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FRESH WATER.
I am amazed nobody has mentioned the importance of having a reasonable quantity/supply of water around.
Make it as easy to use as possible, so that it will be.
Mostly this is for drinking (you can get through a lot more fluids out and about in a field for a weekend than you would hanging around at home). It is VERY easy to get heatstroke when camping and heatstroke is one of these things that prevention is easier than cure.
It also has advantages for washing - a clean campsite is a happy (& safer) campsite.
Otherwise, it less an issue of having the right toys/equipment than it is of knowledge and attitude:
Camp discipline: Keep your campsite clean and tidy. When you finish with something, put it away so that it doesn't get lost/broken/tripped over
Learn some first aid so you know what do when someone does draw blood/burn themselves/stand on a hive of rabid wasps.
As for the toys, start with the basics and get solid outdoor gear - unsurprisingly being cold/wet/sunburnt# and miserable is a safety risk!
Fire extinguiser: Foam, 2l. Dry power settles which can mean it doesn't work when you need it to. Foam will put out most things. You want a reasonable sized one because you want it to actually be able to put a fire out, not fart at it.
Minor injuries kit: I can't remember what is in mine of the top of my head. Anithisamines, co-codamol, second skin, eyewash, kids suncream*, mosturising lotion, burn cream, you get the idea. It is ment to deal with all of the annoying things that can spoil the fun (insect bites, small scrapes, sunburn) rather than a serious incident.
Friends: Having other people with you helps. They can tell you to drink some water, that your shiny bald head is starting to resemble a beatroot and that what you are about to do is stupid and they will be taking photos.
# = This is the UK. Yes, you can manage all three at the same time.
* = The kiddys stuff is normally better than the boring adults stuff. It's water proof, sand proof, factor 9thousand and generally designed for a small ball of engergy running around in the sunshine rather than a grumpy old git sat on a beachtowel.
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