Just Whipperwhirl 24 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 I have seen some parents bring blow up projection screens, Xboxes and other elaborate ways to entertain the little ones when when hanging out at the site - share your toys here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BRDof3...Rob 40 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Nothing too high-tech here. We have the small TV and DVD player that I take out of my office. The kids always take books, and we have a cabinet of board games, dice, and cards. My son keeps a box of Leggos in there, too.I try to keep them out of the camper and playing outside as much as possible. My oldest will retire to book reading later in the evening, my son will be watching a movie, and my middle one will be out enjoying the fire with us. If it's not too brezzy we'll be playing games on the picnic table as long as we have enough light. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ImDownWithDisney 342 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 We put a flat screen inside of the pass through storage of the 5'er. The kids are either watching that with us, riding bikes, or playing in the dirt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
campingpixi 11 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Okay we are one of the ones that probly over do it with the gadgets. We have 3 tvs... 4 soon! a Wii, playstation3, dvd vcr combo, 3 dsi's with games and more bs we really don't need cause were never in there unless its raining or were sleeping!! LOLNow granted we still have books, games and other non electric entertainment too!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parrothead7368 aka Norm 101 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Just 2 personal DVD players. We tried one, but they started fighting over what movie to watch, so Granny got them each one for Christmas. Oh, and they are only for bedtime and if we get stuck in the rain.Best Regards,Norm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaddysCoolTV 4 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 We have 2 tv's inside the motorhome and 1 outside in a compartment. Blue-ray dvd player, Directv, Wii, and the big blow up Mickey screen with the projector, 2 standard poodles, and ME :partytwo:. What else in the world would you need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daddyphat808 - Eric 16 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Ours is easy. We have the tv DVD in the camper but outside we have the awning and an ez up. Small radio and no other electronics outside. I try and force the family to disconnect from the tech stuff and enjoy the outdoors. 5kidsmommy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lil Lisa 53 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 We barely have room for one tv in our truck camper. Outside we do use our iPod and speakers though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 We have one 19 inch tv in the TT. We took the Wii and DVD player. Apparently our kids prefer to watch Disney Cable if they watched any at all. However, the 5 year old dual screen portable dvd player for the truck was a life saver!! For music, I just open up the laptop and itunes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghester 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 We have a small tv and Disney dvds usually just for a rainy day. They bring books, and drawing/coloring supplies. DS6 has a few action figures and box of legos. Most of the time the family just spends time together outside ;D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solamom 2 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 TV, wii, playstation 2.Also bring bikes and they always load the trailer up w/ a bunch of toys. Last trip they opened a window in the bunkhouse and threw a Webkinz on top of the trailer and we forgot to get it down so its a goner.Also bought the kids electric scooters but haven't been back to the fort yet to use them. Took them to Ft. Desoto over New Years but it was too dusty to use them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ImDownWithDisney 342 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bikes, soccer balls, and campfires were a big hit this weekend. The kids barely watched TV, which is rare for them. Of course, I stayed up late watching supercross live on speed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HillBillyWhisperer 20 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Other than our Golf Cart. My entertainment is watching other campers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polkadotsuitcase 12 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 We've only got the little TV that came with the camper, and usually aren't even anywhere where there's cable hookup. So, I usually try to remember to bring a Netflix movie. Other than that, one cabinet is dedicated to entertainment stuff, but it's along the lines of kites, ladderball, that cool Crazy Campers 3D puzzle that I'd link to if I could figure out how, and this annoying-yet-addictive marble/baseball thing that you bounce the metal ball off a tiny trampoline to get it through a scoring hole, various card games, mancala, etc.We're fairly low-tech campers, lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MandMandMandMandM 31 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Entertainment at my site for me....an ipod, my sister, Jen, Lorna, Donnie, booze. Not necessarily in that order. :rofl2:(The autistic 15yo has his nintendo ds, a tv, dvd player, and my laptop) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 We have the 10"under cabinet TV/DVD player inside and AM/FM/XM/CD player with inside and outside speakers. We also bring a 19" flatscreeen along with a cable splitter to watch outside. We have netbooks and tethering on the droid for online access. Kahlua, Amaretto, and other friends usually join us for the ride and at the Fort there are always Fiends around! