stuff in some meat, potatoes, vegetables, season it depending on your preference, and wrap it tightly. Place them in the oven, and bake it for an hour. 

This is best served with a cup of hot cocoa or coffee. Bon Appetit! 

Conclusion

When you’re stuck inside your home, it doesn’t mean that you can’t have fun. There a lot of activity ideas you could do, and the kids would definitely love some spice and adventure, like having an indoor camping experience. It’s a perfect activity to bond as a family while creating wonderful memories in the comfort of your own homes. Plus, doing so would equip and prepare you when taking the adventure outdoors!