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20+ Campfire Crafts and Activities

Campfire fun just got craftier! From glowing DIY fires to tasty treats and handprint masterpieces, these 20+ campfire crafts and activities will light up your summer days!

Campfire crafts for kids.

We love to celebrate summer with creative campfire crafts and activities. Whether we are camping in the great outdoors or hanging out with friends on the deck, a campfire is like a magnet for fun camping activities, creative play, and of course, snacks.  

Today I have rounded up 20+ exciting, colorful, and just plain fun camping crafts and campfire ideas that are perfect for little kids, older kids, and even those of us pretending we’re just “supervising.”

From handprint campfire art to a play campfire made out of felt to fun food ideas, there is sure to be something here for you and your little ones to enjoy. Get ready for some seriously creative fun!

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Why You’ll Love These Activities

These easy camping crafts aren’t just a great way to entertain the kiddos—they’re a total win for family bonding. They’re perfect for rainy days at the camp site, backyard camping fun, or even a living room campout party when the weather doesn’t cooperate.

With minimal prep, mostly basic supplies, and loads of imagination, these craft ideas are your ticket to storytelling, snack-making, and memory-making around your own version of a campfire. And hey, you might even enjoy getting your hands messy too. I know I did!

Our Round Up of Campfire Crafts and Activities

A splash of paint and a little imagination make this colorful watercolor campfire craft a great starter activity. Just grab some watercolors and let those flames fly!

A printable campfire craft with orange, red, and yellow handprints.

Make a handprint fire with this free printable campfire art template. The kids love seeing their fiery fingers!

Orange, red, and yellow handprints on black paper to create a campfire.

This painted handprint campfire made with real sticks would be a fun project. It’s the perfect combo of nature art project and sensory play.

Red solo cups with orange and yellow fires in a pyramid stack to knockdown.

Fire cup knockdown would be a great activity for your next family camping trip! Think bowling meets camping! Stack red solo cups, decorate with flames, and knock ‘em down.

Twix bars are stacked like fire logs with red, yellow, and orange M&Ms on top of a cake.

I made this epic campfire cake as part of a campout party that I put together for my boys. We love camping so much that during the cold winter months, I try to bring the fun of the great outdoors inside.

This campout party included camping food, crafts, twinkly lights, and a sleepover in the living room. My kids absolutely loved it and it was super easy to throw together!

Flames are made from yellow, red, and orange handprints on construction paper and marshmallows are made with cotton balls.

Handprint fire artwork is super simple and super cute—cotton balls make the perfect squishy marshmallows for a pretend roast!

Tips and Tricks

  • Use toilet paper rolls or cardboard tubes to make sturdy fire logs.
  • Keep a stash of tissue paper in different colors on hand for instant flames.
  • Let kids mix nature scavenger hunt finds like leaves and twigs into their crafts.
  • Add glow sticks inside fake fires for extra nighttime magic.
  • Use a hole punch for easy stringing in campfire crowns or beaded crafts.
  • Store supplies in a small bin for a quick grab-and-go camping craft kit.
Icing that looks like fire tops these cupcakes.

Campfire cupcakes are ideal for a birthday or campfire-themed party!

A handprint with red, yellow, and orange makes the fire and brown construction paper is cut into the shape of logs in the campfire craft.

Brown strips of paper for logs and handprint flames bring this classic handprint campfire to life.

My kids love to paint their hands and feet for crafts. We even rounded up some of our favorite Hand and Foot Print Crafts for friends to choose from.

Paper bags with red and yellow tissue paper coming out one end make the burning logs with these campfire crafts and activities.

All you need is a paper bag, tissue paper, and imagination for this paper bag campfire. It would be great for pretend play on the picnic table or inside a pillow fort!

Flames made from red, orange, and yellow hand print and a cotton ball on a stick look like a marshmallow roasting over a fire

Another version of a handprint campfire, but this one adds a fluffy marshmallow on a stick!

Pipe cleaners are twisted to look like a stick with 2 beads for the marshmallows are attached to wood craft sticks in these campfire crafts and activities.

This simple campfire craft uses pipe cleaners and beads to make mini roasting sticks—easy enough for young kids, and cute enough to keep on display.

Campfire crafts and activities, make a fire with handprints on paper.

