Camping trips are great breaks from usually hectic daily routines of city living. It takes your mind off from unnecessary pressures and gives you a fresher perspective on things. But camping should not be for the busy adult in the family only. Camping is ideally a family affair and should be enjoyed by everyone, including kids. Lining up fun and enjoyable activities for your kids to do will not only keep them from being bored and from complaining all throughout the trip thereby giving you some time on your hands to relax, but choosing the right camping activity for your kids can also develop some...

My kids love camping. All winter long they wanted to know when we would be going again. And the thing they look forward to the most? Biking. Being eight and five they aren’t allowed to venture far from home, and living in town I make them stay on the sidewalks. They love the freedom when we camp to bike all over the campground and through trails, and just have the chance to discover new places. We bought a couple of sets of walkie talkies and attached one to each bike, and keep a set with us at the campground so we can keep in touch with them. And they really come in handy. Our son had no...

The campfire is part of what makes the whole camping experience memorable. It may not take long for the swimming, playing and traveling fade from our memory bank, but years after the campfire has turned cold the memories will linger on and on. What makes the campfire so special? We all have our own ideas. There are so many great things about campfires and what we can do during the fire. Even starting the fire can be a mystery to some of us who have never had to start one. Irma and I pulled into a beautiful BC Provincial Park campground one evening. We set up the trailer, cleaned and made the table...

by Chris Channing With vacations costing so much these days, camping is becoming more popular among the average family. Families that take camping trips regularly are adapted to living out in the wilderness, but new families may not be. If you’re just starting out, there are some tools you should be familiar with. The mode of rest you get is the first thing to plan. First camping trips usually don’t include an expensive camper or vehicle, so odds are you will be using a tent or a cabin to do the camping in. A tent is easy to setup, and models today only take minutes to setup. You...