Campfire Kids Campfire

by Insect Lore

• No-heat fire light
• Looks real/feels cool
• Glowing "ember" log
• Casts a soft night time glow
• Includes 4 AA batteries

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 4 x 5 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: China
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B005E7A202
• Item model number: 51007
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 8 years
• Batteries 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,389 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #100 in Toys & Games > Dressing Up & Costumes > Pretend Play
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Gather 'round the fire and enjoy the night by woodsy firelight. This simulated fire features a fan-powered flickering flame that is safe and cool to the touch. Glowing "embers" and realisting log design make it the perfect camp focal point.

Product Description

The Campfire Kids Campfire brings the great outdoors ... indoors.
Gather 'round the campfire and enjoy the night by your own woodsy firelight. This simulated fire features a fan-powered flickering flame that is safe and cool to the touch. Glowing "embers" and realistic log design make this the natural "hotspot" for indoor campers! The no-heat firelight looks real, but feels cool! Includes 4 AA batteries. Ages 3 and up.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Fatally Flawed November 28, 2011

By John Jorgensen VINE™ VOICE

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Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

While this does look like a charming toy, whatever enjoyment the kids can get from it is ruined by one fatal problem: THE NOISE! The campfire log has two components, a light which is supposed to illuminate the "glowing ember detailing" (which is not all that detailed, and not realistic) and "cast soft night time glow;" and a fan, whose job it is to cause the little flame-shaped cloth cutout to flap around like a flickering flame.

The visual effects are not that realistic, but they just might be close enough to keep little kids happy; the kids I gave it to didn't mind. I had even thought it might work as a nightlight, but that idea vanished as soon as I turned it on. The fan is so LOUD!! Turning this campfire on means having your ears assaulted by a constant whirring noise that never lets up and never even changes till you've turned it off. It's about as loud as having an airplane fly overhead, assuming you're a few miles away from the airport. It upsets little kids, it annoys adults, and it sucks any enjoyment one might get from this toy right out the window. This is supposed to help kids relax after a long day of pretending to hike in the woods? Who would find this thing soothing?

I gave it two stars instead of one because it's not a COMPLETE mess. It looks okay; the packaging is pretty good; it's the centerpiece for a line of camping-themed toys, which is imaginative and engaging, so I can't fault the concept; and I appreciate that batteries are included. But the second I turned it on, I realized that that horrible noise was going to cancel out all of those things and then some, and there's just no way something so obnoxious can ever grow on you. I hate to keep harping on this one point, but that noise really does ruin the entire toy. I like the idea of this thing, but having seen it in action, I can think of only one use for it: Donate it to a school for the deaf.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Cute But LOUD May 11, 2012

By Sara M VINE™ VOICE

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Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

When I first saw this I immediately thought of using it in our elementary school library as a prop for their 'Reading Under the Stars' theme. How cute to have a little campfire the kids could read around! But, alas, it was not to be. When activated the log makes a very loud fan kind of sound...about the same noise level as one of those small travel hairdryers. So, while it is cute and very durable (has withstood multiple falls the toy shelf)the noise level makes it almost unusable indoors.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Loud, but still fun. December 21, 2011

By L. Jones VINE™ VOICE

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Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

As other reviewers have mentioned, yes, this product is a bit louder than I expected. I was disappointed when I took it out of the box and heard it. It may have bothered me, but it didn't bother the kids at all! My nieces and nephews had a blast playing with this. They built a tent in the living room out of pillows and blankets and pretended they were camping. The noise of this toy couldn't be heard over their chatter and squeals. One nephew pretended to chop wood to add to the fire (I will have to pick up Campfire Kids Wood Chopping Set for him!) and the other pretended to fry fish on the crackling flames (I guess he will be getting Campfire Kids Fish Fry - Trout. There are so many neat Campfire Kids products that I didn't know about. This was a hit, so I can just imagine their faces if they saw the whole set. Two thumbs up.