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Ooooo that is the best bit of the evening! When I camp with nephew and niece, it is glow sticks all round on a fine night and they can gallop around with campstie chums outside till bedtime at about 10ish. We also have books, board games (especially Pass the Pigs) Boggle, daft memory games, charades etc are all great for damp evenings.

And on the last night we have a glowstick party. This has been a good way to maintain behaviour too throughout the trip. Good behaviour ( e.g. doing something when asked only once, being spontaneously nice and helpful to each other) gains "points" . Points are recorded each day. On the last night the points accumulated are exchanged for glowsticks. If everyone has also maintained good behaviour throughout the trip, everyone's points are doubled. We play music on the iPod that night, eat favourite party foods and the tent ends up festooned with all the glowsticks!

I also take our musical instruments on trips  as camping gives us lots of time to noodle around on guitar, banjo and dulcimer too. (But obviously not so late at night as to annoy neigbhours!)

So apart from iPod as a source of music we don't have any plug-in entertainments at all and we really don't miss them either.

Quote: Originally posted by Soup Dragon on 06/5/2010

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Top Trumps

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We have a small games compendium and take the Travel version of the Great Game of Britain - one of the best board games for fans of British geography and the steam railways of old. Comes out almost every evening whilst on site!

You have to get to several random destinations and back to London, crossing railway companies and facing obstructions and chance type cards that send you to the opposite end of the country or to join other players etc. You even get the chance to block your components...

There is a big version too!

Helen

Quote: Originally posted by special_k on 07/5/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by HarryBear on 07/5/2010

Oh, and we took a book to read to all the children. Last year was "You're a Bad Man, Mr Gumm" and I've got Kensuke's Kingdom saved for this year. A chapter a night seemed to do the trick.

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What a lovely idea i remember doing this with my older guys when they were little before bed we used to snuggle up and a chapter a night.Will have to find something for my 5 year old to enjoy in cornwall.

Most of the other games  suggested we use a few ideas to pinch ty.

We also like "beetle game " but we take it in turns for someone to choose an animal person that can be made in 6 dice rolls ie   

Dad drunk,

1= head (funnier the better)

2= beer belly

3= arms(can in hand

4= legs

5= eyes

6= mouth etc           1st prize to who gets all body parts 1st next prize for funniest drawing. this game can be adapted in loads of ways. had many a night giggling playing this with guys.

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try the lego robots game, it's the same format

http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=3835&CMP=KAC-GOOGEU&HQS=lego+robot+game

 

Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 10/5/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by special_k on 07/5/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by HarryBear on 07/5/2010

Oh, and we took a book to read to all the children. Last year was "You're a Bad Man, Mr Gumm" and I've got Kensuke's Kingdom saved for this year. A chapter a night seemed to do the trick.

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What a lovely idea i remember doing this with my older guys when they were little before bed we used to snuggle up and a chapter a night.Will have to find something for my 5 year old to enjoy in cornwall.

Most of the other games  suggested we use a few ideas to pinch ty.

We also like "beetle game " but we take it in turns for someone to choose an animal person that can be made in 6 dice rolls ie   

Dad drunk,

1= head (funnier the better)

2= beer belly

3= arms(can in hand

4= legs

5= eyes

6= mouth etc           1st prize to who gets all body parts 1st next prize for funniest drawing. this game can be adapted in loads of ways. had many a night giggling playing this with guys.

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try the lego robots game, it's the same format

http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=3835&CMP=KAC-GOOGEU&HQS=lego+robot+game

 

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Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 06/5/2010

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try yahtzee...

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We always take Yahtzee too which seems to work great for hours even though I normally seem to lose.

I was thinking of buying a portable DVD player though to keep our Grandaughter busy but with all the fresh air she was asleep before it was dark.

for those monopoly fans we bought the monopoly card game  - its fantastic  the same monopoly feel but much quicker gameplay .

to be honest the kids don;t usually come in until 9 and by then my 6 year old is ready to drop so a quick hot choc , game of snap or snakes and ladders and her is ready for bed .

for me half of the fun of camping is having time with my husband without any electrical distractions - its amazing how much we find to talk about !!!