🍫🔥Storytelling + S’mores = Campfire Magic

Free Story Starters Printable Inside!

Hi Friend,

I’ve always loved making things up.

As a kid, I filled notebooks with stories. I talked to myself in the car. My sister, cousins, and I spent hours inventing plays to perform for our parents (some better than others, but all extremely dramatic).

And honestly? I still make stuff up, only now I do it professionally.

Writing escape rooms doesn’t pay all the bills (yet), but it has become my favorite way to dream up silly mysteries, like out-of-control popcorn machines, missing trophies, and (of course) stolen marshmallows.

Which brings me to today’s treat:

Campfire Story Starters — a free printable filled with s’mores-themed prompts to help kids create hilarious, gooey, chocolate-dripping stories of their own.

You can use it two ways:

• Writing Time – Let kids pick a prompt and write their own campfire mini story.

• Story Circle “Campfire” – Gather kids in a circle (real or pretend campfire-style) and go around, each adding one sentence to the story.

Its group storytelling meets improv. And it’s a fun way to build storytelling skills without handing kids a blank page and saying, “Okay, go.”

Ready to grab your free Campfire Story Starters printable?

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This printable also pairs perfectly with my S’mores Snatchers escape room—a full campfire-themed mystery that’s sweet, silly, and packed with puzzles, which will be releasing soon.

And if you're into marshmallow madness, just wait till you see what’s coming next week. Let’s just say we’re stacking up something fun.

Here’s to silly stories, sticky fingers, and helping kids fall in love with language—one sentence at a time.

With wonder,
-Allison

Creator of The Library Vault

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