Keep 'Em Busy: Camping {Scavenger Hunt}

 Last week I shared here and here a few ideas for keeping your kids busy in the car on a road trip. Our road trip was leading us to a camping trip, so I also wanted to have ways to keep my little guy busy when we were just hanging around camp.

 

We actually didn't get to do this while we were camping, but we did it up in the mountains this past weekend. It was fun, and I was surprised how much a 2 1/2 year old could get into it! My mother-in-law and I got into the fun as much as he did, so I'm sure it would be great for kids of all ages. I don't think I dreamed this up on my own;I'm pretty sure I saw it somewhere else, but I can't find where!  ***Update***Trish from Mom on Time Out came by and mentioned that she had tried this too. I think her blog is probably where I originally saw it. You should check out her post here. Thanks, Trish!

It's really a simple concept and simple to put together. Paint each section in an egg carton a different color.

I used watercolors and let my little guy paint his own "picture along side me. You can do this ahead of time or bring the paints along on your trip as something else to do.

Go on a scavenger hunt and find things that match all the colors in your egg carton.

It creates a good excuse to go for a walk and get some of that energy out!

Tomorrow, I'm going to share a fun magnetic fishing game as some more camping entertainment. Hope to see you back here then!



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Camping {I'm Back!}

I'm back! A couple weeks ago we went camping, and then I tool the past week to try to get my breath after being gone. I had some posts scheduled for the week during camping, so it may not seem like I've been gone that long to you. It seems like FOREVER to me!


I have some great things to share coming up this week. We went camping several hours away, so I had to put a lot of thought into entertainment for our 2 1/2 year old little guy. There will be some ideas for the road trip and for games/activities around camp. I can't wait to share them with you!


Those posts are still being polished so to speak, so for now, I hope you'll enjoy some pictures from our trip. We stayed in Colorado, but went to a part of Colorado that is so different from where we live. Everything is soooo green compared to the fairly brown landscape on our side of the mountains. It is so very beautiful and is by far my favorite place in Colorado. I hope you enjoy the pictures!