Teegan
She is almost 2yo. We went camping last year and she did really well but she wasn't even one and just starting to walk. Any suggestions on things that I can bring along to keep her busy when we're having some down time? Should I get a couple of new things to play with so she'll stay busy longer? I don't think I'll have too much trouble with getting her to sleep at night (knock on wood) but if I do any suggestions on helping with that? I'm looking for any suggestions and insight from anyone with experience!
Answer
>>Her Entertainment
Ball - 1 should suffice
Books - 3 old, 2 new (Some she can 'read' and some to read to her)
Toys - A few new and a few old
Bring a small play tent for her to play in.
If there is a beach there, bring sand and water toys.
If she has a favorite outside toy, bring that.
>>Bedtime
Blankets - Bring enough to put on the floor (padding) plus enough for each of you to sleep with.
Pillows - Bring 3 - 4
Stuffed Animals
Story - Have a few good ones memorized or bring a bedtime story
All of you should go to bed at the same time. So either let her stay up later or go to bed early.
>>Clothes
Shirts - 1/day + 2
Shorts - 1/day + 2
Long Pants - 2 pair
Socks - 3 pair
Shoes - 1 sandals & 1 tennis shoes
If she is in diapers, 1 pack + wipes.
If she is potty trained, 1 pair/day + 4.
Sweatshirts - 1 or 2
Swimsuit + Swim towel
>>Other
Bring shower towels.
Bring her soap/shampoo.
Bring shower shoes for her.
Bring her a pair of sunglasses and a hat.
Bring 1 - 2 flashlights.
Bring her plenty of snacks like pretzels, crackers, cookies, chips, fruit snacks,fruit cups, jello/pudding cups, granola bars, etc.
Bring her plenty of drinks; water + juice.
Wipes - even if she is potty trained - great for sticky hands.
Bring her disposable sippy cups. That way if they are too dirty to clean in the bathroom sink, you can throw them away.
If she is potty trained, bring her potty chair. This way if she is to far from the bathroom or is scared of it, she can use her seat.
Bring her sunscreen and bug repellent patches. These do not contain harmful deet like the spray does. Look for them at your local nutrition store.
Bring bottled water for her, don't rely on the water there.
Have plenty of hair ties/clips to get her hair out of her face when it's super hot and sticky.
Bring an umbrella.
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GENERAL CAMPING TIPS
Waterproof your tent.
Bring plenty of s'mores stuff.
Bring a cooler full of dry ice. Fill it with milk, juice, meat, cheese, fruit, etc.
Bring bread and other foods to make your lunches and dinners. Also bring equipment for cooking over a fire.
Bring a tent thing and a table for your food.
Bring chairs and blankets for around the fire.
Bring stuff to start a fire.
You may want to bring bikes.
HAVE FUN!
DON'T FORGET TO BRING A WAGON OR STROLLER!
>>Her Entertainment
Ball - 1 should suffice
Books - 3 old, 2 new (Some she can 'read' and some to read to her)
Toys - A few new and a few old
Bring a small play tent for her to play in.
If there is a beach there, bring sand and water toys.
If she has a favorite outside toy, bring that.
>>Bedtime
Blankets - Bring enough to put on the floor (padding) plus enough for each of you to sleep with.
Pillows - Bring 3 - 4
Stuffed Animals
Story - Have a few good ones memorized or bring a bedtime story
All of you should go to bed at the same time. So either let her stay up later or go to bed early.
>>Clothes
Shirts - 1/day + 2
Shorts - 1/day + 2
Long Pants - 2 pair
Socks - 3 pair
Shoes - 1 sandals & 1 tennis shoes
If she is in diapers, 1 pack + wipes.
If she is potty trained, 1 pair/day + 4.
Sweatshirts - 1 or 2
Swimsuit + Swim towel
>>Other
Bring shower towels.
Bring her soap/shampoo.
Bring shower shoes for her.
Bring her a pair of sunglasses and a hat.
Bring 1 - 2 flashlights.
Bring her plenty of snacks like pretzels, crackers, cookies, chips, fruit snacks,fruit cups, jello/pudding cups, granola bars, etc.
Bring her plenty of drinks; water + juice.
Wipes - even if she is potty trained - great for sticky hands.
Bring her disposable sippy cups. That way if they are too dirty to clean in the bathroom sink, you can throw them away.
If she is potty trained, bring her potty chair. This way if she is to far from the bathroom or is scared of it, she can use her seat.
Bring her sunscreen and bug repellent patches. These do not contain harmful deet like the spray does. Look for them at your local nutrition store.
Bring bottled water for her, don't rely on the water there.
Have plenty of hair ties/clips to get her hair out of her face when it's super hot and sticky.
