Camping Puzzles were printables I found online. The one up top had kids pick a random number and add that many fireflies to the night sky. The lower puzzle had kids rearrange a picture that had been cut into strips.
Going Fishing was very popular- our library's play fishing poles could actually reel the fish in!
Marshmallow Art was also very popular- kids used different sizes of marshmallows to create art.
At the S'more Games station, kids could build s'mores by matching the colors and shapes on graham crackers (cardboard squares), chocolate (felt & fabric paint), and marshmallows (giant pom-poms). They could also sort marshmallows on sticks by color or by rhyming word family.
The tents were also super popular. I had a bunch of camping themed books on hand to read inside & then check out, but families also had fun just pretending to camp. You can also see our fire building station in the bottom corner.
The fire building station in action. A family was kind enough to let us borrow this fabric rocks, logs, and fire set just for this program!
The snack- s'mores trail mix. I wish there was a way to safely and easily do s'mores, but trail mix made out of mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, and teddy grahams was a very tasty second choice.
This program was a ton of fun! It was great seeing all the surprised faces when they came in to see two big tents set up in our storytime rooms and I think families had a really good time. I'd like to do camping again in a year or two, maybe in the fall when we could pitch a giant tent outside. Happy trails!
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