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Doesn't take much to entertain me. I can just stare at a lake and pass the time. The kids are another story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 I have seen some parents bring blow up projection screens, Xboxes and other elaborate ways to entertain the little ones when when hanging out at the site - share your toys here.Um, whipp, the blow up projection screens are for the big kids!!! Gotta watch football and NASCAR while camping ya know!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiggerinbama 11 Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I have seen some parents bring blow up projection screens, Xboxes and other elaborate ways to entertain the little ones when when hanging out at the site - share your toys here.Um, whipp, the blow up projection screens are for the big kids!!! Gotta watch football and NASCAR while camping ya know!!!!!For Christmas we Bring our mickey projection screen and play disney movies, for the kids and everyone else that comes by and wants to watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Whipperwhirl 24 Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 I think I am going to have to buy one now that we have a camper. We have a projection screen at home but it is fixed on the wall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 This is our entertainment setup....We camped with my brother and SIL last summer. My 18 mos nephew was getting cranky until we wheeled his stroller over and parked him in front of the mutts, who were racing around with their toys and water jugs like lunatics.Kept the little guy happy for a solid hour! 2 years before the dogs were racing around in the a.m. on the sand pad on long lines. Our neighbors 4 kids were lined up along the edge of their site sitting on the ground eating their cereal watching "the dog show!"who needs video?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
campingpixi 11 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Perfect!!! :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otter Spotter aka Debbie 58 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Ya know...when I was a kid my family set up for the summer at a local campground. 2 tents and a dining tarp that my dad designed. We set up by Memorial Day and broke camp by Labor Day. Mom & Dad commuted to work and left us 3 kids (Al & other brother were teens & I was about 8 when we first started doing this). Even though my dad was in the appliance business, we had no TV set for the entire summer because the campground didn't have electricity at the sites! I really can't remember all that we did to occupy our time, but it mostly consisted of swimming, hanging with other kids, and stuff like that. I don't remember missing television at all during the summer. Heck, I don't remember being indoors much at all when I was a kid, except for in the evening - even during those nasty Buffalo winters. We were too busy playing in the woods, in the fields, playing baseball or kickball, building forts (snow forts and forts from tree branches), riding bikes, having summer long Monopoly tournaments, ice skating, snowball fights, and sledding in the winter.When we got older, the pinocle tournaments began.If we got bored while camping, my dad would have us go and fill up water jugs (5 gallon) to keep at the campsite. There were no hook-up's at the campground. Just a common water spigot that everyone filled their jugs from and a bath room that was nothing more than a giant, enclosed outhouse with a couple of shower stalls. If I had to do that now, I wouldn't bother camping. :DNow - perhaps I should change my name back to "The Older Than Dirt Lady"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm with you Deb! Back in 1969-72, we camped in our pop-up. Daddy was in the USAF and we camped from Florida to California, as well as living in it until we got base housing. We did not have a TV so we played lots of card games, board games, swam, biked, ran around like chickens with our heads cut off and just had a good time. Edward and I played Battleship often, I'm sure I won most of the time! :DFast forward to when my son was younger, 1992-1999. We had a tv with bunny ears. Mama & Daddy had a tv/vcr with a bunch of OLD disney movies; The Ugly Dachshound, Herbie, the Parent Trap etc. and lots of Three Stooges and Red Skelton videos. Chris and his friends that he would gather around the campgrounds loved watching them when it was raining.Now, we're going to have a tv, just in case we want it. We bring at least one laptop. We have already got some new cards and our Yahtzee ready! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otter Spotter aka Debbie 58 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Battleship You sunk my Battleship!! :banana:Yahtzee My dad & I played a similar game to Yahtzee called Kismet!! We would play by the hour!!Back in my DH's & my early days of camping, we played Uno. Lots of Uno!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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