The Kids Campfire Book has everything you need to know about having a fun and safe campfire. This collection of outdoor activities, games, stories, songs and more is for kids and families to share around the campfire. It includes tips on how to find the best campfire site, identify animal cries at night and locate constellations. Kids will also find out how to make pizza over an open fire, tell a spooky ghost story, or create musical instruments for a sing-along. With more than 125 pages of fun things to do around a campfire, this is the perfect book for every camper, canoeist and camp counselor!
Kids Campfire Book FROM THE PUBLISHER This collection of outdoor activities, games, stories, songs, and more is for kids and families to share around the campfire. Kids learn how to make pizza over an open fire, tell a spooky ghost story, or create musical instruments for a singalong. With more than 125 pages of fun things to do, "The Kids Campfire Book" is the perfect book for every camper or camp counselor.
FROM THE CRITICS Children's Literature - Kristin Harris This publication deserves its billing as the book of official campfire fun. Every phase of a campfire is occasion for a great variety of activity, starting with "The Spark." It is also impressed on kids that these activities require adult supervision and warns that ordinances regarding open fires vary by community. Picking the right site, collecting wood and building campfire furniture and utensils get everyone started on the right foot. As the fire heats up, pit dinners and reflector ovens present a new range of options. Marshmallows are toasted over the last embers, accompanied by campfire songs. This is a delightful book that is well thought out and serves as a great source of ideas for the backyard or campground. It is well illustrated with numerous charcoal-style drawings that are fun and informative. Kids Can Press,
School Library Journal Gr 4 UpFamilies who camp, school classes that make treks to outdoor sites, and scout and youth group leaders will find this book to be a detailed compendium for safe, environmentally friendly, and joyous campfire experiences. Guidance is offered for selecting a location; creating wax firestarters (with adult guidance); and building, burning, and dousing campfires. Tips for seating, singing, cooking, storytelling, and conducting science demonstrations are included; fire, hatchet, knife, and cooking safety are given good coverage. Special features include making cooking utensils out of green wood, identifying night sounds, observing and identifying creatures by the shape and glow of their eyes, and both beautiful and silly songs complete with guitar cords. Peppy black-and-white pencil sketches appear throughout. No other current title offers so much information about creating a successful evening in camp.Kathryn Kosiorek, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH
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