So fun you’ll actually think your parents are cool for bringing you here.
Camp Stories and Coloring
Starter ideas for good campfire stories
- Yogi Bear wakes up in the middle of hibernating, hungry for a midnight snack.
- A boy and girl go hiking in the woods and confront a bear – who talks!
- Late at night, cozy in your tent, you hear something growl. And it isn’t your stomach!
Coloring Book
Click on each image to download a printable coloring book page!
Splash Fun
Think you have a high-caliber cannonball? Go up against your family and friends and give it your best shot. Score by the size of the splash, but style points count too. Smile at the judges (aka Mom and Dad) and see how much water you can knock out of the pool!
In this game, the first one to the bottom ends up on top. Someone tosses in a penny, or a quarter, or a three-carat diamond (uh, not likely) and you and your friends or sibs take a deep dive to the bottom of the pool. Whoever grabs it and brings it back up scores a point.
The air may be hot, but it certainly won’t be dry as fun-loving campers pelt each other with cool water in all its splashiest forms. Anything from hoses and buckets to squirt guns and water balloons. Different Parks feature different ways to battle it out, but all’s fair in a Jellystone Park Water War.
You don’t need a gym. You don’t need sand. All it takes is a Jellystone Park swimming pool, a ball and a net. Team up with old friends and meet new ones while you play the aquatic version of this popular sport. Bump, set, spike, splash! Volleyball is even cooler in the pool.
It’s hard to imagine there’s someone who hasn’t discovered this game yet, but we wanted to refresh your memory. To play, one player closes their eyes and repeatedly shouts, “Marco” and each time the other players respond with “Polo”. The first player moves blindly around the pool trying to tag the others, as they try to evade him or her. The first one caught is now “It” – the next Marco searcher.
Tasty Recipes
What’s a camping trip without s’mores?
Here are some creative ways to make them!
Traditional S’more – Graham Cracker + Chocolate + Marshmallow
Caramel S’more – Graham Cracker + Chocolate + Caramel Topping + Sprinkle of Coarse Sea Salt + Marshmallow
Tropical S’more – Graham Cracker + Pineapple Slice + White Chocolate + Toasted Coconut Marshmallow
Peanut Butter S’more – Graham Cracker + Peanut Butter Cup + Marshmallow
Cheesecake S’more – Graham Cracker + Whipped Cream Cheese + Strawberry, Raspberry or Blueberry Jam + Marshmallow
The recipe for a fun picnic? There’s more than one.
Try some of these. Everything tastes better when you’re eating outdoors! Click on each recipe for details, or download them all here:
Cup of Dirt
Cup of Dirt
What’s more yummy than gummy worms on top of crushed cookies on top of chocolate pudding?
Banana Butterfly
Banana Butterfly
Small pretzel twists, a banana, raisins and apple slices make a tasty, fun snack sure give the kids butterflies in their stomachs.
Chocolate Bird Nests
Chocolate Bird Nests
Make these around Easter, or anytime, and you’ll see your kids flying into the kitchen.
YOU’LL NEED
- 8 ounces semi-sweet or milk chocolate, chopped
- 2-2.5 cups chow mein noodles
- Small jelly beans, speckled malted milk eggs or other egg-shaped candy
DIRECTIONS
- Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
- Spray with a non-stick vegetable spray.
- Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
- Carefully fold in the chow mein noodles.
- Spoon six mounds of the mixture onto the pan and, with your fingers, form each one into a 4” (10 cm) nest shape.
- Make a small indentation in the center of each nest and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Just before serving, remove the nests from the fridge and place the egg-shaped candy in the center of each nest.
Campfire Cones
Campfire Cones
Hold everything – these sweet treats are campfire legends.
