The Kids Campfire Book Official Book of Campfire Fun

by Drake, Jane; Love, Ann; Collins, Heather

• ISBN13: 9781550745399
• ISBN10: 1550745395
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-06-30
• Publisher: Kids Can Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Jane Drake and Ann Love are sisters who have spent many happy campfire evenings together with their families and friends. Both are avid naturalists

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(1)
The Spark	8	(28)
The Right Site	10	(2)
Telling the Woods from the Trees	12	(2)
Collecting Wood	14	(2)
Homemade Firestarters	16	(2)
Lighting the Fire	18	(2)
Campfire Gizmos and Gadgets	20	(2)
Campfire Furniture	22	(2)
Campfire Cooking Utensils	24	(4)
Beat the Bugs	28	(2)
Firefly Chat	30	(2)
Campfire Games	32	(2)
Campfire Games with a Beat	34	(2)
The Blaze	36	(20)
Why Does Smoke Follow You Around?	38	(2)
Make a Reflector Oven	40	(2)
Reflective Recipes	42	(2)
Dig into a Pit Dinner	44	(2)
Cooking in a Pit	46	(2)
Jazzing Up a Sing-along	48	(2)
Doll-face Singing	50	(2)
Family Stories	52	(2)
More Campfire Games	54	(2)
Hot Coals	56	(18)
Cooking in the Coals	58	(4)
Summer Stargazing	62	(4)
Moonwatch	66	(2)
Faces of the Moon	68	(2)
Moths and the Campfire	70	(2)
Still More Games	72	(2)
The Last Embers	74	(20)
Dessert!	76	(2)
Batwatch	78	(2)
Night Howls	80	(2)
Ghost Stories	82	(4)
Ghost-story Games	86	(4)
Campfire Sleep Out	90	(2)
Dousing the Fire	92	(2)
Campfire Songs	94	(32)
Rounds	96	(6)
Echo-and-Answer Songs	102	(6)
Action Songs	108	(6)
Add-a-Verse Songs	114	(4)
Traditional Campfire Songs	118	(8)
Index of Song titles	126	(1)
Index of song first lines	126	(1)
Index	127