lynnie

how about horseshoes

Barb in Louisiana

There's the bean bag toss. What about embroidery? WM used to have pillow slips kits with the pattern already stamped and ready to stitch. I don't do beading, but a lot of my friends do. They say it isn't hard to learn. How about hand sewing a mug rug? My 10 year old gd loves Rummikub (sp?).

I love the idea about the tree, birds & insect books and identifying them. Wouldn't that be wonderful if you sparked a love of the outdoors for her. Bicycles would be good. Good hiking shoes for long walks. And I agree, get as many pictures as you can. This can be a very special time for both of you.

paoberle

First, don't feel that you need to entertain her all the time. She needs to be able to spend time doing what she wants to do. Make sure she takes some books,or a Kindle. My Kindle will hold a charge for about two weeks if I turn off the WiFi and can be charged using a car charger. There are lots of free books out there so you can load it up before leaving home. Take some board games. Take a pack or two of playing cards. Teach her to crochet or knit, if she is interested. You two could learn together. Get one of those looms that you can make pot holders on. Get a book on rocks and minerals and collect rocks while you are camping and hiking. Get a books to identify birds, flowers, and/or trees. Learn to read a map and compass as you are hiking.

Up North

Thanks for all the ideas many of them we do every summer but this year it is just her for a while I have some new ideas now so will get busy putting together a Grandma and me box that she can bring out when she wants to choose something. I may put all the ideas on a slip of paper and have her draw one out for extra activities. We will be cooking and having plain old camping fun. A few years ago I made the kids a cardboard oven and we baked cakes and muffins in it. We had a blast!

dd

How about stepping stones. You can buy kits or we used plaster of paris and lined a small pizza box with a trash bag. You could decorate the stone with things you collected while hiking but NO red leaves. Date it and make one each year she's with you. Make 2 and let her take one home with her. I like the jelly idea too. I was going to suggest hexies but I think the yo-yo's might be easier. There are lots of shapes in the yo-yo maker from Clover. I have a butterfly that I just love.

Suzanne57

I like the suggestion about taking pictures. Digital cameras are so cheap now. I think it would make a great surprise present to have her own unless she already has one. She can always pretend that she is a nature photographer and take lots of pictures and you only need to print out a few special ones. I wish digital cameras were around when my Grandma and my Dad were still alive. I was a camera hound back then and I do have quite a few, but more would always have been better.

kathidahl

Good luck with all those suggestions...sound great...but they are not electronic...YIKES....(maybe you are out of wi fi range??)

Up North

Yes we rustic camp so no Wi Fi we usually do not allow the kids to play on their ipads or phones while camping it is a time to exercise and be outside! I grew up in a rural area and had tons of outdoor experiences my Grandchildren on the other hand live in the City and just sit and play games! Try to keep them moving when I have them here! We do play a lot of cards while camping and I have found a new "adult" card game to play this year- after the kiddos are asleep!!

thimblebug6000

One time when we were on a rainy camping trip in a tent (5 kids) ...my Mom taught us how to "sign" the alphabet and then we played at trying to guess what each other was saying. Something like that might interest her if you learn it together from a library book.

tessagin

I got my DGD a rug hooking kit. Had the yarn and hook and stenciled pattern on the burlap mat. They love it. They bought more yarn later and made their own kits. Used colored markers to make their own characters. She may also want to bring some of her own things. Letting her help with different projects just sounds fun. My kids loved catching their own fish and frying it up. You can Google camping activities and see what they the list consists.