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Campfire Art Activity

This activity is perfect for preschoolers who enjoy exploring nature and creating art using materials. With this campfire art activity, children can arrange the materials in any way they like, allowing their creativity to shine. They will be thrilled to display their one-of-a-kind masterpieces.

Materials Needed

Campfire Art Activity

Difficulty Level: Medium

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Time Needed: 20 Minutes + Search and Dry Time

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Best done: Indoors and Outdoors

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Messy level: Medium-High

Campfire Image

Materials Needed

  • Paint/chalk  

  • Non-toxic Glue

  • Outdoor materials - leaves, sticks etc. 

Let's Create!

  • To start, ask your child(ren) what a campfire looks like, what does it need to work? Write down what they describe. Show them pictures of various campfires to help them out if they are unsure. 

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  • Encourage your child to gather sticks, leaves, and any other outdoor materials that they would like to use for their project.

 

  • Depending on your child's age they may need more or less help with the next portion. 

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  • To keep it open-ended, have your children simply create, placing their outdoor materials onto their page in a way that makes sense to them, along with creating fire with material of choice. Again you may have images printed off or shown to them, along with reading their descriptions to help them out.

 

  • For a more "craft" approach, have them: 

 

  1. Glue the sticks onto the black paper in a triangle shape.

  2. Then stack some in the center (you may need a lot of glue)! Make sure that it dries all the way before continuing.

  3. Draw flames using orange and/or red paint. Draw smoke using white chalk.

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Going on a camping trip soon? Check out our Blog Post for a list of things to bring!

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