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2. Build a Campfire Top tip: make sure
there’s room to get a
match to the kindling!
Campfires are great for talking around,
toasting food, and keeping warm, so
knowing how to make one is a useful skill.
Find a fire site. Your fire needs to be
1 at least 2 yards from anything that
could catch fire. Build a ring of big Fire safety
rocks to stop the fire from spreading. Never build a campfire if
Build a fire. In the middle goes the there is a fire ban, or where
2 kindling: dry leaves and grass, which there is a risk of wildfires.
catch fire easily. Then add the twigs
and a few larger sticks.
Light the fire. Light the kindling. If
3 you light one edge and blow on it, the
flame should spread—but don’t stay
close for too long.
all you need
• Big rocks
The ring should • Dry leaves, grass,
be about half a twigs, larger sticks,
yard across. and small logs
• Matches
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