Roughing it isn't as rough when you bring along a basket filled with s'mores ingredients.
Cut lunch bags in half, and fold down the tops to hold graham crackers and marshmallows -- and don't forget the chocolate bars.
Also include these campfire-building instructions, courtesy of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Tools and Materials
Tinder: pine needles, bark, and matchstick-width sticks.
Kindling: twigs, about as wide as your thumb.
Fuel: sticks larger than the width of your thumb and small logs.
Campfire How-To
1. Arrange 3 pieces of kindling in an A shape in a cleared area. Set a handful of tinder near the A's crossbar. Light tinder from underneath; let burn until you have a healthy flame.
2. Add kindling, tepee-style, over tinder, waiting for each piece to catch before adding a new one. As the fire grows stronger, add fuel, 1 piece at a time, as above.
You can get the "square" marshmallows at Target. I haven't seen them anywhere else (yet). Check online for a coupon for them since they're kind of new... =)
Where do you get retagular marshmallows ?
Avoid melted chocolate bar messes by using chocolate covered graham crackers!
Great idea on the hand wipes! Thanks!
Are those homemade marshmellows? I've hard of kosher coffee flavored marshmellow from Long Island that are fabulous!
I find it is useful to have a bag of wet wipes in my S'more Basket. There are always sticky hands and wet wipes work best for the clean up.