Fire: campfire crafts
Campfire Crafts with Muddy Faces!
Have a go at some campfire crafts!
You can use fire to make ink, dye and create beautiful things out of pewter! Wonderful alchemic opportunities! Follow the links below for some of our favourites.
Making oak gall ink
A campfire craft activity making ink from earth (oak galls), air, wind and fire - who'd have thought?!
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Natural dyes
An in depth activity requiring cooking over a fire (or inside if necessary) but what an amazing science experiment whilst physically connecting with nature.
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Pewter - casting over a fire
An advanced-ability campfire craft activity to create beautiful unique pewter keepsakes.
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Pewter - making a mould or cast
A guide to using clay or cuttlefish bones to create a cast for pewter.
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Elder Charcoal Pencil
Make your own pencil from a piece of elder.
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Casting Spoon
From: £21.99 exVATIf you don’t want to make your own crucible - we now stock these long-handled spoons - ideal for melting pewter over a fire.
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Thermal Fire Gloves
£7.99 exVAT14" cow split leather welding gauntlet with a one piece back and fleece lining for added comfort and warmth when working in cold conditions. CE certified, maximum EN407 burn behaviour resistance and ANSI Abrasion Level 3. Heat resistant to 100°C (EN407 X1XXXX). One size. ...
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More fire with Muddy Faces
Check out our INSPIRATIONS - fire page for a comprehensive guide to fire building & lighting, campfire cooking & recipes, and other fire-based activities.
We'd love to hear about your favourite fire-based activities. Email them to Clare Ruskin - maybe we'll add them to the Outdoor Hub!