Kum ba yah

We're camping out for the 4th! We'll have 3 toddlers and a baby, a river, and a fire. Our plan is to keep the kids entertained so they stay out of danger. Here are some ideas we've found:

-flashlight tag
-balance beam (line up sticks or anything you find, and have your kids walk along it. You can walk next to it, on top of it, go backwards, one foot on either side of the line, hop down, etc)
-digging (we found buckets and shovels at the dollar store)
-nature hunt (look for something specific, a list of things, or let the kids find anything they think is cool)

-Bubbles
-limbo
-Train ride (hang on to waists and let each child lead the train on a ride through the trees)
-treasure boxes (paint egg cartons and let the kids put the treasures from their nature hunt in the boxes)
-card games (we found crazy eights and go fish at the dollar store. the decks of cards are Disney Cars themed)
-I spy

I'm crossing my fingers that these activities will actually work!
*If you have any more clever ideas, let us know...please!!

Let's get camping -PETUNIA

We will be participating in the Great American Backyard Camp out on June 27th...will you? You don't actually have to camp in your backyard. The goal is to get people out to reconnect with nature. I love the idea. I think it's great to slow down, enjoy nature, and spend time with family. Go register your camp out today...I did!

This is where Poppy and I will be taking our families
We went last year and had a great time, so we decided to do it again, and bring our little sister and her husband along too!