Camp Playdate Ideas

2 min read September 14, 2026 Jamie Bare
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Create a Happy Camper Space in your own back yard with this Camping Playdate!  Let kids explore the great outdoors with a DIY Teepee, Card Table Camper and camping crafts, games and treats! Add some camping gear too! Hang lanterns, trees, and don’t forget the inflatable fire.  This Camping Playdate will encourage hours of imagination and creativity at home.  Playdates are the best way to learn and explore. Check out all of the Camping Playdate ideas by Jamie Bare of The Crafting Chicks. Be sure to check-out even more of our fun and imaginative playdate ideas to spark your kids’ imagination.

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Camping Playdate

This Camping Playdate encourages hours of fun and imagination in your own back yard. Happy Campers can set up camp, get on their camping gear, and enjoy camp crafts and games. Kid will love creating a watercolor paper tent, and enjoying a delicious S’more Trifle! Encourage creativity and hours of fun in the Great Outdoors!

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Easy S'more Trifles

This Easy S’more Trifle is the perfect camping treat.  Kids will love this graham cracker, chocolate, and marshmallow Trifle that tasts like a S’more in a jar. Just top with some toasted marshmallows and chocolate bars!  The perfect snack after hours of imaginary fun and play in the great outdoors.

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Watercolor Paper Tent Craft

Let little campers create these Watercolor Paper Tents. Kids will love using paper, craft sticks and watercolors to create mini tents with their own creativity and design. Let them display their mini tents after a fun Camping Playdate!

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