Plenty of little things to amuse them that wont take up a lot of room. Tennis balls are great and take colouring in books and pencils etc because if the weather is hot you don't want them outside all the time. Do you have a baby bath at all still? Might be an idea to take that too to make washing them easier as you wont have a lot of water available for bathing and you will need to make the most of every drop of water(unless there are amenities where you are going with showers etc).
ETA - warm clothes for the kids to sleep in at night because it is surprising at just how cold it can get at night and you don't want to be caught out.
Re: a bath - do you have a big plastic storage tub? We use one to bath DS2 in (even DS1 who is 5 crams himself in it LOL). It's so handy because we need to bring the tub for storage anyway and it means we don't have to queue up waiting for a shower and then have to try and coordinate our small children in the shower, get them dressed without their clothes getting wet in the cubicle etc.
Are you staying in a tent? If so, make sure you have some tarp to put in front of the tent entrance so you aren't trecking as much dirt in. Also bring a broom, kids bring so much dirt into tents. Maybe bring a tub to store your shoes in too, to encourage your kids not to wear them in the tent.
Toys - Definitely some indoor friendly toys are good. We also bring our laptop so the kids can watch DVDs if they wake up early or it's raining. Bat and ball games are always a winner when camping and they don't take up too much room.
Some other suggestions:
* Do you have chairs for yourself and the kids?
* Insect repellent
* Sunscreen
* Hats (for all of you )
* Swimmers (if there is water nearby)
* Beach towels
* Towels for the shower
* Some plastic bags for rubbish, wet clothes, using in the shower, etc.
Umm...that's all I can think of atm. I have a huge spreadsheet with a list of all the things we need to pack when we go camping. It's so handy so I don't need to write a new list each time!
ETA - Another tip regarding showering - Plan to shower at a non-peak time so you don't have to queue.
I'm so with you Sarah, I refuse to go anywhere without showers and toilets LOL! We're planning a caravaning trip over to W.A at the end of next year so I think I may have to compromise on my stance at some point, eek!
Hope the packing is going well. You'll have a great time, I promise
I've been camping in some very basic spots with the little ones so I've developed a very relaxed attitude to dirt. Let it be your friend and you'll have a much happier time I couldn't care less if they were in a grotty tshirt for a couple of days. In fact it will make your return home a lot easier because you'll have to work your butt off washing everything so less work for you!
Trish has a lot of it covered but I'd say even if they have toilets I'd still take a potty or a little camping toilet. For night time toilet trips or if he gets a bit put off from the smell from the public ones (like mine did) it might be a godsend.
Some of that antiseptic handwash is a good idea for piece of mind.
ETA if you're sleeping on a blow up mattress be aware that overnight you get rising cold coming up from the ground and it can really chill you. Insulating with a woollen blanket or one of those foil thermo thingos (sorry not sure of proper name) helps with that.
Last edited by ~Raven~; December 28th, 2009 at 06:52 AM.
Well I'm not so sure it's going to be happening anymore. It is absolutely pouring here at the moment & has been since Christmas Day, unfortunately the prediction for where we're going is the same until Saturday. I really don't want to have to deal with two kids & very little distraction in the rain. Hmmm
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so less work for you!
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