Follow the GPS: It Knows Where We Are!
When you plan an unfamiliar road trip with the family, how do you find your way? I’m sure we all agree that you need to know where you are …
Entertaining Kids When Camping in the Rain
Sometimes it can rain all week when you’re camping, and you can feel like moist potato chips: limp and yucky. But you don’t need to pack it all in and …
Take Time to Enjoy Nature with Kids
This is a milkweed seedpod with wishies. The old adage “the only constant in life is change” is never more present than in nature. Children should witness nature changing …
Some Useful Tips When Camping with Kids
Notice the small sturdy lamp on the deck. It has a nightlight. My family didn’t start right off with a month-long camping excursion. Not with five kids in tow. …
Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, California
What do you do when you get nervous? When I get nervous, I laugh. A lot! And my whole family knows it. They also know that I’m a bit …
Seeking Slick Snow for Sledding
Yes, the Lees family is a little bit odd. We actually like snow. We even enjoyed snow in July in the Colorado Rockies! Our enjoyment of snow is probably because …
Simple Pine Tree I.D. Using Needles and Cones
I thought we could return to a little tree identification here at Camping with Five Kids. Let’s talk about the conifers. Conifer is Latin for cone-bearing tree. They are the …
Christmas in July
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas filled with family and friends. And may your 2019 be full of health and happiness. My Christmas was indeed filled with …
Simple Tree I.D. Using Leaves and Seeds
The children and I are always looking for easy ways to remember which tree is which. Much to the children’s dismay, it’s not always so simple. The first thing …
How Do Leaves Change in Autumn?
One of the twins asked me how leaves change in autumn. Instead of saying, “I don’t know,” which I didn’t. I said, “Let’s find out together.” True, my kids …