This sweet and safe indoor campfire is a craft I used in my homeschool co-op for my preschoolers and kindergarteners this week and it was a huge hit! We sat around a circle while I read books that glow-in-the-dark, told camp stories and drank cocoa that I smuggled in. It was wonderful!
This craft (which is incredibly simple) could be used for any number of winter studies… to read books by on the winter solstice, to give some weight to a fun, nocturnal animal study, or like I did – to talk about the upcoming time change with little ones. A fun and SAFE idea that they will remember for a long, long time.
All I did was use this flickering LED candle in the center.
Then folded a large piece of tissue paper in half and cut it into tongue of flame shapes with a pair of scissors. I did the same with two gold sheets of tissue and wrapped them around the flickering candle, allowing a few to bend in and the rest to kind of flutter in all directions.
After that, it just took a bit of kindling and a bit of magic, and the kids were hooked. (You could use sticks or anything for this portion. Everything outside is wet at this point in our year.)
It had a wonderful flickering fire effect! It was so charming. Hope you enjoy it!
I read a glow-in-the-dark book by flashlight and campfire light. I think the kids loved it most when I turned off the flashlight so the book really glowed! (Click for link to book)
It was a lovely class!
This craft (which is incredibly simple) could be used for any number of winter studies… to read books by on the winter solstice, to give some weight to a fun, nocturnal animal study, or like I did – to talk about the upcoming time change with little ones. A fun and SAFE idea that they will remember for a long, long time.
All I did was use this flickering LED candle in the center.
Then folded a large piece of tissue paper in half and cut it into tongue of flame shapes with a pair of scissors. I did the same with two gold sheets of tissue and wrapped them around the flickering candle, allowing a few to bend in and the rest to kind of flutter in all directions.
After that, it just took a bit of kindling and a bit of magic, and the kids were hooked. (You could use sticks or anything for this portion. Everything outside is wet at this point in our year.)
It had a wonderful flickering fire effect! It was so charming. Hope you enjoy it!
I read a glow-in-the-dark book by flashlight and campfire light. I think the kids loved it most when I turned off the flashlight so the book really glowed! (Click for link to book)
It was a lovely class!
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