30 Camping Craft Ideas That Kids Will Love To Make

The best part of camping with kids is spending time in the great outdoors together and doing things you might not typically do, yet sometimes they need a little extra entertainment during your camping trip. These camping craft ideas are the perfect way to keep kids occupied at the campsite (or for some fun camp crafts for kids to do at home too).

These camping crafts are also great for rainy days at the campsite where you need some things to do undercover or in your tent, while the wet weather passes.

Fun Camping Crafts For Kids & Teens

These fun camping craft ideas are sure to keep the kids entertained when you all need a break back at the campsite! We have included a variety of camp crafts to suit different ages, including many suitable for younger kids as well as a few that are perfect for teens and tweens if you’re looking for Summer camp crafts. These also make great camping party activities too!

1. Campfire S’mores Craft

This super cute campfire s’mores craft is made using popsicle sticks and paper plates, along with other simple materials to create this cute camping scene.

2. Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder

This popsicle stick bird feeder is not only a fun and relatively simple camping craft, but also a practical one. Set it up hanging from a tree at your campsite to watch the local birds come for some seed and then take it home to hang in a tree in your backyard too.

3. Nature Paint Brushes

Bring your paper and paints and find natural materials on the ground near your campsite to make nature paintbrushes. They will each make unique textures and patterns on the paper which is fun for the kids to experiment with. This is such an easy camping craft idea. Items like leaves, pine cones, flowers and bark can be great paintbrushes or nature stamps.

4. Camping Story Stones

Story stones are a wonderful way to encourage campfire storytelling, so why not create your own set of DIY story stones as a camping craft? Find some smooth rocks and use acrylic paints or paint pens to prompt story ideas.

5. Popsicle Stick Smores Craft

This popsicle stick smores craft is an adorable camping craft for kids, using popsicle sticks, paint, paper and glue.

6. Origami Tent

If you’re looking for camping crafts for older kids and teens, follow this origami tent video tutorial to make these cute mini tents from construction paper.

7. Painted Cactus Rocks

The original source of this fabulous craft is unknown but it would be simple to recreate, using smooth rocks you find near your campsite or along the beach, painted like little cactuses and put into a pot. How cute!

8. Tic Tac Toe Board

This craft will take a little more preparation at home before you start your camping trip, if you’re planning to use a vinyl cutting machine to make the lines on the woodslice. Otherwise, simply bring your wood slice and some paints or paint pens and do the decorating at the campsite to make a version of this cute tic tac toe board.

9. Fork-Painted Campfire Craft

This fork-painted campfire craft is a really simple one that only needs a couple of items – the printed campfire design, paint and a fork. A great quick camping craft idea for kids to do while you’re prepping for dinner. This activity is a fun craft for younger children.

10. DIY Paracord Keychains

These paracord keychains look great and take only around 5 minutes to make, perfect for summer camp crafts or rainy day camping activities. They do require a lighter to melt the cord ends, so some adult assistance (or supervision) is required.

11. Yarn Dreamcatcher

These yarn dreamcatchers are beautiful and would make lovely DIY gifts that kids can make for family and friends, or simply to hang in their room after camping. They are inspired by the Native American tradition of protecting people from bad dreams by hanging a dream catcher above where you sleep.

12. Cardboard Circle Friendship Bracelets

These friendship bracelets are so easy to make, even for younger kids. We have made these with our own kids when they were quite young and they turn out great. Give kids a variety of yarn colours and they can trade friendship bracelets with fellow campers.

13. Ladder Stich Friendship Bracelets

Keep the kids busy making these ladder stitch friendship bracelets for a different style of bracelet that might be a little tricker than the version above but fun for older kids and tweens.

14. Camping Shrinky Dinks

Create these super cute camping shrinky dinks while camping with camping-themed templates. You will need some shrinky dink sheets for this camp craft.

15. Paper Plate Watermelon Craft

This paper plate watermelon craft is a cute and easy one that is great for younger kids to do during your camping trip. A great one for pretend play too. Try creating a similar paper plate craft with pizza or other round foods too.

16. Beaded Wind Chime

This beaded wind chime is perfect if you’re looking for teen camp crafts or for summer camp, since it makes a beautiful gift to take home for parents or grandparents too. Make sure you prep ahead of time with drilling holes in your wood slice to make it easier on the day.

17. God’s Eye Yarn Craft

This colourful God’s Eye yarn craft is easy to make and looks very pretty when using a ball of rainbow yarn.

18. Pipe Cleaner Flowers

These cute pipe cleaner flowers are easy to make and will look cute in a vase or stuck to a pinboard once you get back home.

19. 3D Nature Art

Collect fallen leaves, flowers, sticks and other natural items to create your own 3D nature art. This is a simple craft for camping, just needing to bring paper and glue. If you’re looking for easy projects for kids of all ages, nature art ticks all the boxes.

20. Rainbow No Sew Fleece Scarf

This rainbow no sew fleece scarf can be made in any coloured fleece for a functional camping craft that kids can take home and wear! Or wear around the campsite for a splash of colour, of course!

21. DIY Braided Essential Oil Diffuser Bracelets

Carry your favourite scents with you by making these pretty braided leather essential oil diffuser bracelets!

22. Water Bottle Craft Wind Spiral

These water bottle wind spirals are colourful and look pretty decorating your campsite and they are made using empty water bottles. A fun upcycling craft idea for kids.

23. Campfire Rock Family

Make a cute rock family from the rocks you find around the campsite. This is a fun decoration for your home or garden too.

24. Campfire Handprint Craft

Get the free campfire template and create this cute and simple campfire handprint craft using cut outs of your child’s handprints. This is a great one for practising scissor skills.

25. Smores Popsicle Stick Craft

This cute smores craft using simple craft supplies and techniques to make your own campfire smores model.

26. Dollar Store Lantern Craft

Create a mini camping lantern using dollar store items for an adorable pretend play accessory that the kids will love to play with at home or at your camping site.

27. Bear Handprint Craft

This mama and baby bear handprint craft is adorable and one that you can make together with your child using each of your handprints cut out. You could also do similar using paint for painted handprint art.

28. Smores Name Craft

This smores name craft is a cute camping craft that also incorporates letter practice and recognition, perfect for younger children.

29. Campfire Popsicle Craft

This cute little campfire craft is made with simple supplies and a great option for a camping craft to keep kids busy for a while.

30. Painted Stick Craft

This simple painted stick nature craft activity is one that is perfect for the campsite since there are likely plenty of fallen sticks fo find. And what kid doesn’t love painting?

These crafts for camping are sure to keep the kids busy and give them some super cool craft projects they will want to take home with them too! If you want more ways to keep kids entertained while camping, check out these camping activities for kids and toddler camping activities too.