Description
Support your EYFS and KS1 outdoor environment with the Camping Role Play Resource Collection 3–7yrs, thoughtfully curated to inspire imaginative, collaborative, sensory-rich experiences. Featuring a wooden den frame with metal clips, metal trolley, cookware, plastic food, pull-along trolley, rucksacks, cushions, blankets, camping mats, willow sticks, driftwood and a waterproof groundsheet, this extensive camp set encourages purposeful outdoor exploration through role play.
Children can build their campsite using the wooden den frame, den cover and metal clips, creating cosy spaces to gather with peers. Children will use the willow sticks to build a campfire, lay out camping mats for rest or storytelling sessions, or use the large baking tray as a surface for preparing pretend meals. Children can also create a make-believe BBQ using the large baking tray, roasting tins, and natural materials. Willow sticks and pieces of driftwood can be arranged to represent a firepit, while pretend food is “grilled” and served using the cooking utensils. These imaginative activities deepen engagement, encouraging children to re-enact familiar routines while developing fine motor and communication skills.
By preparing and cooking pretend food using the included utensils and plastic items, children engage in role-specific tasks that promote communication, turn-taking and problem-solving. For example, children might decide who will be the chef, server, or camper, negotiating roles and responsibilities, which builds confidence and social awareness.
The Metal Red Trolley is an excellent outdoor resource to support gross motor development as children transport equipment, alongside the rucksacks that foster imaginative journeys and packing skills.
Introduce purposeful mark making and planning skills by incorporating the Set of A4 Clipboards or Outdoor Mark Making resources. Children can create packing lists, draw campsite maps and record their camping adventures.
This collection supports personal, social, emotional, and language development by encouraging children to make decisions collaboratively and express their ideas confidently, in line with the EYFS framework goals for communication and language, personal, social and emotional development. For children in KS1, it provides opportunities to extend speaking and listening skills, build vocabulary, and inspire creative writing linked to real-life experiences and narratives, supporting key objectives within the KS1 National Curriculum for English, including spoken language and composition.
Designed for regular outdoor use, each resource is easy to clean and maintain, making the collection ideal for year-round use in your outdoor classroom. Its open-ended nature encourages flexible learning across the EYFS and KS1 curriculum, supporting expressive arts and design, physical development, and understanding the world.
For a full outdoor experience, combine with the Explorers Role Play 3-7yrs for further exploration opportunities using equipment such as compasses and periscopes. The Picnic Role Play Resource Collection 3–7yrs is also an excellent collection for children to retell familiar scenarios, offering opportunities for more imaginative role play and developing language.
Explore the full range of Outdoor Role Play resources to enhance your early years outdoor classroom, creating an engaging and inspiring environment where children can learn, explore, and thrive.
Learning Opportunities
- Exploring imaginative ideas through storytelling, narrative, and pretend scenarios
- Retelling familiar stories and creating new ones to develop language and creativity
- Expressing thoughts and emotions using movement, gesture, and facial expression
- Building communication and cooperation skills through shared activities and discussions
This Role Play Camping Complete Collection 3-7yrs includes:
- 1 Wooden Den Frame with Velcro Braces and Fitted Den Cover, approx. H102.5cm x W196.5cm
- 2 Camping mats,180cm x 50cm x 0.7cm
- 1 child-sized pull along cart
- 1 Tarpaulin Ground sheet
- 10 Metal Den Clips
- 1 Fleece Waterproof Picnic Rug
- 4 Fleece Pillows, approx. L40cm x W30cm
- 4 Fleece Throws, approx. L100cm x W72.5cm
- 2 Rucksacks
- Set of Pretend Food includes 4 sausages and 4 hamburgers
- Camping Utensils, including 1 camping kettle, 2 flasks, 4 mugs, 4 teaspoons, 4 dessert spoons, 4 metal plates and bowls, a frying pan, food tongs and a hamburger turner
- Driftwood
- Willow Sticks 300G
- Large Baking Tray, 27cm x 20cm
Storage Solution
Combine with the readymade storage solution, the Camping Role Play 3-7 Storage solution will keep your Role Play Camping Collection organised and enticing to children.
Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown, however we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value.
Secondary images used for representation purposes only.
