Backyard Camping Trip
By Susanne Myers, Fri Dec 9th

Are your kids begging you to take them camping, but you justcan’t find the time to take them on a trip? Or would youlike to introduce your kids to the fun of for the firsttime, but aren’t sure if they will enjoy it, or might getscared? Either way, out in your backyard will be a funway to spend the evening and night with your kids.

Get the kids involved in setting up camp in your backyard. Havethem help you set up the tent. Put them in charge of gettingtheir sleeping bags, flashlights and anything else they may needinto the tent. If it’s an option for you, you may even want tomake a campfire in your backyard. Check with your firedepartment before hand if this is an option in your area. Ifnot, just dig out the charcoal or gas grill. Grill some hotdogsand make some foil backed potatoes for dinner, and of courseyou’ll need some s’mores for desert. If you are roasting themarshmallows over your grill, put some aluminum foil over thegrate to keep the melting marshmallow from dripping onto yourgrill.

Don’t have a tent, or even a backyard for that matter? That’s noreason not to camp out. Just spread out your sleeping bags, oreven just some blanket in the living room. Turn off the TV,radio and

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video games. If you have a fireplace, build a fire.Otherwise, order some pizza and pop some popcorn and you caneven make s’mores in the microwave.

No matter where you decide to have your close to home campingtrip, take some time to sit together and talk. Telling stories,whether a campfire is involved or not, is always fun. Your kids’imagination in creating new stories may surprise you. Don’tforget to tell some handed down family tales.

Above all, think back about your favorite memories andrecreate them with your kids. Do you remember any good scarystories? Are there any games you enjoyed playing? What’s yourfavorite card game?

Have some fun with this, enjoy your kids and create somememories.

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