https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:19:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-should-a-kid-be-to-cook-marshmallows-on-a-campfire#post-1861120 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:08:04 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1861120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends hugely on the child. My 2 year old has days when he listens and days when he is defiant. So it would be hit or miss with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-should-a-kid-be-to-cook-marshmallows-on-a-campfire#post-1861119 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:06:06 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1861119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If lo was sitting in my lap I would let him try now at 18 months. Without directly being held I would think it would depend on the kid. For one who follows directions and is cautious/not impulsive I would think it would be sooner than a child who had less self control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-should-a-kid-be-to-cook-marshmallows-on-a-campfire#post-1861117 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:05:17 +0000 Grace 1861117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends on the kid. I know some super-excitable 5 year olds that I wouldn't trust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-should-a-kid-be-to-cook-marshmallows-on-a-campfire#post-1861105 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 05:21:12 +0000 Dandelion 1861105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Supervised, probably 2.5, like yours. Especially if older kids are around, cause youngers tend to try to be like them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-should-a-kid-be-to-cook-marshmallows-on-a-campfire#post-1861093 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 04:11:21 +0000 mrbee 1861093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowdrop: You're totally right on the dangers of cooking marshmallows! I forgot that we had them cook little hot dogs with their sticks. We cooked the marshmallows ourselves later on... edited the post accordingly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-should-a-kid-be-to-cook-marshmallows-on-a-campfire#post-1861091 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:33:30 +0000 Snowdrop 1861091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We would let the scouts who were 12-14 at the time cook them unsupervised. The danger comes when they learn to heat them up without burning and go too far as they can slide down the stick. Molten, sticky marshmallows can cause quite a bad burn!</p> <p>Oh just realised you said supervised not unsupervised! We had four year old beavers doing that and some younger kids but with an adult's hand on top of theirs as they cam't seem to hold them steady yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-should-a-kid-be-to-cook-marshmallows-on-a-campfire#post-1861089 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 02:56:12 +0000 mrbee 1861089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went camping this summer, when the kids were 4 1/2 and 2 1/2. We built a campfire, and gave our eldest a long stick to use to cook little hot dogs. We went over the safety rules and supervised him closely, and he was totally safe the whole time. 4 1/2 felt like a good age to let him cook hot dogs while supervised.</p> <p>Our 2 1/2 year old also wanted to copy her brother, and so we gave her a stick as well and watched her oh so closely. We gave her and her brother a chair, and put it as far as we could from the fire (the sticks were pretty long). I was surprised that she was as good as her brother at staying safe! I would never have thought a 2 1/2 year old could cook a hot dog on a campfire. I think a big part of it was that her brother was modeling safe behavior, and she likes to imitate him.</p> <p>How old should a kid be to safely cook hot dogs on a campfire (while under close supervision)? </p>