One September a few years ago, when my daughters were five and seven, we went rafting down the Green River. On the last night, as we had all the previous nights, we built a small campfire on a sandbar ...

If you're planning a camping trip with the kids—whether it's in the forest or backyard camping—picture this scene: Everyone is gathered around the roaring campfire. The marshmallows have been roasted, ...

My four kids (9,8,4,2) have been away for a while, and are coming back tomorrow. (I've recently started a new job, and couldn't go with them on a long vacation. I stayed home working.) When they get ...

Caidence McDonald, left, Lara Sozer, Anne Sableski, Hannah-Nicole Park, Sincere Cannon and Shaina Parks appear in Saint Mary’s College’s Storytellers Ensemble's original production “By Campfire & ...

Campfire science: Learning by flame There’s something about fire that captivates kids: the glow, the crackle, the sense of real-world danger under control. Fire-building is one of the most important ...