Have I told you that I invented s’mores? Well, the Girl Scouts did, but I was a Brownie for a year in 1st grade, so I’m pretty sure that means I get to take some credit.

No matter who made them {me}, s’mores are delicious, and an essential part of any summer! In fact, in late spring, I can always tell that summer is on the horizon when I start to see displays at the store of graham crackers, marshmallows & of course, Hershey’s chocolate!

When Hershey’s asked me to host a CAMP BONDFIRE to bond over s’mores with my family, there was no hesitation when I accepted. I did, however, struggle to decide where & when to do it. I knew camping was out of the question- I am not a sleep-outdoors type of person. {&Our massive drought makes campfires a no-go anyway.} I couldn’t hit the beach, because I don’t live near one. So I thought & thought.

Then last weekend I got a cold. It was the kind that knocks you out & drags you down for four days and it takes all of your energy to move from the couch to the other side of the couch. I felt so bad not being able to play with Shane at all, and I knew that when I was better, I wanted to make it up to him. So as soon as I could manage the walk from the couch to the backyard, we had our mini CAMP BONDFIRE!

Shane has had pseudo-s’mores before: the combination of graham crackers, marshmallows & Hershey’s but without roasting the marshmallows. So this was his first real s’mores experience, and he LOVED roasting the marshmallows!

First I assembled some s’mores “kits” so that each of us had the makings of some yummy s’mores!

Bella was wondering where hers was, but she was willing to take one of ours off of our hands if we wanted. She’s always so thoughtful.

First, we watched Daddy roast his so that Shane knew what the goal was.

When Daddy was all done, he helped Shane roast his own! Shane loved blowing out the flames- which was great practice for next week, when he gets to blow out some birthday candles!

We always love when Daddy gets to be included in our activities. ♥

Now that is a thing of beauty.

Finally it was time to go inside {it was 107 outside, after all} and enjoy them!

You could say Shane made a bit of a mess, but he was determined to get to the chocolate asap!

Even though our CAMP BONDFIRE was just the three of us at home, it made a lasting impression on Shane & we still got to have the memory of his first s’mores! &It just goes to show that sometimes, it’s the little moments that mean the most.

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Note: This post is part of my participation in the HERSHEY’S CAMP BONDFIRE campaign. All opinions expressed are mine.