YOU’LL NEED
- 1 ice cream cone
- A variety of fillings: chocolate chips, butterscotch morsels, white chocolate morsels, walnuts, peanuts, almonds, toffee pieces, mini marshmallows, brown sugar, coconut, banana pieces, dried fruit
- 1 piece of foil, big enough to wrap the cone
DIRECTIONS
Allow each camper to layer in the fillings of their choice. Wrap securely with foil and place over heat near campfire or on grill just long enough for the chocolates to melt. Unwrap and enjoy!
Frog Face
Frog Face
Kids jump at the chance to make these. Use apple slices, peanut butter, gummy worms, grapes and chocolate chips to make funny, yummy frog faces that bring a smile to your kids’ faces. Helpful hint: use toothpicks to keep chocolate chips in place.
Breakfast Bears
Breakfast Bears
The perfect breakfast for growling stomachs. With bread, peanut butter, banana slices and blueberries, Breakfast Bears are a healthy, happy way to start the day.
Crabby Snack
Crabby Snack
No kid can be crabby when they’re staring down this super cute snack. Just cut a cored apple in half, slice a few strawberries and marshmallows, and arrange it all on a plate as shown. Add chocolate chips to make googly eyes for a real “seefood” snack.
Doughboys
Doughboys
Oh boy, these Doughboys turning a traditional breakfast treat upside down.
YOU’LL NEED
- Refrigerated biscuit dough
- Squeeze margarine
- Cinnamon sugar
- A fat wooden stick, a campfire, foil
DIRECTIONS
- Cover the end of the stick (a broomstick works well) with foil.
- Wrap the dough of one biscuit around the stick so that it forms an inverted cup.
- Roast your biscuit over the campfire until cooked.
- Pull the biscuit off, turn it over, and pour some margarine and cinnamon sugar inside for a sweet, simple campfire treat.
Cookie Cutter Fruit Kabob
Aim for the stars with this refreshingly simple snack. Just use a cookie cutter to make watermelon stars and stack blueberries on a skewer for a snack perfect for 4th of July or any time.
Oatmeal Bear
Turn oatmeal, kiwi and blueberries into a bear-y special Jellystone Park breakfast. It’s almost too cute to eat!
Bear Pancakes
Pancakes, bananas, blueberries and strawberries make a bow-tied bear breakfast that’s simply irresistible.
Flower Waffle
It just takes a little flower power to get the kids to eat a healthy breakfast, using mini waffles, strawberries and kiwi to brighten their plates and start the day off right.
Meet our cast of characters
Click on a character to read their bio
Yogi Bear™
Yogi Bear is eternally optimistic, unflappable – and clearly smarter than the average bear. He uses those smarts not just to snatch pic-a-nic baskets, but to fuel adventures of all kinds with his Jellystone Park friends, Boo Boo and Cindy Bear. His fun-loving nature makes him a perennially popular friend to park residents and visitors alike.
Boo Boo™
A devoted friend and sidekick, little Boo Boo is always finding himself in Yogi Bear’s schemes to hijack pic-a-nic baskets from unsuspecting Jellystone Park visitors. The cute “straight man” to Yogi Bear the comedian, Boo Boo’s loyalty and concern for his big buddy is what makes him so endearing and loveable.
Ranger Smith™
Ranger Smith is a by-the-book officer tasked with protecting Jellystone Park visitors’ picnic baskets. He’s continually frustrated at Yogi Bear’s seemingly endless and comical string of heists. Although he secretly admires Yogi Bear’s free spirit, he never lets on because of his wholehearted dedication to his duties.
Cindy Bear™
It isn’t easy being Yogi Bear’s girlfriend, but Cindy Bear takes it in stride. She’s prim, proper and polite, in contrast to Yogi Bear who can be a bit rowdy and rambunctious. Cindy Cindy’s trademark expression, “Ah do declare,” is her charming way of feigning surprise at Yogi Bear’s many amusing misadventures.
Outdoor Adventure
Wildflowers you might encounter
Aster
Daisy
Coneflower
Black-eyed Susan
Wild Geranium
