It’s summertime and for so many people around the country, that means camping season!
Whether you go camping as a family or send the kids off to summer camp, you’re going to love this easy handprint campfire craft.
It brings the nostalgia of camping inside, plus it makes a cute keepsake!
We’ve included a free printable template for the logs too, so you don’t have to worry about a thing.
Make this easy kids’ craft at home, the library, daycare, or wherever! It’s so much fun!
And be sure to try out more of our easy camping activities for kids.
Camping Craft For Kids
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper (in brown, tan, and shades of yellow, orange and red)
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Campfire log template (download form located at the end of this post)
Directions
Download the campfire template, print and cut out the pages.
Create the logs by gluing the circular ends of the logs to the curved ends of the logs.
Next, arrange the logs in the way you’d like. We did the traditional look with the middle log straight down and the other logs at an angle outward.
Once you get the logs in a position you like, glue them together.
Trace your child’s hand onto each of the yellow, orange and red papers one time. Cut the handprints out.
Arrange the handprints on top of the logs, with the fingers pointing up. Glue the handprints to the logs and the top handprint flame to the other handprints.
That’s all there is to this cute kid’s craft!
If you’re doing this at a summer camp, after you get back from a family camping trip, or a day camp, you can use a marker to write the date and a fun message on the handprint flames.
Share With Us
Did you make this campfire craft with your kids? If so, we want to see how it turned out!
Take a quick picture of your little one’s finished project and post it to our Facebook page or in our private Facebook group!
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Handprint Campfire Craft
This handprint campfire craft is the perfect summer project to do with toddlers, preschool and kindergarten children!
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper (in brown, tan, and shades of yellow, orange and red)
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Campfire log template
Instructions
- Download the campfire template, print, and cut out the pages.
- Create the logs by gluing the circular ends of the logs to the curved ends of the logs.
- Next, arrange the logs in the way you'd like. We did the traditional look with the middle log straight down and the other logs at an angle outward.
- Once you get the logs in a position you like, glue them together.
- Trace your child's hand onto each of the yellow, orange and red papers one time. Cut the handprints out.
- Arrange the handprints on top of the logs, with the fingers pointing up. Glue the handprints to the logs and the top handprint flame to the other handprints.
Megan Segraves
Saturday 11th of September 2021
Campfire log template
Sam
Monday 13th of September 2021
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you 🙂
Kaela
Thursday 2nd of September 2021
Out of colored paper, but we'll revise it! Thanks for the project idea!
Sam
Monday 6th of September 2021
No problem :)
Kim Smith
Wednesday 4th of August 2021
I would like the campfire template please
Sam
Wednesday 4th of August 2021
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post to have the link sent to you 🙂
Andrea
Friday 25th of June 2021
Can I get the campfire handprint template please.
Sam
Saturday 26th of June 2021
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you.
Paula Klinck
Sunday 20th of June 2021
I can't find the link to get the campfire log template
Sam
Monday 21st of June 2021
All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be sent to you.