How to start a fire…and make smores (of course!)

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The fire that Reggie and the kids made on the last day

Reggie and Michael were so pleased when David taught them how to start a fire. First, they gathered the items for the fire.  Bark from white birch trees were the fire “starters”, because it is so flammable. 

Then, they gathered small and larger pine tree branches to maintain the fire.  For some (odd) reason, I thought that they were going to rub everything together and “voila” fire would appear.  Rather, they used a match to start the fire. The bark and branches kept it going and set the area where the fire should burn! Oh well, this is what they did…

My kids’ commentary crack me up during this video:

“Mommy and Daddy aren’t doing anything!” – Sean

“I’m not going to be able to keep these (matches).”  – Michael

Moving on…you can’t learn how to start a fire without making one of the most popular campfire treats…smores/ s’mores. (We stuck with the basic smores recipe that I remember from camping when I was a kid. Everything just tastes better when it’s cooked over an open fire!)

how to make smores/s'mores