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I take my kids camping so they then know the Big Dipper really exists. I take them camping so you can hear real birds sing not only cuckoos. But once I got outside, I realize that I am not a professional animator, I have these camping "toys" to help me. All children in backpack form.

1. Camping Lantern

Children love lanterns. To walk to the bathroom, looking for the perfect marshmallow stick, or simply to bypass the field afterdark. Go with battery lanterns because gas lanterns are hot, have a risk of fire, and not safe to use in a tent.

2. Flashlight or, better still, fog

Kids' torches are available in bright colors and cheerful. Many cables have to lose or drop the torch. My advice: Get one for each child. They are inexpensive, usually less than $ 10 and you save yourself a lot of problems. If your budget allows, if a projector. PortaVision of brave cave explorers and Indiana Jones.

3. Bug Jar or Kit

Open your eyes and curiosity of a child for the creatures that surround him. Coleman himself has developed a tall, cylindrical arch kit, fireflies to keep safe. Fireflies in the night, make a lantern shining. How magical is it?

4. Compass

Compass Children should be robust, with light spots. Point to a child as a compass with a map and it is a skill, experience and practiceonly for camping, but when she goes backpacking in Europe, or when hiking up the Himalayas. You can create a base camp for $ 10 to $ 15 compass.

5. Star Finder

Stargazing is cooler than any video game. Because of the orbital motion of the earth, the sky appears to rotate, to be more efficient identification of the constellations, you need to know what the stars are above the horizon at that time.

A rotating star finder helps children recognize the constellations for a givenTime of the year. Turn the dial to match the very day of the 'year. Get the star finder for your specific area of the world. For example, the viewfinder will not help you star in New York, Spain. If you are new to look at the stars, read a few pages on the web googling "night sky"

6. Water Bottles

I have a simple unbreakable Nalgene bottle for my children. But these days, you can kid size hydroelectric systems may contain 4-6Cups of water. It allows you to drink hands-free, which is useful if your hands busy or cycling clubs wearing.

7. Binoculars

Binoculars are useful for camping, hiking, bird watching and nature study in general. For children, ensure that the blinders are flexible and comfortable that they can bring a rope around his neck so that the child does not lose it. You can pick you up at the camping section of Target or Walmart.

8. Whistle (a stronga)

This is a safety device should have a baby at any time in the desert. Find tubes, light but very high. Make sure your kids neck when he goes exploring, not stuffed at the bottom of his pack.

9. Sunglasses

Children can not be affected by the adult aspect of fashion sunglasses. But they really need even more because

1) You spend more time outdoors in full sun and

2) aresensitive to solar radiation because their eyes are not fully developed pigment custody.

For sunglasses for children, look for polycarbonate lenses. They are strong, durable and impact resistant. Look for 98 percent or 100 percent protection against UVA and UVB rays.

There are glasses designed just for kids, -. They have reversible frames upside-down, up-adjustable straps and built by fall short, flexible parts forComfort. My favorite place for children and infants as upsideover.com equipment [http://www.joyofcamping.com/uo/shop/D-14/Kids_technical_sunglasses.html].

10. Backpack

Finally, a backpack tote all these fun of course. Do not you want to keep tapping, 'Daddy, where's my ... Mom, where's my ... "Get a light fabric or nylon backpack with zipper and a pocket or two. Stay away from heavy canvas with 12 pockets and backpacks for allTypes of belts and equipment. They are too bulky for the Junior adventurous campers.