Putting the fire out

The most important thing is being able to put the fire out again. This gives the children a sense of responsibility as well as confidence in their own skills.
They are always surprised how much water it takes even to put out a small cooking fire, but individual sticks can hold heat for hours and could start the fire again so they need a good soaking.
If done correctly this will be a "leave no trace" fire and it will look as though we had never been.