Fire Restriction Camping Activities

from: http://www.familycampingnorthernontario.com/instead-of-a-campfire-top-20-family-activities-during-a-fire-restriction/

What to do as a family at night during a fire restriction?

There are many options as to how the family can spent evenings while out camping without a campfire….

Top 20 Night Time Activities for Families While Under a Fire Restriction

1. Play board games.
2. Play cards.
3. Have a bubble blowing competition.
4. Collect fireflies in a jar. (Release them before going to bed!)
5. Go looking for bullfrogs & toads.
6. Examine the night sky and try to identify constellations and stars with a star map.
7. Tell ghost stories.
8. Play truth or dare.
9. Have a sing-a-long.
10. Play hide and seak with flashlights and glow stick necklaces.
11. Go for a midnight swim.
12. Roast marshmallows and smores over an approved propane flame.
13. Do a video journal or make a movie featuring the family as the actors. Film  with an iphone or a video camera.
14. Plan a scavenger hunt and use gps coordinates or instruction cards to find small prizes.
15. Have a family jam with guitars, harmonicas, flutes, etc.. if you are a musical family.
16. Try a new craft like origami or airplane model assembling.
17. Use your imagination with glow in the dark paints and large poster board sheets.
18. Have a murder mystery supper with the family. (The bigger the family, the better!)
19. Play glow frisbee.
20. Play old time favorite games but play them glow in the dark style.

Hope this gives you ideas for how to occupy yourself when camping in a restricted fire zone. As you can see, there are many fun activities you can do with the family that will be even more fun than just sitting around the campfire! All it takes is a little advance planning and you will be on your way to  fun family camping in Northeastern Ontario.