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Campfire cooking

With careful preparation, even Early Years and Primary School children can experience the joy of campfire cooking.

Food seems to taste better outdoors - and even better again when you've foraged for it, built your own fire, sat round and chatted with a hot drink and then cooked it all yourselves. These step by step recipes & cooking tips & tools are a great place to start your outdoor culinary journey - suitable for adults and children (with a little help).

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Campfire cooking

Make a campfire cooking fork

Make a campfire cooking fork -simple to make and perfect for cooking little tasty treats like pieces of apple!

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Campfire popcorn in a sieve

Cooking popcorn kernels over a campfire using sieves is a fascinating campfire cooking activity.

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Fires: building a cooking fire

Many campfire cooking activities need embers to cook on, rather than flames - here's how to prepare your fire.

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Campfire recipes

Campfire bread on a stick

Freshly baked bread smells even better on a campfire! Here’s a quick unleavened (non yeast) recipe to try.

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Campfire Shakshuka

A savoury campfire cooking treat.

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Campfire 'doughnuts'

A simple alternative to jam doughnuts; try this jammy campfire snack - so good!

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campfire recipes

More campfire recipes. Yummy ideas for outdoor nurseries and outdoor classrooms. Tried and tested by outdoor practitioners.

See also

Foragingfeature

foraging

Foraging activities, recipes and reflections in our Activity section.

Casting Pewter Feature

campfire craft

A selection of campfire craft activities (including pewter craft) for older children & adults attending a forest school or outdoor classroom setting.

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