kids activities for seasonal camping
Hi all im new here and new to rvs! We just purchased a 5th wheel last summer. Right now we have it at a seasonal site which we picked purely because we have family there. Come to realize not shortl...
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We've owned a camping lot for over 20 years at a park. A blue collar park where during the week hardly anybody there. But on weekends many people. We watched neighbors kids grow up and now have their own kids. They still come by for a visit but now all grown up. I used to enjoy taking them on "nature" hikes. That was after got some books and learned just about every type of tree we had and what the Indians used them for. And then we together made an old fashion wagon wheels. They and I learned a lot. They saved bacon grease for a long time to use as axle grease. Sort of fun. Made many bird houses, wooden toys etc. Girls learned to make stuff on campfire and always enjoyed getting as many dishes dirty as they could; being boys had to clean up if they didn't help. Girl brought back rocks, boys would cut up and polish and girl would make jewelry. My mind still hears that rock tumbler crunching.
1st off sand box. Be prepared for cats to use it more than you, sad to say.
2nd Don't plan on park having kid things to do or even planned. Can't tell you the times in our park things get cancelled due to low turn out or weather. Our pool was closed for many summers due to maint or (whatever). Kids got over it quick. The oldest boy also made money washing cars and rv's and wanted to come every weekend.
Neighbors took kids to garage sales in local area and brought "stuff" back. They also found good fishing lakes, horseback riding and lots of other stuff that was in area that hardly anybody else knew about. We took them black berry or huckleberry picking often and went on rafting trips down river. Their parents would pick us up down river and on way back we'd all have dinner together. They also got better at smoking salmon than me. My wife yelled and scared a bear one time and oldest boy thought my wife saved his life. He wrote a school story assignment about it. (Wife could do no wrong after that):B
When they used to whine and cry we'd hear it, all we had to do was let them know they must be like "campers" just like the rest of everybody in the park and not babies. Worked every time. They could sit around the campfire for as long as they wanted, but they had to get up at normal time 6:30. They learned a lot at a place where not many things are for kids to do.
Today the oldest boy married a Japanese lady and teaches English in Japan. Next boy has construction company and not in debt and builds spec houses. Girl drives a school bus with 2 kids.
When we do together anymore (usually once a year), the kids have a big spot in their heart for that park.
Being the park is out of town the girl was able (thru the park) to join a local 4H group and she raised a lamb one year. Which was not allowed in town where she lived. She'd invite her neighborhood friends from the city with her for weekend and believe was the total envy of others. Boys got hooked up with some people in park that did "ham radio" and would listen real late at night from around the world. Not to mention being away from their parents and up real late, they loved it.
OK I'll shut up.
Thanks
1st off sand box. Be prepared for cats to use it more than you, sad to say.
2nd Don't plan on park having kid things to do or even planned. Can't tell you the times in our park things get cancelled due to low turn out or weather. Our pool was closed for many summers due to maint or (whatever). Kids got over it quick. The oldest boy also made money washing cars and rv's and wanted to come every weekend.
Neighbors took kids to garage sales in local area and brought "stuff" back. They also found good fishing lakes, horseback riding and lots of other stuff that was in area that hardly anybody else knew about. We took them black berry or huckleberry picking often and went on rafting trips down river. Their parents would pick us up down river and on way back we'd all have dinner together. They also got better at smoking salmon than me. My wife yelled and scared a bear one time and oldest boy thought my wife saved his life. He wrote a school story assignment about it. (Wife could do no wrong after that):B
When they used to whine and cry we'd hear it, all we had to do was let them know they must be like "campers" just like the rest of everybody in the park and not babies. Worked every time. They could sit around the campfire for as long as they wanted, but they had to get up at normal time 6:30. They learned a lot at a place where not many things are for kids to do.
Today the oldest boy married a Japanese lady and teaches English in Japan. Next boy has construction company and not in debt and builds spec houses. Girl drives a school bus with 2 kids.
When we do together anymore (usually once a year), the kids have a big spot in their heart for that park.
Being the park is out of town the girl was able (thru the park) to join a local 4H group and she raised a lamb one year. Which was not allowed in town where she lived. She'd invite her neighborhood friends from the city with her for weekend and believe was the total envy of others. Boys got hooked up with some people in park that did "ham radio" and would listen real late at night from around the world. Not to mention being away from their parents and up real late, they loved it.
OK I'll shut up.
Thanks
