back when i was a kid...

back when i was a kid (yeah, it was AGES ago...), we had this tv show called Are You Afraid of the Dark? and it aired on YTV, usually back-to-back with Goosebumps... it was a quality hour of television, let me tell you!

anyway, on AYAOTD they always started out with those kids around the campfire - the spooky stories they told were the episodes. and to start off their stories, they announced the name of their story (example: The Tale of the Captured Souls or The Tale of the Dollmaker) while pouring a handful of magic, sparkly sand over the fire... AND the name of their story appreared in the fire!

i found the magic, sparkly sand! i can't wait for my next campfire!it's called Mystical Fire and it's only £1.49 for a 25g baggie! (sure beats coke in the price department... or so i've heard... from strangers of ill-repute... that i associated with by accident...)

PS - one of those kids from around the camp fire now has a full time gig on the weather network!