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Description

Teaching Beaver Scouts about fire.

Resources

Fire triangle cards, 3 sticks, different types of tinder, kindling, Matches, lighter, flint and steel. Cotton wool, Vaseline and baking trays.

Instructions

Talk about the fire triangle, what a fire needs to burn, how to extinguish a fire. Talk about fuel, types of tinder, kindling and methods of heat, (Starting the fire).
Teach beavers how to use a flint and steel to create a spark and light a piece of cotton wool with Vaseline for fuel. This can be done on a baking sheet for safety to catch sparks.

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• Camp Craft - Make fire