Happy Campers
There have been some camping trips where I have been woefully unprepared to bring my little kids along. I remembered food, diapers, wipes and sippy cups, but I forgot to bring things that really make them happy. Here are some things that keep kids happy on trips. I’d like to hear what you all think are the five most important things to take for your child (say under five) to keep him or her in a decent frame of mind while you’re enjoying mother nature (or trying to, anyway). Here are mine:
1. It’s fun to bring along exciting new food to try (I’m sure you’ll enjoy it) but little kids really need their standbys. In a new environment, it helps to bring the string cheese or the special crackers, or whatever staple they eat all the time at home.
2. Lots of socks. They will get wet and dirty, but they also need to have warm feet while sleeping. There’s nothing worse than cold feet in the middle of the night in a tent.
3. Their own personal flash light. They don’t have to share it with anyone. They have can make their own light when there are no lights to turn on. This doesn’t have to be a nice one (it probably shouldn’t be a nice one. The ones from an Arctic Circle kid’s meal work great. If it breaks, it breaks.
4. Medicine for fevers in the middle of the night and bandaids for tons of scrapes. ‘Nuff said.
5. Don’t leave home without the special blanket or stuffed animal or no one will be a happy camper when it’s time for bed!
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