Bring an umbrella.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL CAMPING TIPS
Waterproof your tent.
Bring plenty of s'mores stuff.
Bring a cooler full of dry ice. Fill it with milk, juice, meat, cheese, fruit, etc.
Bring bread and other foods to make your lunches and dinners. Also bring equipment for cooking over a fire.
Bring a tent thing and a table for your food.
Bring chairs and blankets for around the fire.
Bring stuff to start a fire.
You may want to bring bikes.
HAVE FUN!
DON'T FORGET TO BRING A WAGON OR STROLLER!
Traveling/camping with Toddler this weekend. Advice about bedtime?
Lisa V
My son is 18 1/2 months and a FABULOUS sleeper. We are going camping for the first time for the summer and was looking for a little input. we own a travel trailer and my son will be sleeping in the pack and play. Last year--he was little enough to just old/rock to sleep and then put in the pack and play. This year is going to be tricky. I want to keep his schedule somewhat normal. I know camping allows for some flexibility though. At home--we do 2 or 3 "nighty night" books and then I lay him down, turn on his music box and he's set! I'm nervous that this won't work at camp. It's going to be a new surrounding, new "bed," new noises etc. Any advice from anyone who has either camped or traveled with a child this age? How was the transitions from bed to pack and play? Home to camper/tent/hotel room? Any advice is appreciated. I'm hoping he will be good and tired enough to pass out.
ps--Advice about nap-time would be great too. I don't really wanna skip nap. He gets VERY cranky without it.
Answer
We camped last summer with our son who at the time was the same age as your son is now. We would do our hiking in the mornings and other outdoor active things like that then before the heat of the day. We'd return to camp around noon and have lunch and he'd go down for a sleep for a couple hours. We waited until about 3 each day to go swimming because by then the pools were empty practically because people were leaving after being their all day long. It was great because we had the whole pool practically to ourselves then and we could swim a couple hours and return and come back for dinner and things at camp.
For bedtime he went down around 9:00 which is an hour later than he normally does at home. The week before the trip though I got him ready for it so it wasn't too bad. What I did was this:
* Went to the library and got kids books on camping and we talked about the pictures and things people were doing on a camping trip. We read those every night leading up to the trip for night night books and story so he was familiar with things camping was.
* we bought him his own play tent that we took along and set up for him the week before so he could see a tent that was his size and play even though he'd be in with us at night.
* I took him to the store and let him pick out a fun flashlight that was a plane. He had to squeeze the handle to make it work and the propellor went around. He loved it. For naps and bedtime the week before I also let him sleep on top of his sleeping bag and camping blanket so it would be familiar to him on the trip. We just put it in his pack and play and it was fine.
* To adjust for what I knew would end up being a thrown off bed time I put him to bed at 7:00 instead of his usual 8:00 bedtime the week before so that when he stayed up later (and I knew it would happen) he wouldn't be so cranky since he was paying off part of the "sleep debt" a little bit before we went the following week. When we camped I'd get him up at the same time as we do at home (7:00/7:30) and it made naps easier then in the afternoon since he was up an hour later each night.
It was rough the first day because of all the excitement but after that he was fine.
We camped last summer with our son who at the time was the same age as your son is now. We would do our hiking in the mornings and other outdoor active things like that then before the heat of the day. We'd return to camp around noon and have lunch and he'd go down for a sleep for a couple hours. We waited until about 3 each day to go swimming because by then the pools were empty practically because people were leaving after being their all day long. It was great because we had the whole pool practically to ourselves then and we could swim a couple hours and return and come back for dinner and things at camp.
For bedtime he went down around 9:00 which is an hour later than he normally does at home. The week before the trip though I got him ready for it so it wasn't too bad. What I did was this:
* Went to the library and got kids books on camping and we talked about the pictures and things people were doing on a camping trip. We read those every night leading up to the trip for night night books and story so he was familiar with things camping was.
* we bought him his own play tent that we took along and set up for him the week before so he could see a tent that was his size and play even though he'd be in with us at night.
* I took him to the store and let him pick out a fun flashlight that was a plane. He had to squeeze the handle to make it work and the propellor went around. He loved it. For naps and bedtime the week before I also let him sleep on top of his sleeping bag and camping blanket so it would be familiar to him on the trip. We just put it in his pack and play and it was fine.
* To adjust for what I knew would end up being a thrown off bed time I put him to bed at 7:00 instead of his usual 8:00 bedtime the week before so that when he stayed up later (and I knew it would happen) he wouldn't be so cranky since he was paying off part of the "sleep debt" a little bit before we went the following week. When we camped I'd get him up at the same time as we do at home (7:00/7:30) and it made naps easier then in the afternoon since he was up an hour later each night.
It was rough the first day because of all the excitement but after that he was fine.
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