These fun camping birthday party ideas will help you have the perfect campout right in your very own backyard! With everything from delicious s’mores treats to camp themed party decorations, this is the ultimate guide to a camping themed party at home!
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One of our favorite things to do during the summer and fall is to go camping but with a toddler at home, camping has become more challenging! It’s always on the top of our summer bucket list!
These camping themed party ideas give you the best of camping right in your very own backyard! So whether you’re looking for camping birthday party ideas or camp themed ideas for any other occasion, this guide has everything you need!
I’ve split this guide into three different sections – food, things to do, and decorations and party favors. It’s literally everything you need for the ultimate camp themed party!
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NOTE: I use the term party loosely. All of these ideas work well whether you just want to have a fun themed family night, a big blowout summer party, or a super small group gathering with just a few friends. The ideas can all be used with whatever level of get together you’re most comfortable with!
Camping Themed Party Food
One of my favorite parts about camping is the food. Unfortunately a lot of actual camping food items (e.g., tinfoil dinners) likely aren’t going to be possible at your camping birthday party. So instead, these are all delicious camping themed party food ideas – so ideas that incorporate the camping themed in a fun way!
By the end, you’re going to be craving s’more camping food guaranteed!
S’mores Bars Is it really camping if it doesn’t include s’mores? These s’mores bars make s’mores even better with graham crackers, peanut butter cups, and lots of ooey gooey marshmallows!
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Cookie S’mores If you don’t want s’mores bars, how about making these delicious oven baked cookie s’mores?? They’re super easy to make, absolutely delicious, and great for any camping themed party!
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Campfire S’mores Puppy Chow You’ve never had puppy chow like this before! People will keep asking for s’more and s’more of this delicious camping themed snack! Plus, it’s super easy to make for a crowd!
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Campfire Cupcakes While these may not taste like a campfire, they sure look like one! You could really make any of your favorite cupcakes (I prefer these
hot chocolate cupcakes”) then just use this decorating technique to make your campfire on top.
Pigs in a Sleeping Bag Forget pigs in a blanket and call them pigs in a sleeping bag instead! This super easy recipe is always a hit with kids and adults!
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Campfire Taco in a Bag If you’ve ever tried walking tacos, this is just like those but in a way that’s perfect for camping party where you’re serving a crowd!
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Camping Hot Dogs Is there anything better than cooking on a hot dog on a stick over a campfire? If that’s not an option for your backyard campout, try this yummy camp hot dog recipe instead!
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Tin Foil Grilled Potatoes While you may not be able to do full tin foil dinners on a campfire, these bacon ranch tin foil grilled potatoes are the next best thing! Plus, they’re super easy to grill up for a large group of people!
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Strawberry Lavender Lemonade You can’t have a party without drinks and this delicious strawberry lemonade is perfect for a party that is all about the outdoors!
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Watermelon Lemonade If lavender lemonade isn’t your thing, then maybe this watermelon lemonade will be a better choice! It’s the perfect summer drink!
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Camping Games & Activities
Camping has its own set of activities that are super unique to camping! While many of those activities may not be possible for your celebration, you can still have a ton of fun with these camping games and other things to do! You may not even miss the campfire at all!
Camping Games Ten of the best games to play while you’re camping OR when you’re having a camp themed party! All of these games will make you feel like you’ve having a real campout, not just a party!
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Candy Campfires Setup a station with a bunch of candy and these printable instructions to let people make candy campfires! Not only does it teach them about how to build a campfire, it’s a yummy treat to enjoy too!
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Indoor Camping Ideas Have to move your camping party indoors? These indoor camping ideas can help make your indoor campout just as fun as an outdoor one!
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Camping Charades Split into teams and play a hilarious game of camping charades where teams have to act out and guess camping themed words! Or make it even more challenging by trying out any of these other
charades games using the camp words!
Camping Scavenger Hunt Hide things around the party that are camp themed either in the decorations or even just in the yard! Then send kids and adults on a fun camping scavenger hunt to see how many they can find!
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Nature Scavenger Hunt This nature scavenger hunt is a great alternative to the camping scavenger hunt above if you don’t want to hide things OR if you’re doing more of a nature themed, then straight camp themed, birthday party! Kids will love going on a walk through the woods to see what they can find!
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Squirt Gun Race Break out the squirt guns and use them to see who can shoot cups the farthest, the fastest! It’s a great camping themed activity for the entire family!
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Camping Bingo Print out these camping bingo cards and see who can win big! Or you could also do something similar with these
summer bingo cards!
String Maze Create a maze out of string in your backyard and see who can get through it the fastest! It’s one of our favorite camping activities and would work perfectly at an outdoor party!
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Camping Party Decorations & Favors
Now last but not least, let’s talk about how to make it look and feel like a camping birthday party! Plus, a few ideas for some camping party favors for guests to take home at the end of the big “campout.”
DIY S’mores Bar Setup a s’mores bar complete with all of the fixings people need to make s’mores. Put it next to a backyard firepit or small s’more candles for people to roast their own marshmallows and make their own ooey gooey treats!
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Galvanized Tin Serving Incorporate pieces of galvanized metal with woods to give your party an outdoor feel just like this fun Coleman inspired camping party!
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National Forest Themed Party Use plaids, woodland creatures, and lots of wooden elements to recreate a national forest right in your very own backyard!
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Buffalo Plaid Camp Party Another fun outdoorsy theme that would be great for a camping birthday party is buffalo plaid combined with bears, trees, and other woodsy elements!
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Tents for Shade Setup pop-up tents with stuffed animals and sleeping bags for some fun pretend play for kids (or adults!).
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S’more Summer Fun Bags Send guests home with anything you want in these fun s’more summer fun bags! S’more themed treats, activities for summer fun, or really whatever you want!
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More Summer Party Ideas
- Outdoor games – the ultimate list of outdoor games to play during the summer! Everything from backyard games to night games you can play with the entire neighborhood!
- Olympic party ideas – fun ideas for celebrating the summer Olympics or hosting an Olympics at your very own home!
- Summer LEGO challenge – setup a table full of LEGOs and a couple of these summer LEGO challenges printed out for a great summer STEM activity!
- Fairytale Summer Party Ideas – this darling first birthday party has all sorts of fun summer party elements to copy and use in your own summer shindig!
- Water games – beat the heat at your summer party with the ultimate list of water games!
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