Inventing Campfire Stories for Children
By Sarah Holt
Inventing campfire stories for children is easier than you
might think. Use these easy tips for telling campfire stories
that will entertain and delight children of all ages.
Use Fun and Wacky Names
When telling campfire stories to children include a bunch
of fun and wacky names for the characters. If it is a humorous
story don't be afraid to use silly things for names, like Snickers
or Twix. If it is a scary story you can use names like Mr. Blue
Toes or Mrs. Missing Arms Also, do not be afraid to mix it up
by telling a really scary story and using a comical name. Like
using Mr. Marshmallow for the name of a villain. Another fun
way of handling this is to have the children come up with the
names and then building the story around that.
Include Animal Characters
Campfire stories are often the best when they include animals,
especially ones that can be found in the woods. Ideas of animals
to include are bears, mountain lions, deer, and squirrels A fun
twist on this is to make the bears gentle and the squirrels or
deer the more aggressive ones. Just have fun and get creative.
Take Turns
No one says that a campfire story has to be told by one person
from beginning to end. Take turns. Each person tells a part of
the story and the next person takes over. This will often result
in unforeseen twists and induce tons of laughter.
Act It Out
Using charades to tell stories to children can be a lot of
fun. Act out certain parts of the story or certain words. For
example, if telling a story about a bear you can act out what
the bear is doing during those parts. If the bear is hiding,
then you can hide, if it is approaching something then you can
tiptoe around the fire.
Change Your Voice
Do not use a monotone when telling campfire stories to children.
This will make even the best stories come across as dull and
uninteresting Talk in different tones and use different inflictions
for each character. Alternate between whispering and talking
louder.
Using these tips will make telling campfire stories fun and
exciting But be prepared, once you get going, the kids may beg
for more stories, until your voice is sore. It will be well worth
it.
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