Once again the outdoors beckon us where you get dizzy with fresh air and sunshine. Camping in the forests of our great country has to be the ultimate in family activities. You not only get to spend time with your loved ones, you also get time to reinforce certain family values. If you are a nature lover, then it is so important that you pass your knowledge onto your children.

Once you have decided when to go and you have worked out where you are going on a map, you need to do some careful planning. Here again you could make it a family issue whereby the children get certain things to pack and organize. Boys will remember to bring their men’s sport watch for instance and girls will remember to take their digital book reader, for the unexpected rainy day. They could also plan certain meals which will included a few marsh mellows to toast on the fire a night.

Our children spend way to much time in their rooms, playing computer games or surfing the internet and not to mention the thousands of text messages that their poor thumbs have to produce. It is partly our fault because after all why worry about there whereabouts if you could keep them safely in their rooms?

We the parents are to blame in some areas because it is easier to keep an eye on a child if he is up in his room, than not knowing where he is or what he is up to if not at home. So we subconsciously provide them with entertainment that will keep them in doors. There is nothing inherently wrong with it, it just keeps the child away from nature and physical exercise.

If you have snow nearby, you could combine a camping with skiing and have double the fun. Take your alpine skiing equipment along and show off in front of them a bit, or even better, provide them with laughter as you come tumbling down a slope, looking rather odd.

Sunshine also plays a pivotal role in our well being. When exposed to it for a period of time our skin absorbs the UV rays and in turn we convert this into Vitamin D. The function of vitamin D in our bodies, is to help us absorb calcium and maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. This is good for a bones and especially in youngsters.

That is why camping or even skiing is a really good sport and activity to do and has the added bonus to binding a family closer together was well.

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