It is the final week of the boys’ school and I think that I am more excited than the kids! I just love those summer vacation months where there are no hectic morning routines and evening homework battles {and a little more sleep is always good too!}.
One of the boys’ favorite summer activities is going camping and I have been coming up with a few activities that we can bring along with us on our adventures. A couple of weeks ago I shared this outdoor scavenger hunt and s’mores treat over at Design Dazzle’s summer camp, so today I thought that I would post it here for those of you that missed it. Don’t worry if you are not a camper though – these work well for backyard campers or a nature walk too!
To keep things simple, I printed out the scavenger hunt directly onto a paper bag so the kids would have something to collect all of their goodies in. When you are printing it out, use some washi tape or other light adhesive to stick the paper bag in the center of a regular sheet of paper. Make sure that you have the front of the bag facing upwards {you don’t want to print on the part that will be the bottom of the bag}. Depending on your printer, you will likely need to put the paper in the printer with the bag facing down, top end first.
If you don’t want to print out the checklist onto a paper bag, I have also created a full page printable. If you choose, you can just check things off the list when you see them rather than actually collecting everything to keep things even simpler!
DOWNLOAD TO PRINT ON PAPER BAG HERE
DOWNLOAD TO PRINT FULL PAGE HERE
Kids always like rewards, so once the hunt is done, they can sit down and relax with a s’mores treat!
Package up some s’mores bags with graham crackers, a couple of giant marshmallows and some mini chocolate bars. The Mr. Goodbars with the peanuts are my favorite!
If you aren’t really a camper or there happens to be a fire ban where you are camping, you can still enjoy some s’mores fun with a little mix of Teddy Grahams, chocolate chips, and mini-marshmallows. This also makes a good little snack for the kids if you are heading out for a walk on the trails.
DOWNLOAD SMORES TREAT TOPPERS HERE {DESIGN 1}
DOWNLOAD SMORES TREAT TOPPERS HERE {DESIGN 2}
Just download the topper that you would like, trim it down with a paper cutter and add it to the top of a standard plastic sandwich bag. I stapled mine on to secure and then added some twine to the top for more of a decorative look. Don’t forget to add names to the back so you don’t mix up the bags!
I hope you all have a wonderful summer and have some time to explore outside with your kiddos!
So cute, Jenn!
How fabulous is this!!! You must be the most popular Mom amongst your kid’s friends.
This is a great idea! I’m going camping to a 20 year reunion with friends and their families – this might be a nice ice breaker for us! (visiting from Small Vicotires Sunday)
Oh that would be a fun idea!!
What a great idea! Love it! 🙂
Thanks Alison!
Super fun. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for bringing this to our party and we hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls
This looks like so much fun- I want to go!! 🙂 It’s one of my features tomorrow night at Treasure Box Tuesday! Thank you for linking up with us, Jenn! 🙂
Love this! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we love partying with you! Hope to see you next Friday. 🙂
~Lorelai
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Hi, Jenn! Just wanted to let you know that we loved this post you linked up with us at last week’s #HomeMattersParty SO MUCH…we featured it at THIS week’s party! We’d love for you to come check it out! Happy Friday!
Thanks for sharing at the party! Pinned & shared hope to see you again soon.
Oops. I forgot to tell you how much I loved this idea & thanks for the free printables!
So cute. My little girl is a bit young for this but scavenger hunts are going to be one of my strategies to get her to love hiking as much as I do.!
Start them young! I hope your little one enjoys the outdoors as much as you do! 🙂
Will definitely try these at out Sunday School picnic April this year. The children will love these
I hope they enjoy them!
Thanks so much for the toppers and the scavenger hunt printable. My son’s 9th birthday party is going to be fun to plan because of you!
Oh fun! Happy birthday to your son! Mine turns 9 on Friday!
Are you a graphic designer? You obvs have a knack for packaging and styling. Hope your kids appreciate the effort. Looks great.
I’m definitely not a graphic designer but thanks so much!
This is seriously cute! My kids would love an outdoor scavenger hunt with yummy snacks. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Linky Party!
Thanks so much and thank-you for hosting!
Just tweeted, pinned and shared this! Adorable and educational. I love it. Great job, Mom!
Thanks so much Lisa! I appreciate you sharing!
Awesome idea! My kids are having a little creek swimming party this weekend, and I may just have to try this out on them! Thanks for sharing, I found this on #FoodieFriDIY. Happy camping!
That sounds like such a fun party! Hope the kids had a great time!
What a fun idea! I can’t wait to do this with my little guy! Thanks so much for sharing at Throwback Thursday.
How fun!! This would be perfect for when we go on our camping trips. Love it!
I’m definitely more of a backyard camper, but these are so cute! I love the s’mores bags!
Congrats on being featured in the #ThisIsHowWeRoll link party at Organized31!
Thank you for the scavenger hunt printable. I look forward to using this tomorrow at our Annual Family Picnic!
Oh fun! Hope you had a great family picnic! 🙂
Just using this for my son’s 2nd birthday…we are going camping with my family. Thank you! This is great!
Thanks for letting me know – I love hearing that people are using it! Happy Birthday to your son!
Thank you for these1 Just the perfect thing for my 8 year olds “Adventure” birthday.
Oh good! Hope you have a wonderful party!
I love this idea!! I am in charge of snacks for the week leading up to Earth Day. I wanted to come up with cute snacks that went along with the Earth Day theme. I am going to send trail mix as a snack in the paper bag to school and then the kids can take the bag with them and fill it with outdoor treasures. Thanks!!!
That’s a great idea! I hope they have fun with it!
I loved your idea and I was wondering if you had any problems printing the bags? Any tricks to keep them from jamming up the printer?
You can lightly tape the bags down to a standard sized piece of paper and just guide it through the printer. I didn’t have any troubles doing it this way. 🙂
I can’t them them to download, do you have to give me access? Birthday party tomorrow and was planning to use these and now in a panic as I can’t seem to access them! help
Are you using Chrome as your browser? Sometimes Google Drive can be a pain with other browsers.
I am using these for my son’s outdoor adventure birthday party in a couple of days. The mini-smores bags are so cute and I have the scavenger hunt things ready as well. I found pencils that are made from sticks, so that should add a nice outdoor element. Thanks for your ideas.
Oh those pencils sound so cute! I hope your son has a wonderful birthday and thanks so much for letting me know that you’re using the printables!
Thank you so much for sharing! The kids at our family reunion loved going on the scavenger hunt!
It saved me some printing time to insert the jpeg image in a blank publisher file and flip it upside down- no worries about the bag flap or the open end causing jams ( which inspired my trick)
Glad your family enjoyed it! Thanks for the tip! 🙂
Just found this site, going camping with our congregation this weekend! Will use these with the kiddos. The printables are lovely!
Have a wonderful camping trip! I love hearing when you guys use them so thanks for commenting! xo
Thank you so much for this! Going camping next month and this is perfect for our group.
Oh good! Hope you have fun with it!
We love your creativity at Merry Monday! Can’t wait to see what you’re up to next week! Where has the summer gone!!
The scavenger hunt is such a great idea! I’ve never thought about that before, that would be something to do with my Guides.
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Yes, I’ve had a lot of messages from troop leaders that have used it!
These are so cute! What a fun summer treat idea! Simply adorable!
I had to check out your scavenger hunt since I plan on doing one on my blog too. I like how yours really incorporates things you’d find at a campground out in the woods.
So easy to do for me, and the kids will love it thank you!! The bag makes even more interesting. Fun!
Hope your kids enjoy it! I wish mine were still that young! 🙂