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Description

Toast Marshmallows

Resources

Camp fire / Barbeque / Firepit
Marshmallows
Skewers / Sticks
Fire bucket

Instructions

Before you begin
- Make sure the area is clear of anything that could catch fire and put a fire bucket nearby.
- Build a campfire and let it burn down to glowing embers. If you can’t make a campfire, use a barbecue or a fire pit outdoors.

Get ready to toast
1. Everyone should find a thin stick / twig about 30cm long. It shouldn’t be rotting, so it shouldn’t snap easily, and it shouldn’t have any sap coming off it. If you can’t find sticks where you’re doing this activity, you can use bamboo skewers that have been soaked in water for at least 30 minutes.

2. Everyone should peel the bark off one end of their twig: they should see a nice clean white or green colour. They should push a marshmallow onto the bit of twig with no bark on, and make sure it’s secure.

3. The person leading the activity should remind everyone how to stay safe around the fire. Everyone should be careful when moving around. Anyone with long hair should keep it tied back, and everyone should keep loose clothing (including scarves) well away from the fire. No one should touch any sticks or logs that fall out of the fire.

4. Everyone should take it in turns to crouch around the fire, making sure they’re stable on their feet, and supervised 1:1 with an adult and hold their marshmallow stick over the fire to toast the marshmallow. To get the perfect marshmallow, they should hold the stick safely and firmly near the end, and turn it so the marshmallow toasts evenly. They should watch the colour turn from white or pink to a golden brown – some people like a really crunchy, bubbly outside! Keep an eye on the marshmallow – if it catches fire, move it away from the fire and blow it out. Never wave hot marshmallows around.

5. When the marshmallows are perfectly toasted, everyone should remove them from the fire. People should remember not to wave them around and should count to 30 before they eat them, because they’ll be hot and gooey.

6. Once everyone’s eaten their marshmallow, they should get rid of their stick on the fire or in the bin.

Tags

• backwoods Cooking
• camp activity
• campfire
• cooking
• Marshmallows
• outdoors

Badge Links

• Adventure - Outdoor activity
• Outdoors - Cook on fire