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How Conversations Around Campfire Might Have Shaped Human Cognition And Culture
‘We can perhaps thank campfire story time for getting us where we are today. Most adults today spend the daylight hours at work; nighttime is for cutting loose over drinks and food and sharing stories and strengthening relationships. Our ancient ancestors probably weren’t so different. According to new research published…
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Story-telling and rituals around the campfire
Rachel goes back to her googling and sees more articles about story telling so she begins to read. ‘Campfires and campsites spurred many practical benefits for group survival (increased cooperation, division of labor, and protection from threats), but they were also a starting point toward deeper psychological and…
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Campfire Stories and games
‘Nothing beats winding down your day at camp than cosying up around a campfire. Staring into the flames and watching the colours dance before your eyes can really get the imagination going. It’s an ideal atmosphere to spark creativity, and it sets the scene perfectly for an evening of campfire stories and songs. Some…
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Campfire Cones (Fun & Easy Summer Dessert)
Rachel thinks that she has more than enough information to share with Tiffi and the rest. Now maybe it’s time to look for some recipes for s’mores. As she is doing some googling Rachel remembers that Tiffi mentioned something to her about Campfire Cones and it sounded yummy. Aha! Rachel finds the recipe. Gooey…
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Let’s party!
Tiffi is sitting at her computer so she waits for Rachel’s email. There it is! She looks over all the content and she really did a great job on this! She sends a thank you email back to Rachel and tells her that she’s going to contact everyone to see who is interested. She’ll get back to her in a bit. The next day Tiffi…
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Chewy and Red Rabbit share campfire stories
Tiffi makes sure that everyone has a twig. She tells the gang to hold on to their twigs for a bit because she thinks they should start sharing campfire stories that they found online. The first to volunteer is Chewy. ‘The Viper - A young man inherited a house from his uncle and moved in right away to start fixing it up.…
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Rancid and Olivia are next to share campfire stories
“Who else wants to share a story?” asks Tiffi. Rancid now steps up to take his turn. ‘The Campsite Photo One time, a group of hikers went up a mountain and decided to go on an overnight camping trip. Before they walked the trail, they had been warned by the guide not to spend the night on the mountain because unexplainable…
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Wow Yeti that’s some story!
Yeti steps up to tell a story now. ‘Once, there was a little girl called Chii who lived in Japan, and learnt a game called Kageokuri from her father. Her dad told her “you play Kageokuri by looking at a shadow and counting to ten. Then you turn to the sky, and you see the shape of what you were looking at outlined above…
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Time to eat!
Tiffi takes out all the supplies and hands over the bag of marshmallows to everyone. They all take a twig and put their marshmallows on it. Time to toast them! Tiffi reminds everyone that she also brought the cones, chocolate and some fruit to make the campfire cones. “I’ll be more than happy to grab some chocolate with a…
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Let’s go to the beach!
Tiffi has been enjoying a very active summer with her friends. She has learned how to use a yo-yo, she has searched for lots of summer fun ideas that her and her friends can enjoy, and she has enjoyed having a pool party with her friends. Jenny is still in town and both of them want to go to the beach so she decides to…
