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Happy Campers: Your Kid-Friendly Camping Essentials
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items Ready to introduce your kids to the joys of camping? This essential gear list covers everything you need for a fun, safe, and comfortable outdoor adventure with your little ones, from cozy sleeping arrangements to engaging activities.
Sections
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Sleeping Soundly
Eating & Hydrating
Health & Safety
First Aid & Bug/Sun Protection
Sleeping Soundly
Necessities for sleeping soundly and comfortably when you're camping with littles.
A larger 8-person tent perfect for a whole family. It takes about 15 minutes to set up, plus it has an E-port which allows you to bring power into the tent!
Montana™ 8-Person Tent
A highly rated self-inflating sleeping pad, designed to provide cushioning and insulation from the cold, hard ground. A must-have for tent camping!
Gear Doctors 4.3R Insulated Self Inflating Camping Pad
A smaller easy-to-set-up tent perfect for kids or as an add-on for extra space. Provides a safe and cozy sleeping space just for the kids, giving them a sense of independence.
Kids Wonder Lake™ 2-Person Dome Tent
A great sleeping bag that can be used for kids and adults! It's built to last and has a compression feature to minimize bulkiness when picking the car.
MalloMe Cold & Warm Sleeping Bag for Kids & Adults
A small, inflatable pillow that provides neck support for a better night's sleep while camping. It also has a removable cover for easy cleaning!
Hikenture Ultralight Inflatable Camping Pillow
Eating & Hydrating
Cooking while away from home, especially while camping, can be tricky. These recommendations will help ease the process and make the experience smoother and faster.
A small, lightweight folding table perfect fit kids to eat at or for games. Provides a clean and stable surface for meals and activities, keeping things off the ground.
Coleman Compact Aluminum Folding Table, Seats 4
A compact and efficient stove and pot set for cooking simple meals. This set allows you to prepare warm meals with ease.
MSR PocketRocket 2 Ultralight Mini Stove Kit
A durable and ready-to-use water bladder for staying hydrated. This provides a convenient way for kids to access water throughout the day, crucial for stations energized.
Big Zip™ EVO Reservoir
Durable and reusable utensils in a compact carrying case. Reduces waste and ensures everyone has clean eating utensils.
Camp Cookware | Camping Cook Set
Lightweight and durable bowls and cups sized perfectly for kids.
GSI Outdoors Cascadian 1-Person Table Set
Health & Safety
Camping daily essentials for cooking and hygiene.
A perfect camping sink for washing hands and dishes. There's nothing worse than needing a dish while camping and they're all dirty! So this is a must-have so that dishes are ready when you're need them!
Coleman All In One Portable Sink 2000016453
A quick-drying and absorbent towel. It doesn't take up much space so it's perfect for packing.
REI Co-op Multi Towel Mini
These are convenient and effective for cleaning hands and faces on-the-go, especially while camping when water and soap aren't readily available.
Boogie Wipes Antibacterial Hand Wipes, 5x20
First Aid & Bug/Sun Protection
First aid and health necessities.
A comprehensive first aid kit designed for families on outdoor adventures. Accidents happen, and having a well-stocked kit allows you to handle minor injuries quickly and effectively.
Adventure First Aid Family Kit
Kid-Friendly bandages that make boo-boos a little less scary. That are great because they're flexible, waterproof, AND they glow in the dark!
Welly Bandage Large Refill Pack - 160 Count
Effective insect repellent for the whole family. This one contains 15% deet, which is less than regular bug spray.
OFF! Family Care Insect & Mosquito Repellent 4oz 2ct
This is an effective bug repellent that's good for the whole family. It doesn't contain deet, if you prefer a product with out.
OFF! Clean Feel Picaridin Insect Repellent Aerosol, 2 Cans
These patches are great for treating bug bites. They contain aloe and witch hazel to provide quick comfort.
Quitch Mosquito Bite Itch Relief Patch
This is a great sunscreen that offers mineral based protection that's safe for kids with sense skin.
Aveeno Kids Mineral Sunscreen - Sensitive Skin
This multi-pack of Burts Bees SPF lip balm is great for the whole family. Lips are often forgotten when we think about sun protection, so this pack is great become you can keep one in every bag while camping.
Burt’s Bees SPF 30 Lip Balm, Island Getaway, 3 Tubes