Creative Camping Crafts for Kids to Connect With Nature

The kids will have a blast looking for various items to make a nature mandala. They can find pretty flowers, oddshaped or colored leaves, and other outdoor items to create a mandala art piece.

Using the leaves and colorful flowers you find while camping can be a great way to make a fun art project. This gives a pretty cool example of the type of art that kids can make with the flowers and
leaves they find outdoors.

Don’t let the rain get you down while camping! Instead, use the mud the rain creates to make this fun clay rocket stove and teach your kids about fire.

Let the kids get creative and create their own camping story with painted rocks. This tutorial gives you some ideas on the various activities that you can take part in while camping and some examples of designs they can paint on rocks.

Even for young children, there are plenty of ways for to learn and this nature color wheel is just one example. While camping, encourage your little one to find colorful items to create a nature color wheel.

Pine cones are something many of us find while camping. Why not use those pine cones to create some colorful art. This is just one example of how you can create art with pine cones.

Pressing flowers is an easy activity that kids of all ages can do. While the kids are enjoying the outdoors, they can pick some colorful flowers to create their own pressed flower greeting card like the one shown here.

As the kids enjoy their time outdoors, making these leaf imprints is a great way to encourage exploration as they get creative with their hands. It’s also a great way for children to learn more about leaves and trees.

Another fun craft that uses the leaves you pick up while camping, this tutorial shows you how to make your own creative candle holder.

Creating a nature-inspired walking stick can be a great activity for kids of all ages. The biggest challenge may be finding the perfect stick, but the kids will still have fun exploring the outdoors and creating their own walking stick, perfect for when you're ready to hit the trails.

Using various items from your time camping, this nature fair house is a cool craft the kids can make. They can put together the house with items from nature and even use paint to decorate and make their fairy house unique.

The kids will have a blast making their own leaf glitter! Once their leaf glitter is made, they can then get even more creative and make different pictures or designs.

Create a beautiful and colorful butterfly from sticks, leaves, and some colorful paint. This activity is a fun project the kids can do while camping with the family.

Using marshmallows and toothpicks, the kids will love making their own constellations like the ones they see in the sky while camping.

Embrace nature and the bugs with this fun bug barn craft. The kids can get creative with a toilet paper roll and various items they’ve brought from home or can find in nature to design and decorate their bug house.

This fun craft uses acorns and marbles to make unique necklaces the kids can wear. If you are camping near an oak tree, these necklaces will make the perfect camping craft for kids.

Marshmallow shooters are probably one of the best crafts the kids can do while camping because they’ll have so much fun playing with them afterwards. Only a few supplies are needed to make these
shooters and the kids will have a blast with them - literally!

This glowing campfire craft is a fun activity for younger children to do. Once finished, they can pretend they are roasting their own marshmallows and enjoying the fire while camping.

To make these journey sticks, have your child find various items from their outdoor exploration. Leaves, sticks, flowers, and other nature items can be made into these journey sticks for a fun
camping craft for kids.

The kids will love getting creative and painting their own designs with the items they find while camping. From leaves to sticks, each item will bring a unique way for kids to paint.

Like the pressed flower cards, this craft uses the same idea but has children making bookmarks so that they can keep their place in their favorite book while camping.

Using items the kids find outdoors while camping, this nature name activity will have them design a unique art piece with their name.

Not just a fun camping craft for kids to do while enjoying their time outdoors, they can also play a game of tic tac toe with the family while camping.

Using recycled materials is a great way for the kids to get creative and this project has the kids turning a peanut butter jar into a fun lantern.

These easy and fun camp necklaces will not only be a fun craft for kids to make while camping, but they can keep the necklaces to remember all the good times they had on their outdoor adventure
with friends and family.

Using the flowers and items they find while exploring the outdoors, the kids will enjoy making and watching this adorable flower sun catcher.

Turn those colorful leaves you find outside into a fun dress up prince or princess crown. After they’ve made the crown, they can use it for pretend play.

Search for different types of rocks as you are out on your camping trip and let the kids use them to create their own butterfly painted rocks.

Another fun craft the kids can make with leaves are leaf butterflies. These butterflies use leaves and stems to create unique butterflies.

Cardboard tubes can be used in a variety of different ways which makes them the perfect item to craft with. One example of what you can do with them is to make binoculars. After the kids make the binoculars, they can use them on their nature walks or camping trips.

Crowns can be great for pretend play and making them out of wildflowers will let the kids get creative as they create their own crowns. This example uses daisy flowers, but any wildflowers you find while out camping can be used.