DIY Mini S'more Campfire

Lanie just recently found out that she couldn't attend this years Girl Scout camping trip. She had been looking forward to this trip and talked about it all the time, and was upset she couldn't go camping. I wasn't sure what I was going to do to make this up to her. 

So in the spirit of trying to be better for her I decided Friday family fun would be a great idea. This weeks fun I decided would be s'mores. Since she can't go camping, I brought the campfire to her. Here's how to make your own indoor mini s'mores campfire:

What you'll need:

Ceramic pot

Potting soil (optional)

Rocks

Tea light candles

Lighter

Skewers

S'mores ingredients

1) take the ceramic pot and fill it halfway with soil. I decided to to this because I already had soil on hand. You can skip this step if you'd like. 

2) fill the pot the rest of the way with rocks. If you didn't use soil then fill the whole pot with rocks. I used the rocks from the candle section at Walmart. They were .97 cents a bag and I took 2 to fill half the pot. 

3) next take a tea light candle and place in the center and secure it in the rocks. Make sure it isn't wiggly. You can place how ever many tea light candles you can fit in whatever size pot your using. I recommend one per person if possible. I only used 1 for this. 

4) light candle and enjoy!! Just remember fire safety. You don't want to leave the candle burning unattended or with small children or let's near. 

(Look out for the next post containing our indoor camp out)

Ten Flying Brooms Craft

Since it is rainy outside today I pulled out a Halloween craft idea I'd been planning to do with the kids. I found this book called "ten flying brooms" then while on Pinterest saw an awesome craft to go with it. 

So I dug out some Popsicle sticks, felt, and the hot glue gun. I drew out the pattern and the kids cut them out. We had a blast. After making these, I brought out the book. The kids were excited and loved it. 

Here's how we made our broomsticks. 

1) cut out 10 prices of felt that are similar to a square but flaired out at one end. 

 cut slits on the large end to make fridge. 

2) put some glue on the end of a Popsicle stick. I glued about 1/4 of the way up or less. Place the stick, glue down on the felt. Make sure glue is covered by felt. 

3) put more glue on the backside of the Popsicle stick then fold over one side of the felt. Hold until cooled. 

4) repeat step 3. And that it!

We numbered our sticks so Liam has to look for said number in the book. This helps him recognize his numbers. We're also thinking about making little witches so as we read along with the story we can have the broom find its witch just like the book. 

The kids sat there and continued to play and read after we read it the first time. This is such a fun activity.