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There is something magical about gathering around a campfire during a camping holiday. The spark of the flames, stories shared under the stars, and toasted marshmallows build memories that last a lifetime. Families can capture that same feeling even when indoors with a creative and family-friendly cosy campfire activity.
Using simple household items such as cardboard tubes, newspaper and coloured paper, children can build their own miniature campfire and bring the atmosphere of camping into their home or holiday accommodation. The activity is easy to create, encourages imaginative play and provides a fantastic rainy-day project for young campers and families looking to continue their outdoor adventures indoors.
A campfire has always been at the heart of the camping experience. It boosts conversation, relaxation and quality family time away from screens and busy schedules. Creating a cosy indoor campfire offers many of the same benefits, making it an ideal activity for children during family camping holidays in Devon or while enjoying a glamping break in North Devon.
The campfire craft can be made using materials that most families already have available, making it accessible, affordable and sustainable. Everyday items such as toilet roll tubes, kitchen roll centres, newspaper and coloured paper can all be transformed into realistic logs and flames for a cosy camping display.
Building an indoor campfire is a wonderful way to extend the camping experience beyond the outdoors. Families can create a reading corner around their campfire, enjoy storytelling sessions or even organise an indoor camping night complete with blankets and hot chocolate.
The activity also advances creativity and problem-solving as children stack their logs into a traditional campfire shape and decorate their flames with bright colours. Optional additions such as pebbles, stones and cotton wool smoke can make the finished campfire even more realistic and entertaining.
Here are the instructions on how to make your own Cosy Camping Campfire. We would love to see photos of your projects once they are done! Take a photo and post it in the event on our Facebook page.
Child and adult friendly.
