Super Easy and Fun Camping Crafts for Kids

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Camping with kids is fun but even more fun is crafting while camping! Check out these 14 great camping craft ideas for you and your children for the next trip.

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Painted Rocks

Forever classic that brings so much joy for hours and hours. Look for a smooth rock, rinse and let it dry. Use acrylic paints. Apply 2-3 coats of paint, let dry between the coats. If you want the paint to last, apply some mod podge on top.

Make Your Own Kite

Who doesn’t love flying a kite? I know they are pretty cheap in a dollar store, but for kids it is double the fun to see it fly, when they have made it themselves! Read the tutorial for colorful one here and the garbage bag one here.

Create a Mason Jar Lantern

Here is a super fun and easy craft idea for those warm summer evenings. See the tutorial here.

Popsicle Stick Tents

These cute popsicle stick tents are easy to make and look so cute! See the original tutorial here.

Acorn necklaces

How sweet necklaces are these?! See the tutorial here.

Leaf jewelry

For more jewelry ideas, see these sweet little leaf necklaces.

Painted Pasta Necklaces

This one is a great craft to do when you don’t have many craft supplies available. See the tutorial here.

Sit Upon Bucket Seats

This is a fun and useful craft to create – for more seating and storage, see this great tutorial from Positively Splendid here.

Pretty Spiral Suncatchers

Just with some memory wire and beads you can create this pretty little sun catcher to hang close to your camp. See the tutorial here.

Nature Art

Use everything you’ll find close to your camp and make it eco-friendly by using recycled cardboard as the base. To read more, visit here.

Paper Planes

Old fashioned little game but works always. For extra challenge, cut some holes to a cardboard to create goals. Tutorial found from Good Housekeeping.

Twig Boat Craft

If you are close to a water, check out this cute little twig boat tutorial.

Easy No-Sew Tent

Super easy reading tent tutorial form Raising Whasians. All you need is just some PVC pipe, tab curtains and rope.

Cardboard Box Tent

If you want to create a tent that your child can help you out with a bit more, how about this cute cardboard box tent? The future tenant can paint it to their taste. Read more here.

Draw the Travel Route

Check out my FREE printables for kids to draw your travel route.

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