The Kid’s Guide to Camping

The Kid’s Guide to Camping is a long book. It has some activities in it like mazes, codes, and word finds. It has packing lists and checklists for things like first aid kits. Kids are reminded to know the environment where they are and to take bear spray if there are bears and water shoes if there is water. But what do you do with the bear spray if you actually see a bear?

There are tips on how to take better pictures. The author recommends LeafSnap to identify leaves that you find on your hikes. She recommends National Geographic Kids, which has a geology page with some pictures of rocks. I think the point of this book is to get kids excited about camping. The advice seems useful, but it seems a little overwhelming. It might have helped to organize the book differently.

Some of the book reads like an advertisement for KOA. I’ve never stayed at KOA, so I don’t have an opinion. The author says some KOA campgrounds have pools and waterslides, even zip-lining and mini-golf! If you haven’t taken family camping trips before, there is a lot of information here to think about.