Gather around the fire, make s'mores, and then sleep in your own beds!
There's no need to haul everyone to the woods to go camping. Set up a campsite in your yard and you can have all the fun and none of the bugs.
This cast stone wood-burning fire pit ($199.99) from Martha Stewart is safe, efficient, easy to install, and — the best part! — on sale.
What would it cost — in money and hassle — to drive everyone to the woods, rent a campsite, set up all the camping gear, and build a fire? Do the math.
Now compare that to the cost of having the campsite's fire-pit fun available every night of the year.
Consider it practice for the kids. When they get a little bigger, can build a fire, have mastered the art of roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over it, and can handle a scary story, you can take it all into the wilderness. For now, this fire pit will look amazing in your yard!
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