Camping For The First Time. Tips for children - Continued

Take the family on a nature hike and teach them how to identify trees by their leaves. Show them how to recognize poison ivy. At night rest under the starry night and pick out the different constellations of the stars. Identify the North Star and tell the significance of this star. Well lying in your sleeping bag listen to the nature sounds and tell what they are, such as the cricket, or the owl in the distance. The sounds could be endless such as crackling branches or the wind blowing the leaves around.

Always put your campfire out before leaving your camp area. Leave no trace!! Always leave a place in better condition than what you find it in. In other words pick up some trash even if it’s not yours. This will be better on nature. 

Do not destroy any part of nature. Only use branches that had already been broken off. Never carve your initials in a tree trunk. When camping with your pet make sure you take time to clean up after him. Never let your pet run around to disturb other campers 

When camping with an infant as apposed to toddlers or older children, you will need to pack all the necessities for caring for your infant. Such as diapers, wipes and formula. Careful when heating formula over the fire it could get hot very quickly.

Have fun camping and make plenty of lasting memories with your children!