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11 Fun-and-Games Gifts for Kid Campers

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If your kids love camping, they’ll love getting gifts of games and gadgets for outdoor play and adventurous fun. From kid-play fake campfire s’mores to night-vision and glow-in-the-dark games, here are some favorites for tots to teens, many of which are fun for the whole family to enjoy outdoors.

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What’s Next? A Life-size Game, M&J Games

In this fun, active, educational, and amusing life-size game, which comes with giant rubbery dice and big weatherproof cards, you and the kids are the puzzle pieces. The special-needs version is great and accessible for keeping neurodivergent kids engaged and entertained.

What’s Next? $44.99: mj-games.com

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What's Next? A Life-Size Game with waterproof cards and a giant dice where kids are the game pieces makes a great activity for camping and outdoor play. Photo courtesy of M&J Games.
What’s Next? A Life-Size Game with waterproof cards and a giant dice where kids are the game pieces makes a great activity for camping and outdoor play. Photo courtesy of M&J Games.

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Let’s Explore Campfire S’mores Play Set, Melissa & Doug

This 23-piece pretend-play campfire comes with double-sided marshmallows (uncooked and cooked), toasting sticks, cardboard crackling flames, logs and a wooden saw, an activity book, and, of course, pretend wooden chocolate pieces and graham crackers. With a mesh bag, it’s easy to carry along for camping trips or outdoor play anywhere.

Let’s Explore Campfire S’mores Play Set, $34.99: melissaanddoug.com

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Outside Inside Axe Throwing, GSI Outdoors

These foam axes include gripper strips that stick to an easy-to-hang-anywhere collapsible target, letting fast-throwing kid campers and adults connect with their inner lumberjack for lots of outdoor laughs.

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Outside Inside Axe Throwing, $36.95: gsioutdoors.com

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Softshell Ice Cream Ball, UCO

Anyone who loves ball toss and ice cream will love getting this ball that makes ice cream in minutes with just a few added ingredients and no electricity required. Just toss it, shake it, and roll it for a great dessert activity.

Softshell Ice Cream Ball, $44.99: ucogear.com

 Kids will have a tasty ton of fun tossing, rolling and shaking up homemade ice cream for dessert after playing with the UCO Ice Cream Ball. Photo courtesy of UCO.
Kids will have a tasty ton of fun tossing, rolling, and shaking up homemade ice cream for dessert after playing with the UCO Ice Cream Ball. Photo courtesy of UCO.

Grizzly Bear Games Play Set, Melissa & Doug

This cute game includes bear heads with sticky snouts and paws with self-stick hook-and-loop tabs to hunt and scoop up bear snacks that include plush toy trout, moths, and huckleberries. The map and activity card can also teach kiddos how to spot bears.

Grizzly Bear Games Play Set, $37.99: melissaanddoug.com

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Kids can have fun pretending to be fierce with the Grizzly Bear Games Play Set. Photo courtesy of Melissa & Doug.
Kids can have fun pretending to be fierce with the Grizzly Bear Games Play Set. Photo courtesy of Melissa & Doug.

Outdoor Knots, Waterproof Plastic Fan Pack, REI

Have fun learning to tie 20 different knots for any situation, from a bowline, butterfly knot, and clove hitch to a double fisherman’s, sheepshank, and timber hitch. The pocket-size card packs come with a belt clip, and each shows easy-to-follow how-to steps and situations for when to use each knot.

Outdoor Knots, Waterproof Plastic Fan Pack, $6.76: rei.com

Learn the 20 best knots to cover every rope-tying situation. Outdoor Knots features easy-to-read, step-by-step drawings on waterproof plastic cards. Photo courtesy of REI.

Canoe Cribbage Board Set, GSI Outdoors

For anyone who loves the lake, canoeing, or camping, this beautifully crafted hand-painted resin board kicks a game of cribbage up a notch. Perfect for rain-day camping, RV, or cabin trips.

Canoe Cribbage Board Set, $36.95: gsioutdoors.com

Perfect for rainy-day and winter tournaments at home or at camp, this charming hand-painted Canoe Cribbage Board makes a great gift for anyone who loves the lake, canoeing, or the outdoors. Be the first to 121 by acquiring points with pairs, runs, and combinations. Photo courtesy of GSI Outdoors.

Toddler Nightvision Binoculars, Smart Kids Planet

Ergonomically designed for tots to hold and with large, comfy eye cups for little eyes, these binoculars feature focus-free clear vision to light up curious children’s faces when they see objects brought to life in the dark for some wonderous nighttime entertainment.

Toddler Nightvision Binoculars, $53.99: smartkidsplanet.com

These toy binoculars feature clear focus-free vision, 2x magnification, a built-in flashlight and a neck strap. 3 LR44H Batteries required (included). Photo courtesy of Smarts Kid Planet.

Night Quest Voyager Adventure Kit, Wild Life Outdoor Adventures

Keep kids entertained after dark by examining the night sky with this kit that contains activities, an illustrated field guide, and tools for stargazing and nocturnal adventures. The kit includes a headlamp, star-wheel planisphere, water bottle, constellation flash cards, glow sticks, and glow-in-the-dark stickers.

Nightquest Voyager Adventure Kit, $40: jointhewildlilfe.com

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This kit offers tools and activities for stargazing and nocturnal adventures, igniting curiosity about the wonders of the universe. Photo courtesy of Wild Life Outdoor Adventures.

Zoom Tube Monocular, Nocs

Teens will dig this ultra-compact single optical lens that brings far-away nature up close and personal. Add an Inspector Microscope 4x Multiplier Lens attachment and they’ll be nose-close to flowers, trees and the campsite floor, looking bugs and insects in the eye, magnified fourfold.

Zoom Tube Monocular, $75: Inspector Microscope 4x Multiplier Lens, $35; nocsprovisions.com

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Nite Ize Flashflight Flying Disc, REI

You can toss this perfectly balanced, rechargeable Frisbee day and night thanks to its brilliant lights, making Frisbee Toss the perfect activity for after-supper camping or backyard barbecue fun.

Nite Ize Flashflight Flying Disc, $35: rei.com

Professional flight meets brilliant light in the rechargeable Nite Ize Flashflight flying disc with color-changing Disc-O Tech. It’s so perfectly balanced, you’ll want to use it from day to night. Photo courtesy of REI.

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