OUR INVITATIONS READ: CAMP LOGAN TURNS 5,BRING YOUR CAMPING GEAR AND APPETITES FOR AN AFTERNOON OF FUN @ CAMP LOGAN. THE INVITATIONS WERE PLACED IN BROWN PAPER BAGS DECORATED WITH CAMPING STICKERS, AND, I PLACED A GRANOLA BAR, PINE CONE, AND RUBBER SNAKE IN EACH BAG.  WE DECORATED THE CHURCH GYM WITH TENTS, BLOW UP ALLIGATORS AND CANOES, GLOW IN THE DARK STARS, SPIDERS, BUGS, & SNAKES WE ALSO HAD RUBBER SNAKES AND BUGS NEAR THE CAMPSITES.  THE LIGHTS WERE DIM AND THE TABLES WERE LIT UP WITH METAL LATTERNS.  I HAD TRAIL MIX IN TIN PLATES & GUMMY WORMS IN OREO DIRT ON ALL THE TABLES.  THE AFTERNOON STARTED WITH ROASTED HOT DOGS(IN THE CROCK POT),CHIPS, SMORES, FRUIT, AND OF COARSE BUG JUICE(GREEN PUNCH W/PLASTIC BUGS FLOATING). AFTER LUNCH WE GAVE ALL THE CHILDREN A SMALL FLASHLIGHT AND WE WENT ON A SNAKE, BUG, & ALLIGATOR HUNT.  THEY LOVED LOOKING FOR THE SNAKES AND THE GLOW IN THE DARK BUGS WERE EASY TO FIND WITH THE LIGHTS OUT.  THEN WE GATHERED AROUND THE CAMPFIRE(LOGS WITH A RED ROTATING LIGHT AND TINSEL TO MAKE THE CRACKLING NOISE)FOR CAMPFIRE SONGS ON THE GUITAR. THE CHILDREN SANG AND @ THE END THE PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE HOKEY POKEY W/THE CAMPERS. WE THEN SANG "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO THE BIRTHDAY BOY AND HAD CAKE(THE CAKE WAS DECORATED WITH THE CAMPING THEME IN MIND...TENT, LAKE, CANOE, SNAKES)AFTER CAKE THE CAMPERS GATHERED AROUND THE SMALLER TENT WHERE WE HAD PLACED ALL THE GIFTS AND WATCHED LOGAN OPEN PRESENTS.  WE THEN LET ALL THE CAMPERS TAKE A SWING (WITH A SMALL CANOE PADDLE) @ THE LIZARD & ALLIGATOR PINATA'S. WE PASSED OUT BROWN LUNCH BAG'S TO PUT THE CANDY IN AFTER THE PIÑATA WAS BROKEN.  AS THE CHILDREN LEFT LOGAN GAVE THEM A NAP SACK FILLED WITH GOODIES...I MADE UP SNACK SIZE BAGS OF TRAIL MIX, DIRT AND WORMS(TWO OREOS AND GUMMY WORMS),GRANOLA BAR, COMPASS RINGS, BINOCCULARS, RUBBER FROGS, & ALLIGATOR CLAPPERS.  I WRAPPED THE ITEMS IN RED MATERIAL AND TIED THE SACK WITH RAFFITA AND THEN TIED IT TO BAMBOO STICKS TO CREATE A NAP SACK LOOK.  YOU COULD ALSO PLACE THEM IN AN INEXPENSIVE BOX TO CREATE A TACKLE BOX. ALL THE CAMPERS ALSO GOT TO KEEP THE FLASHLIGHT THEY USED ON THE SNAKE HUNT.  DURING THE DAY I TOOK INDIVIDUAL PICTURES OF THE CAMPERS IN A CAMPING CHAIR IN FRONT OF THE TENT AND CAMPFIRE.  WHEN THE PICTURES WERE DEVELOPED I PLACED THEM IN A FOAM FRAME WITH A "HAPPY CAMPERS" LOGO GLUED TO THE TOP(FROM THE LOCAL SCRAPBOOK STORE) AND A NOTE FROM MY COMPUTER THAT READ ..."THANK YOU CAMPERS!!" THANKS FOR HELPING US CELEBRATE LOGAN'S 5TH BIRTHDAY, ETC...WE PASSED THESE OUT ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE PARTY. IT WAS A BUSY AFTERNOON @ "CAMP LOGAN", BUT, WE'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN CAMPING INSIDE. HAVE A GREAT CAMPING PARTY AND I HOPE YOU CAN USE SOME OF OUR CAMPING IDEAS. TRAIL MIX...CHEX CEREAL, M&M'S, PRETZELS, HONEY ROASTED PEANUTS. SERVE LUNCH IN TIN OR ALUMINUM PIE PANS AND IF YOU SAVE YOUR SOUP CANS THEY MAKE GREAT CAMPING CUPS FOR BUG JUICE. JUST MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO ROUGH EDGES ON THE CANS TO CUT LITTLE LIPS. "HAPPY CAMPING!!"