Fire hand painting is sure to be messy, chaotic, and totally worth it!

Try camping crafts and activities by arranging orange, yellow, and red tissue paper in a campfire shape.

This bonfire collage is made with tissue paper. Rip, glue, and squish your way to a fiery camping-themed craft that’s perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.

A 3D campfire craft made from felt.

This felt campfire is something that I made for the boys last Christmas. They love playing make believe, especially when it comes to camping, so this was the perfect gift for them!

They love to pretend they are roasting marshmallows over the campfire. Be sure to check out the full felt campfire tutorial if you want to make one of your own.

Shredded red, yellow, and orange paper are attached to an F for fire craft.

This “F” for Fire craft is great for preschoolers learning their letters.

A cupcake is topped with colored sugar and chocolate bars to create a campfire.

This creative campfire cupcake is a sweet fun food idea.

Simple paper campfire with small red, yellow, and orange squares of paper glued to black paper.

Make this simple paper craft campfire using colored squares and a black piece of paper—great for younger crafters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are fun camping crafts for toddlers?
Try simple paper crafts, finger painting, handprint art, and pretend play with felt or cardboard tube campfires.

How do you set up a camping craft station?
Use a plastic bin or tote to hold craft supplies like glue, tissue paper, scissors, and markers. A folding picnic table works great for spreading out and keeping things contained.

What supplies should I bring for campfire crafts?
Pack basics like construction paper, glue sticks, brown strips of paper, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, and tea lights. Don’t forget a trash bag for easy cleanup.

Can older kids enjoy these crafts too?
Totally! Many of these crafts can be leveled up with extra detail—think beaded keychains, felt campfires, or turning your paper craft into a full-on scene with tents and animals.

Enjoy campfire crafts and activities such as this fire and logs cut from colored paper and glued on a black paper.

Add some depth and color to this classic construction paper campfire craft by layering different colors of paper into flames.

Pretzel sticks, colored candies and chocolate rocks are arranged on a cookie in the shape of a campfire.

This delicious campfire cookie looks super yummy!

A greeting card is made from cardstock paper cut to look like a campfire.

Making a campfire card would be fun!

Pretzel sticks and fruit roll ups arranged on a plate in the shape of a campfire.

This easy campfire snack is always a hit with the kids. This fun food idea uses pretzel sticks and fruit roll-ups to create a snackable fire.

Red, orange, and yellow tissue is arranged like a fire surrounded by rocks, with a tealight in the middle.

This glowing campfire is made with a tea light for a magical glowing effect—perfect for nighttime pretend stories.

Campfire crafts and activities such as these bead keychains, one is in the shape of a smore treat, and the other is a campfire with a happy face.

Beaded campfire keychains are super cute, easy to make, and make a fun craft kit addition for your next family camping trip.

Red, orange, and yellow felt is cut in the the shape of flames and arranged in a circle to create a crown.

These campfire crowns are another hot kid craft. Craft your very own royal fire crown with red, yellow, and orange felt. Your little campers will rule the campsite with fiery flair.

Paper tubes colored brown arranged in a campfire shape with red, yellow, and orange tissue paper.

Don’t toss those toilet paper rolls! This cardboard tube campfire would also be great for imaginative play!

Now the only thing left to do is grab your marshmallows (or glue sticks) and dive in! These fun camping crafts are the perfect way to spark creativity and keep the little ones entertained all summer long—whether you’re around a real campfire or your living room version of it. Let the creative journey begin!

Which of these amazing campfire crafts and activities would you use first? Do you have any campfire crafts that should be added to this list? Please share!

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about heather

Hello, I’m Heather!

I'm an active mom of twin boys who is always looking for opportunities to inspire creativity through fun crafts, do-it-yourself projects and delicious recipes. This blog has been an integral part of supporting my little family and I am so grateful to have you become a part of our journey! Let's create together... Read more...

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This is a fantastic collection! We’re big on camping, and I know that my girls would love to try some of these out! Pinned!

These ideas are pretty amazing! It’s safe and fun. These can be incorporated in activities during Boys or Girl Scouts’ Week. Thanks for sharing.

Cannot wAit to try some of these this summer with my 2 1/2 year olds

What did you use to make the marshmallows on the hand print campfire look cooked? Marker, crayon, something else?