Kids Campfire Cooking

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Everything tastes better roasted over an open fire maybe that is why kids campfire cooking is so popular. Camping can be a great family activity and something kids will remember throughout their life.

Here are some outdoor cooking for kids recipes, camping meal ideas and tips to help make your camping trip extra fun.

Kids Campfire Cooking Safety Tips

Use caution around a campfire. Keep hands and feet away from fire.
To prevent falling into the fire, don't play around a campfire.
When cooking on a campfire use long potholders and/or have an adult help.
When you are done with your kids campfire cooking, make sure the fire is totally out. Sprinkle water on the fire and stir the ashes around with a stick.

Kids Campfire Cooking-Breakfast

Campfire Breakfast
Muffin tin
6 Eggs
Chopped Ham
Shredded cheese
Diced potatoes
Salt and Pepper
In half of muffin tin place 6 eggs in 6 holes. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and chopped ham. In other 6 holes of muffin tin, add diced potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Bake on a flat rock over the campfire or on a cooking grate.

Kids Campfire Recipes-Snacktime

Campfire Popcorn
Tin foil
Popcorn Kernels
Oil
Butter and salt for seasoning
Tear off an 18 inch square of tin foil. In center of each square add 1 teaspoon oil and 1 tablespoon popcorn. Bring corners together and tie with a string. Place on hot coals and shake with a long stick until popcorn is popped. Season with butter and salt if desired.

Camping Meal Ideas for Dinner Time

Chicken Dinner in Tin Foil
Chicken breasts
Cut vegetables such as carrot slices, potato cubes, green beans, chopped zucchini, onion slices
Salt and pepper
On a sheet of tin foil place a chicken breast. Season with salt and pepper. Top whatever vegetables you would like. Then season vegetables with salt and pepper. Wrap up in tin foil and use two sheets if needed to cover securely. Place on the coals of a campfire and let cook 15-20 minutes. You may need to check several times to test for doneness. Make sure you use a potholder and be careful as the steam will be very hot when opening the tin foil.

Campfire Corn on the Cob
Place an ear of corn on top of a sheet of tin foil. Add dots of butter and wrap up tightly. Cook in the coals about 15 minutes.

Taco Salad in a Baggie
A simple lunch for a camping or hiking adventure.
Place cooked hamburger and refried beans in a ziploc bag. Top with shredded cheese, shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes. Make one for each camper plus a few extra just because they are so easy and yummy. Bring along a bag of tortilla chips. When lunch arrives dip your chips into the taco salad or break chips into the baggie and eat with a fork.

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A great reader tip is to use individual size bags of chips and add all ingredients directly in the chip bag. This also makes less clean up which is always great for kids campfire cooking.

Campfire Meatloaf

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Large onion for each camper
1 lb. Ground beef
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
Season with salt and pepper
2 slices bread, crumbled
Tin foil

Prepare meatloaf before hand or bring along a bowl or bag to mix together at the campsite. Cut out center of onion or cut onion in half and scoop middle out. Place meatloaf mixture in each onion and wrap in tin foil. Cook in coals 15-20 minutes and flip over once.

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Kids Campfire Cooking: Dessert

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Apple Pie on a Stick
Red or Green apple
Cinnamon
Sugar
Push a stick through a green apple and turn the stick over the coals of a campfire. (as you would when roasting a marshmallow). When the apple peel starts to loosen carefully peel off or have an adult peel skin off. In a bowl mix together cinnamon and sugar then roll your apple around the mixture until evenly coated on all sides. Roast over fire for a few more minutes and let cool.

Banana Dessert Tin Foil
Banana
Tin foil
Brown sugar
Chocolate bar or chocolate chips
Tiny marshmallows, optional
Slit a banana down the middle but leave the banana in the peel. Down the slit sprinkle brown sugar, chocolate bar chopped or chocolate chips and tiny marshmallows. Wrap up in tin foil and warm in coals.

Mini Campfire Cakes
Hollow out oranges leaving the peel in a cup shape. Pour cake batter into each orange peel and wrap up in tin foil. Place in coals and bake.

Mini Smores
Make a traditional smore simpler and more fun.
Large Marshmallows
Graham crackers, chocolate wafers, or any type of flat cookie
Bag of miniature candy bars
Roast marshmallows and place between two flat cookies and a miniature candy bar.

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Add some fun to your campout with these printable camping games.

Printable Games for Camping bargain pack of 16

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