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A Camp Out Party provides plenty of time and space for fun. A back yard campout provides plenty of adventure for young children. Pack-up older children and head for a nearby park that allows camping.
If you're going to a large park, call ahead to arrange a visit to the ranger station or a special tour for your guests.
Fun Invitation ideas for a Camp Out Party include:
- personalized camp out invitation
- design in shape of tent with "flaps" that open to reveal invitation
- picture of bear, dear, raccoon, or other wildlife inviting guests to join them in the outdoors
- nature scene post card (perhaps postcard from park you will camp at)
- staple bag with marshmallows or trail mix to the invitation
- invite some parents to provide adequate supervision
- provide list of things to bring, sleeping bags, tent, tooth brush, bathing suit, etc.
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Fun Decorations for Camp Out Party include:
- personalized campout banner
- balloons
- photos of wild animals from magazines
- birthday banner or poster for guests to decorate
- luminaries at night
Fun Games & Activities for a Camp Out Party include:
- scavenger hunt
- giant bubbles
- nature walk
- shadow puppets
- night time flash light walk
- star gazing
- ghost stories
Fun Arts & Crafts ideas for Campout Party include:
- paper bag luminaries
- animal masks
- painting
- pipe cleaner animals
- modeling clay animals
- nature collage (glue rocks, leaves, pine needles)
- paper airplanes
Fun Foods for a Campout Party include:
- sandwiches, chips, fruit and juice for lunch
- pancakes, cereal, yogurt and juice for breakfast
- beans and franks, mac & cheese, corn, and bake potatoes for dinner
- trail mix (nuts, m&ms, raisins) or granola bars for snacks
- worm cupcakes or bug mountain cake
- s'mores and hot chocolate (graham crackers, chocolate and roasted marshmallows for evening snack)
Fun Party Favors for a Campout Party include:
- flash lights
- collapsible cups
- canteens or waterbottles
- ghost story book
- star gazer books
- blowing bubbles
- animal crackers
Special Resources for Camp Out Party include:
- Birthday Express
- Kids' Party Fun Directory (entertainment, rentals, and places)
- National Parks
- Camping Directory
- Ghost Stories
- Star Constellations
- Kids Domain Camping craft ideas
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