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We camped in our 5th wheel travel trailer for 10 days this month here in Western Washington. We’ve known about this camping trip for almost a year and I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t prepared. I didn’t make my normal list of things to pack. And I ended up forgetting a lot of things — most importantly rain coats and rain boots. The clouds, thunder, lightening and rain was a HUGE surprise and we weren’t prepared. Thankfully, we’re camping in our 5th wheel not a tent.
Our family loves getting outside, especially during the summer months. Camping, biking, hiking, swimming, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding are a few of our favorite things to do. There is so much beauty here in the great Pacific Northwest.
I did meal plan for our dinners. I brought food from home, shopped for the extra stuff, and kept breakfast and lunch simple: cereal and peanut butter and jam sandwiches respectively. So guess what happened? My kids made a lot of great friends. Those friends came over and visited and played very frequently. Which is nice — I mean I’ll tell you the truth, I’d rather relax and visit with adults than entertain the kids. I like when friends come over. So I decided to show my appreciation to the Littles and feed them.
Enter my fabulous camping idea: the Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwich Bar.
I don’t know if I made it up. Sometimes as a blogger, I refuse to Google my ideas – because truly there’s nothing new under the sun.
For the PB&J Sandwich Bar I needed:
- Peanut Butter
- Jam
- Soft White Bread (cause we’re camping and I need to spoil the kids sometimes)
- Mini Marshmallows (when I was a kid adding these to my PB&J was my favorite sandwich)
- Mini Chocolate Chips (white and milk chocolate of course)
- Bananas
- Honey
- Sweetened Coconut Flakes
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Do you think my impromptu sandwich bar was a hit?
Of course it was. For the kids who didn’t like jam (strange, I know) they had plenty of options for other ingredients. Thankfully, no one had a peanut allergy.
One more please, mom?
What’s a go-to camping food for your family?
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This is such a cute idea to make PB&J’s a little more exciting! Also, can I just say that I am so jealous of your RV. Getting one and driving across the US is on my bucket list.
The kids loved it, and honestly, hubby and I did too. So yummy. And thank you — we love our RV, I’d love to travel around the country with my husband. My kids? I’m not so sure. 10 days was long enough right now. LOL! They’d love to travel the country with us in it though, I am sure.
That is seriously such an adorable idea! I can imagine that it was a hit with the kids 🙂 It would be a hit for me! That is so awesome that you guys were able to camp for ten days in your RV. I am looking into getting a small RV for traveling and camping — they seem so fun!
Thanks, McKenzie. My husband sometimes talks about getting a smaller RV so it’d be easier to pull it around Washington but we do love the space. It has a bunk house for the kids. So I can send them to their own room and they have bunk beds in it!
This looks so fun! What a great idea to break up the normal monotony of camping food!
Thank you Brittany. We loved it. It won’t be the last time we do a PB & J sandwich bar. I need to find other ways to make them too! Get a variety of bread ideas next time, or grill them too.
I LOVE peanut butter and the natural kind has always been a favorite! I love this idea and I totes forgot how much I love PB with bananas!!!
Yes — PB is easy and fun for kids and adults a like. I love how I can pack up sandwiches and go on adventures with the kids.
What a fantastic idea for camping! So laid back – just the way camping should be!
Yes! Exactly. It’s easy to get outside and enjoy life with the family. We love summer here in the PNW.
Wonderful life, and I want to eat!