Tent Provocation

With our forest walk last week and creation of fire, we revisited the conversation at meeting today.  There have been a few friends that have actually been camping before!  They were able to give us all kinds of important information.  We talked about how to make a fire, what you eat on the fire and the sounds you may hear.  Some of the sounds were:  bear, owls, crickets, cicadas, moose, birds, and fireflies.  We then showed the children some things in a bag.  What could we do with this?  "I know.  Build a tent!"  That's a great idea.  But where should we build it?  One friend suggested the front yard.  So that's exactly where we headed.

We tried hanging a sheet in the tree.  But that didn't work like they wanted.  So G suggested using the picnic table!

Then the campfire was moved closer to the tent.  The children even knew that they needed rocks around the fire to keep it safe!

No campfire is complete with roasting marshmallows of course.

"Don't worry!  If it catches on fire you just blow it."