Camping Activities for Pre-Schoolers

1. Nature Scavenger Hunt
I made mine. I found images online that represent the items I wanted the kids to find.
You can find other variations

2. Glow Ring Toss
I purchased a six-pack of water and an assortment of glow sticks and glow bracelets at the dollar store.
The kids were more excited about the glow sticks alone and proceeded to throw them off the balcony as "fireworks."

3. Sidewalk Chalk
Target had 4-packs of Crayola sidewalk chalk in the dollar bins.
This was a MAJOR hit.

4. Bubbles
As much as the kiddos wanted the bubbles, they did not produce very well. I should've gotten or made a better bubble solution or some bubble-making toys.

5. Water Guns
A dollar each in the Target dollar bins. I was going to get water balloons but I didn't want to accidentally leave any balloons out in nature.
Only 1 gun was used as a water gun. The rest of the time, the kids were content to pretend to shoot the bad guys.

6. Coloring Books and Crayons
All a dollar each at the dollar store.

7. Insect Collecting Set
A dollar at the dollar store.
It has the observation container with a magnifying glass on it, an insect net, and plastic tweezers to help protect little hands and fingers.

7. Beach Toys

Purchased and brought by relative.
The kids were thrilled to play with the toys even though there was no sand. They liked digging the rocks into the buckets and pouring them out again.